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Women's Tennis 5/16/2015 12:00:00 AM
May 16, 2015

#2 NORTH CAROLINA (30-1) def. #15 MIAMI (18-7), 4-1
Hurd Tennis Center Grandstand Courts and Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center

No. 2 North Carolina defeated No. 15 Miami, 4-1, to advance to Sunday's quarterfinal round. The Tarheels made quick work of the doubles point, 8-4 and 8-3, riding the momentum into singles. When rain forced the match to Hawkins Indoor, Caroline Price moved UNC to a 2-0 match lead from the No. 3 pairing in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2. Haley Carter extended the match lead to 3-0 on the No. 2 court, 6-3, 7-5. Miami posted their lone point with the quick response at No. 4 singles by LIna Lileikite, 7-5, 6-2. The rally was cut short when UNC's Jamie Loeb shut the door on Miami at No. 1 singles, bouncing back from a first set deficit for a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 victory. The Tarheels will face UCLA in Sunday's quarterfinal round.

#7 UCLA (21-4) def. #10 TEXAS A&M (17-6), 4-1
Hurd Tennis Center Riverside Courts and Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center

No. 7 UCLA fought back to a 4-1 victory over No. 10 Texas A&M, advancing to a Sunday quarterfinal matchup with North Carolina. The Aggies came out strong, picking up the doubles point, 3-8, 8-5, 8-6. The transition to singles moved the match to Hawkins Indoor and saw UCLA take back full control of the match, pushing the match to a 1-1 tie from No. 3 singles, with Jennifer Brady picking up the 6-3, 6-2 victory. No. 2 singles was not far behind, lifted by Chanelle Van Nguyen's 6-3, 6-2 win. No. 1 singles and top-ranked Robin Anderson overcame a first set deficit, dominating the final sets for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory. The Bruins closed out the match in the No. 4 spot, with Catherine Harrison running away with a 6-1, 7-5 victory.

#6 GEORGIA (23-6) def. #11 MICHIGAN (26-4), 4-2
Brookshire Family Pavilion (SMU/DALLAS)

No. 6 Georgia defeated No. 11 Michigan, 4-2, to extend their season through to quarterfinal play. Michigan grinded out the doubles point, 6-8, 8-3, 8-6. Georgia grabbed the lead back, picking up straight set victories at No. 4, 5, and 6 singles. Michigan narrowed the UGA lead to 3-2 with Sarah Lee's 6-3, 6-2 victory in the No. 3 spot. Georgia's Ellen Perez clenched the victory on No. 2, outlasting Michigan's Ronit Yurovsky for the 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 victory. The Bulldogs will face No. 14 Stanford in Sunday's quarterfinal round.

#14 STANFORD (18-5) def. #3 CALIFORNIA (22-4), 4-3
Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center

No. 14 Stanford pulled out a 4-3 upset of No. 3 California, advancing to a quarterfinal round matchup with Georgia. The Cardinal came away with the crucial doubles point, 1-8, 8-4, 8-6, with the No. 1 doubles team of Taylor Davidson and Carol Zhao winning the deciding set. California fought back in singles, picking up wins at No. 6 from Karla Popovic, 6-1, 6-0, and No. 4 Zsofi Susanyi, 6-1, 6-1, to take the 2-1 lead. Stanford drew it back to even with Taylor Davidson earning a 6-4, 6-0 victory at No. 2. Stanford's Caroline Doyle grinded out a 6-4, 6-4 victory from the No. 3 spot, while California's Lynn Chi evened the match right back at No. 5 with a 6-7 (2), 6-0, 6-1 mark. Down to the final matchup at No. 1, Stanford's Carol Zhao downed Maegan Manasse, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 to clinch the Stanford victory.

#5 FLORIDA (24-3) def. #12 OKLAHOMA STATE (23-6), 4-0
Brookshire Family Pavilion (SMU/DALLAS)

No. 5 Florida swept No. 12 Oklahoma State 4-0 in Friday's round of 16 play to advance to Sunday's quarterfinal matchup against No. 4 Vanderbilt. The Gators won the doubles point and reeled off straight-set singles wins by Brianna Morgan at No. 3 and Kourtney Keegan at No. 4 before Josie Kuhlman provided the 6-3, 7-5 knockout punch at court 2 to eliminate the Cowgirls.

#1 USC (24-2) vs. #16 TEXAS TECH (21-7), 4-0
Hurd Tennis Center Riverside Courts

No. 1 USC cruised to a 4-0 sweep of No. 16 Texas Tech to advance to Sunday's quarterfinals. USC clinched the doubles point when Giuliana Olmos and Zoe Scandalis combined for an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles. Sabrina Santamaria rolled to a 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles, Scandalis claimed a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles, and Meredith Xepoleas clinched the match with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles. USC will take on No. 8 Baylor in the quarterfinals.

#4 VANDERBILT (22-6) def. #17-32 CLEMSON (18-10), 4-0
Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center

No. 4 Vanderbilt rolled to a 4-0 victory over Clemson in a match that was moved indoors due to early afternoon rain. The Commodores won doubles matches at No. 1 and No. 3 to take a 1-0 lead, with Marie Casares and Frances Altick finishing off the point with an 8-6 victory. Sydney Campbell extended the lead to 2-0 by winning in 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, Ashleigh Antal pushed the Tigers to the brink with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 6 singles, and Casares punctuated the win with a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles. Vandy advances to face No. 5 Florida in Sunday's quarterfinals.

#8 BAYLOR (28-6) def. #9 VIRGINIA (23-6), 4-3
Hurd Tennis Center Grandstand Courts

No. 8 Baylor needed a tiebreaker to win the third doubles match and claim a 1-0 lead against No. 9 Virginia, and that was only the beginning of the drama. Blair Shankle and Kiah Generette combined to defeat Maci Epstein and Danielle Collins 8-7 (4) in the decisive doubles match, and Baylor took a 2-0 lead when Kelley Anderson won in straight sets at No. 6 singles. UVA rebounded to even the match after straight set wins at No. 2 singles by Collins and No. 1 singles by Julia Elbaba. Shankle then finished off a three-set win over Stephanie Nauta on No. 3, but Epstein again tied the score by winning her three-set match on No. 5 against Theresa Van Zyl. That set up a dramatic finish at No. 4 as Baylor's Rachael James-Baker rallied to win 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-1 against UVA's Skylar Morton. With the victory, BU advances to face USC in Sunday's quarterfinals.

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Players Mentioned

Kelley Anderson

Kelley Anderson

5' 6"
Freshman
Rachael James-Baker

Rachael James-Baker

5' 6"
Junior
Theresa Van Zyl

Theresa Van Zyl

56' 5"
Freshman
Blair Shankle

Blair Shankle

5' 8"
Freshman
Kiah Generette

Kiah Generette

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kelley Anderson

Kelley Anderson

5' 6"
Freshman
Rachael James-Baker

Rachael James-Baker

5' 6"
Junior
Theresa Van Zyl

Theresa Van Zyl

56' 5"
Freshman
Blair Shankle

Blair Shankle

5' 8"
Freshman
Kiah Generette

Kiah Generette

5' 10"
Freshman