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W. Tennis Has Strong Showing at Army Invitational Day Two


WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's tennis team completed a highly competitive second day at the Army Invitational on Saturday.

In Flight A doubles action, senior Anna Rapoport (Moscow, Russia/#1239 ) and sophomore Dina Guzairova (Sochi, Russia/Chelyabinsk #8 ) defeated Lehigh's Abby Farrel and Janai Billmoria, 8-6, in the quarterfinals and are moving on to the semifinals tomorrow.

Rapoport went 1-1 in the top flight of singles, beating NEC rival Rachel Cantor of Quinnipiac, 6-1, 6-1 in the quarterfinals before falling to Stony Brook's Polina Movchan, 6-2, 6-2, in the semifinals.

Senior Egzona Morina (Prishtina, Kosovo/American School of Kosovo) is looking ahead to the semifinals of second flight singles after taking down Julia Comas of UMass, 6-4, 6-2, in the quarterfinals.  Also in Flight B, Celine Maier (Nuremberg, Germany /Bertolt-Brecht-Schule Nuremberg) picked up an 8-3 consolation victory against Ali Kaminetsky of Lehigh.

Freshman Nicole Chis (Highland Park, N.J./Highland Park) (Flight C) and sophomore Gabriela Sarrate (Union City, NJ/Union City) (Flight D) both won matches in their respective flights as Chis beat Stony Brook's Chloe Pike in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0, and Sarrate dealt Nicole Keklik from Quinnipiac an 8-2 defeat. 

Saturday Results 
First Flight Singles

Polina Movchan (Stony Brook) def. Anna Rapoport (Moscow, Russia/#1239 ) (FDU), 6-2, 6-2 –Semifinals
Anna Rapoport (Moscow, Russia/#1239 ) (FDU) def. Rachel Cantor (Quinnipiac), 6-1, 6-1 – Quarterfinals
Second Flight Singles
Egzona Morina (Prishtina, Kosovo/American School of Kosovo) (FDU) def. Julia Comas (UMass), 6-4, 6-2 --Quarterfinals
Sarah Ali (Fordham) def. Dina Guzairova (Sochi, Russia/Chelyabinsk #8 ) (FDU), 6-4, 2-6, 11-9-- Quarterfinals
Celine Maier (Nuremberg, Germany /Bertolt-Brecht-Schule Nuremberg) (FDU) def. Ali Kaminetsky (Lehigh), 8-3 –Consolation Round
Lisa Setyon (Stony Brook) def. Celine Maier (Nuremberg, Germany /Bertolt-Brecht-Schule Nuremberg) (FDU), 8-6  -- Consolation Round
Eva Sung (Army) def. Celine Maier (Nuremberg, Germany /Bertolt-Brecht-Schule Nuremberg) (FDU), 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 -- Round of 16
Third Flight Singles
Jocelyn Providence (UMass) def. Nicole Chis (Highland Park, N.J./Highland Park) (FDU), 6-4, 2-1(ret.)—Semifinals
Nicole Chis (Highland Park, N.J./Highland Park) (FDU) def. Chloe Pike (Stony Brook), 6-1, 6-0-- Quarterfinals
Fourth Flight Singles
Chantal Swiszcz (UMass) def. Manuela Leme (Varginha, Brazil/E.E. Antania Alves Cruz) (FDU), 6-0, 7-4 – Quarterfinals
Gabriela Sarrate (Union City, NJ/Union City) (FDU) def. Nicole Keklik (Quinnipiac), 8-2 –Consolation Round
Alex Gergman (UConn) def. Gabriela Sarrate (Union City, NJ/Union City) (FDU), 8-5 –Consolation Round
 
First Flight Doubles
Anna Rapoport (Moscow, Russia/#1239 )/Dina Guzairova (Sochi, Russia/Chelyabinsk #8 ) (FDU) def. Abby Farrel/Jenai Billmoria (Lehigh), 8-6 --Quarterfinals
 
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