Women’s Tennis | November 10, 2024
LOS ANGELES – USC senior women’s tennis player Grace Piper earned a berth into the upcoming NCAA Singles Championship on Saturday, Nov. 10 while competing at the ITA Sectional Championships.
Piper, who fell in the main draw quarterfinals at the sectional championships, rebounded in the playoff semifinals to take down WSU’s Eva Alvarez Sande 7-5, 6-2. With the win, Piper is now qualified for both individual events at the NCAA Championships (she previously qualified in doubles alongside her partner Lily Fairclough).
Next up, USC’s NCAA qualified athletes will turn their attention to the singles and doubles championships Nov. 19-24 at Baylor in Waco, Texas. The remainder of the USC women’s tennis squad will resume play in January as the Trojans enter dual match season.
RESULTS
SINGLES
SATURDAY, NOV. 9
Playoff 5-8:
#36 Grace Piper (USC) def. Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) – 7-5, 6-2
FRIDAY, NOV. 8
Quarterfinals:
#83 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. #36 Grace Piper (USC) – 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
THURSDAY, NOV. 7
Round of 16:
Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Maia Sung (USC) – 6-3, 6-3
#36 Grace Piper (USC) def. Liam Oved (PEPP) – 7-6 (4), 6-1
Vivian Yang (PEPP) def. #15 Emma Charney (USC) – 7-6 (2), 6-2
Round of 32:
Maia Sung (USC) def. Aya El Sayed (COLO) – 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
#36 Grace Piper (USC) def. Betina Tokac (COLO) – 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
#107 Mao Mushika (CAL) def. Jana Hossam (USC) – 6-0, 5-7, 5-5 [ret.]
#15 Emma Charney (USC) def. Martyna Ostrzygalo (ARI) – 6-3, 6-3
#80 Lan Mi (CAL) def. Immi Haddad (USC) – 6-4, 6-3
DOUBLES
SATURDAY, NOV. 9
Consolation Matches:
#28 Lutkemeyer/Guichard (UCLA) def. #36 Charney/Hadded – 1-6, 7-5, 1-0 [10-6]
#17 Carter/Jacobs (WASH) def. #44 Fry/Sung (USC) – 4-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 [11-9]
FRIDAY, NOV. 8
Round of 16:
Huang/Kovic (BYU) def. #36 Charney/Haddad (USC) – 6-0, 6-0
Fakih/Center (UCLA) def. #44 Sung/Fry (USC) – 6-4, 6-4
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