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Women's Tennis 9/6/2024 8:47:00 PM

Women's Tennis Kicks Off Season at Hillsdale Invite

Hillsdale, Mich.- The University of Findlay women's tennis team began their fall season at the Hillsdale Invite on Friday, Sep. 6 and Saturday, Sep. 7. The tournament format features both singles and doubles, organized in a bracket style divided into four flights.

DAY ONE

Singles Matches
Flight A Quarterfinals

Elina Ivanova (UF) def. Ane Dannhauser (HC) 7-5, 6-0
Anamarija Kovacevic (UF) def. Taira Abildayeve (WU) 6-1, 6-3

Flight A Semifinals

Elina Ivanova (UF) def. #30 Anais Ruyssen (WSU) 6-7 (8-6), 7-5, [10-7]
Anamarija Kovacevic (UF) def. Malak Arafat (WSU) 7-5, 6-0

Elina Ivanova (UF) and Anamarija Kovacevic (UF) will face off in the Flight A final tomorrow.

Flight B Quarterfinals

Martyna Szpakowska (WSU) def. Polina Zaytseva (UF) 7-5, 3-6, [10-7]
Lidia Laskova (UF) def. Aleksandra Chmir (WU) 6-1, 6-4

Flight B Semifinals

Dea Gorgidze (WSU) def. Lidia Laskova (UF) 6-0, 3-6, [10-6]

Flight B Consolation

Polina Zayseva (UF) def. Briana Rees (HC) 1-6, 6-4, [12-10]

Lidia Laskova (UF) will face Walsh's Carla Padberg in the Flight B third place match tomorrow.

Flight C Quarterfinals

Charlie Croteau (UF) def. Rachel Kibler (WU) 6-1, 6-3
Ivanova Lucero (UF) def. Julia Zlateva (HC) 6-2, 6-4

Flight C Semifinals

Justine Beaulieu (WSU) def. Charlie Croteau (UF) 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), [10-2]
Olesya Ivashchulk (WU) def. Ivanova Lucero (UF) 0-6, 6-1, [12-10]

Charlie Croteau (UF) and Ivanova Lucero (UF) will face off in the Flight A third place match tomorrow.

Flight D Semifinals

Valentina Salek (UF) def. Liv-Grete Laarmann (WU) 6-3, 6-1
Emma Lynch (UF) def. Dessyre Obedencio (WU) 7-5, 6-3

Flight D Finals

Valentina Salek (UF) def. Emma Lynch (UF) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles Matches
Flight A Quarterfinals

Anamarija Kovacevic & Polina Zaytseva (UF) def. Ane Dannhauser & Briana Rees (HC) 7-6 (7-5)
Elina Ivanova & Valentina Salek (UF) def. Taira Abildayeva & Lina Starke (WU) 6-1

Both Kovacevic & Zaytseva and Ivanova & Salek advance to the semifinals which will take place tomorrow.

Flight B Quarterfinals

Charlie Croteau & Ivanova Lucero (UF) def. BYE
Lidia Laskova & Emma Lynch def. Liv-Grete Laarmann & Dessyre Obedencio (WU) 6-4

Both Croteau & Lucero and Laskova & Lynch advance to the semifinals which will take place tomorrow.

DAY TWO

Singles Matches
Flight A Finals

Elina Ivanova (UF) DNF Anamarija Kovacevic (UF)

Flight B Third Place Match

Carla Padberg (WU) def. Lidia Laskova (UF) 6-2, 6-1

Flight C Third Place Match

Charlie Croteau (UF) DNF Ivanova Lucero (UF)

Doubles Matches
Flight A Semifinals

Malak Arafat & Martyna Szpakowska (WSU) def. Anamarija Kovacevic & Polina Zaytseva (UF) 6-3
Shantala Uzcategui & Anais Ruyssen (WSU) def. Elina Ivanova & Valentina Salek (UF) 6-3

Flight A Third Place Match

Elina Ivanova & Valentina Salek (UF) def. Anamarija Kovacevic & Polina Zaytseva (UF) 6-1

Flight B Semifinals

Rachel Kibler & Carla Padberg (WU) def. Charlie Croteau & Ivanova Lucero (UF) 6-4
Dea Gorgidze & Justine Beaulieu (WSU) def. Lidia Laskova & Emma Lynch (UF) 6-1

Flight B Third Place Match

Charlie Croteau & Ivanova Lucero (UF) def. Lidia Laskova & Emma Lynch (UF) 7-5

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Players Mentioned

Charlie Croteau: Senior

Elina Ivanova: Senior

Anamarija Kovacevic: Junior

Lidia Laskova: Senior

Ivanova Lucero: Junior

Emma Lynch: Junior

Valentina Salek: Sophomore

Polina Zaytseva: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Charlie Croteau
: Senior

Elina Ivanova
: Senior

Anamarija Kovacevic
: Junior

Lidia Laskova
: Senior

Ivanova Lucero
: Junior

Emma Lynch
: Junior

Valentina Salek
: Sophomore

Polina Zaytseva
: Freshman