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Saturday, October 28
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Women’s Tennis Grabs Consolation Doubles Title
Oct 28, 2017 | Women's Tennis
Two Tigers advance to singles championships.
MEMPHIS – The double team of Hanna Sohn and Claire Sullivan grabbed the consolation doubles title at the Roberta Alison Tournament with a 6-3 victory, Saturday.
Teammates Laura Bente and Josephine Cao finished in third place in their draw with a 7-6 (5) victory in the Camino Draw, while the team of Katherine Cao and Lina Hohnold advanced to the championship match of their draw, but got edged 6-4.
Sohn and Hohnhold also advanced to the championship of their respective singles draws. Sohn was downed by USC's Rianna Valdes, 6-2, 6-3, while Hohnhold won her first set 7-6, but dropped the second 6-4. Samford's Holly Horsfall won the tiebreak 10-5.
Memphis is done with fall competition and will now break to finish the fall semester and begin preparation for the spring dual season.
Doubles
May Jansen Draw – Consolation Championship: Sohn/Sullivan (Memphis) def. Jumamukhambetova/Potter (UTM), 6-3
Baili Camino Draw -- Third Place Match – Bente/J. Cao (Memphis) def. Kelly (MSU)/Marti (Clemson), 7-6 (5)
Marouschka Van Dijk Draw – Championship – Horsfall/Pool (Samford) def. K. Cao/Hohnhold (Memphis), 6-4
Singles
Alexa Guarachi Draw – Championship – Rianna Valdes (USC) def. Hanna Sohn (Memphis), 6-2, 6-3
Titia Wilmink Draw – Consolation Singles Championship: Kimberley Gintrand (Alabama) def. Katherine Cao (Memphis), 6-3, 6-3
Stacey Todd Draw – Third Place Match – Daniela La Fuenta (Tulane) def. Laura Bente (Memphis), 7-6, 2-6, 10-4
Jim Tressler Draw – Championship – Holly Horsfall (Samford) def. Lina Hohnhold (Memphis), 6-7, 6-4, 10-5
Karen Gaiser Draw
Josephine Cao (Memphis) def. Jule Streif (UTM), 6-1, 6-2
Teammates Laura Bente and Josephine Cao finished in third place in their draw with a 7-6 (5) victory in the Camino Draw, while the team of Katherine Cao and Lina Hohnold advanced to the championship match of their draw, but got edged 6-4.
Sohn and Hohnhold also advanced to the championship of their respective singles draws. Sohn was downed by USC's Rianna Valdes, 6-2, 6-3, while Hohnhold won her first set 7-6, but dropped the second 6-4. Samford's Holly Horsfall won the tiebreak 10-5.
Memphis is done with fall competition and will now break to finish the fall semester and begin preparation for the spring dual season.
Doubles
May Jansen Draw – Consolation Championship: Sohn/Sullivan (Memphis) def. Jumamukhambetova/Potter (UTM), 6-3
Baili Camino Draw -- Third Place Match – Bente/J. Cao (Memphis) def. Kelly (MSU)/Marti (Clemson), 7-6 (5)
Marouschka Van Dijk Draw – Championship – Horsfall/Pool (Samford) def. K. Cao/Hohnhold (Memphis), 6-4
Singles
Alexa Guarachi Draw – Championship – Rianna Valdes (USC) def. Hanna Sohn (Memphis), 6-2, 6-3
Titia Wilmink Draw – Consolation Singles Championship: Kimberley Gintrand (Alabama) def. Katherine Cao (Memphis), 6-3, 6-3
Stacey Todd Draw – Third Place Match – Daniela La Fuenta (Tulane) def. Laura Bente (Memphis), 7-6, 2-6, 10-4
Jim Tressler Draw – Championship – Holly Horsfall (Samford) def. Lina Hohnhold (Memphis), 6-7, 6-4, 10-5
Karen Gaiser Draw
Josephine Cao (Memphis) def. Jule Streif (UTM), 6-1, 6-2
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