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Friday, October 27
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Hohnhold and Sohn Advance to Singles Finals
Oct 27, 2017 | Women's Tennis
MEMPHIS – Lina Hohnhold and Hanna Sohn advanced to the singles finals of their respective draws at the Roberta Alison tournament at the University of Alabama, Friday.
In the Jim Tressler Draw, Hohnhold grabbed a pair of straight set wins to advance to the Saturday final. She started with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Jemma Potter from UTM, then defeated Carolina Kelly of Mississippi State, 7-5, 6-0. Hohnhold will now face two seed Holly Horsfall of Samford, Saturday.
Sohn opened her morning with a 6-4, 2-6, 10-4 victory over the three seeded Smith Hinton of Alabama. She then took down her second seeded opponent in as many matches, again in a tiebreak, 2-6, 6-3, 10-8. She will now face four seeded Rianna Valdes of USC, Saturday.
In doubles play, Laura Bente and Josephine Cao advanced to the semifinals of their doubles draw with a 6-3 victory. The pairing of Katherine Cao and Lina Hohnhold also advanced, grabbing a 7-5 win to advance to a semifinal.
Weather-permitting, the tournament will wrap up Saturday. Sunday has also been reserved as a rain date if needed.
Singles
Alexa Guarachi Draw
Quarters: Hanna Sohn (Memphis) def. No. 3 seed Smith Hinton (Alabama), 6-4, 2-6, 10-4
Semifinals: Hanna Sohn (Memphis) def. Fernanda Navarro (Clemson), 2-6, 6-3, 10-8
Finals: Saturday – Sohn vs. Rianna Valdes (USC)
Titia Wilmink Draw
Quarters: Christina Sisti (Tulane) def. Katherine Cao (Memphis), 7-6 (3), 6-0
Consolation Semifinals: Katherine Cao (Memphis) def. Amelia Campbell (UTM), 6-3, 6-3
Consolation Finals: Sunday - K. Cao (Memphis) vs. Kimberly Gintrand (Alabama)
Stacey Dodd Draw
Quarters: No. 1 seed Laura Bente (Memphis) def. Mirna Curcic (ASU), 7-5, 6-3
Semifinals: Arianna Beltrame (Samford) def. Laura Bente (Memphis), 7-5, 5-7, 10-4
Cantillon Brasington Draw
Quarters: (1) Claire Sullivan (Memphis) def. Emma Love (Indiana), 6-1, 6-0
Semifinals: (4) Matea Mihaljevic (Troy) def. Sullivan (Memphis), 6-4, 2-6, 10-8
Jim Tressler Draw
Quarterfinals: (1) Lina Hohnhold (Memphis) def. Jemima Potter (UTM), 7-5, 6-3
Semifinals: Hohnhold (Memphis) def. Carolina Kelly (MSU), 7-5, 6-0
Karen Gaiser Draw
First Round: Nadine Villiers (Samford) def. Josephine Cao (Memphis) 2-6, 7-6, 11-9
Second Round: Cao (Memphis) def. Simone Parn (Lewis), 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
Maya Jansen Draw
Krasilnikov/Riley (Clemson) def. Sohn/Sullivan (Memphis), 7-6 (4)
Baili Camino Draw
Bente/Josephine Cao (Memphis) def. Grzywocz/Herrmann (UAB), 6-3
Marouschka Van Dijk Draw
(1) Katherine Cao/Lina Hohnhold (Memphis) def. Parn/Trus (Lewis), 7-5
In the Jim Tressler Draw, Hohnhold grabbed a pair of straight set wins to advance to the Saturday final. She started with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Jemma Potter from UTM, then defeated Carolina Kelly of Mississippi State, 7-5, 6-0. Hohnhold will now face two seed Holly Horsfall of Samford, Saturday.
Sohn opened her morning with a 6-4, 2-6, 10-4 victory over the three seeded Smith Hinton of Alabama. She then took down her second seeded opponent in as many matches, again in a tiebreak, 2-6, 6-3, 10-8. She will now face four seeded Rianna Valdes of USC, Saturday.
In doubles play, Laura Bente and Josephine Cao advanced to the semifinals of their doubles draw with a 6-3 victory. The pairing of Katherine Cao and Lina Hohnhold also advanced, grabbing a 7-5 win to advance to a semifinal.
Weather-permitting, the tournament will wrap up Saturday. Sunday has also been reserved as a rain date if needed.
Singles
Alexa Guarachi Draw
Quarters: Hanna Sohn (Memphis) def. No. 3 seed Smith Hinton (Alabama), 6-4, 2-6, 10-4
Semifinals: Hanna Sohn (Memphis) def. Fernanda Navarro (Clemson), 2-6, 6-3, 10-8
Finals: Saturday – Sohn vs. Rianna Valdes (USC)
Titia Wilmink Draw
Quarters: Christina Sisti (Tulane) def. Katherine Cao (Memphis), 7-6 (3), 6-0
Consolation Semifinals: Katherine Cao (Memphis) def. Amelia Campbell (UTM), 6-3, 6-3
Consolation Finals: Sunday - K. Cao (Memphis) vs. Kimberly Gintrand (Alabama)
Stacey Dodd Draw
Quarters: No. 1 seed Laura Bente (Memphis) def. Mirna Curcic (ASU), 7-5, 6-3
Semifinals: Arianna Beltrame (Samford) def. Laura Bente (Memphis), 7-5, 5-7, 10-4
Cantillon Brasington Draw
Quarters: (1) Claire Sullivan (Memphis) def. Emma Love (Indiana), 6-1, 6-0
Semifinals: (4) Matea Mihaljevic (Troy) def. Sullivan (Memphis), 6-4, 2-6, 10-8
Jim Tressler Draw
Quarterfinals: (1) Lina Hohnhold (Memphis) def. Jemima Potter (UTM), 7-5, 6-3
Semifinals: Hohnhold (Memphis) def. Carolina Kelly (MSU), 7-5, 6-0
Karen Gaiser Draw
First Round: Nadine Villiers (Samford) def. Josephine Cao (Memphis) 2-6, 7-6, 11-9
Second Round: Cao (Memphis) def. Simone Parn (Lewis), 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
Maya Jansen Draw
Krasilnikov/Riley (Clemson) def. Sohn/Sullivan (Memphis), 7-6 (4)
Baili Camino Draw
Bente/Josephine Cao (Memphis) def. Grzywocz/Herrmann (UAB), 6-3
Marouschka Van Dijk Draw
(1) Katherine Cao/Lina Hohnhold (Memphis) def. Parn/Trus (Lewis), 7-5
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