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