ATHENS, Ga. – Catherine Aulia has officially punched her ticket to the 2024 NCAA Singles Championship. No. 81 Aulia nabbed a 6-1, 6-0 victory Friday in the Quarterfinals of the ITA Sectional Championships against Ole Miss’s Anaelle Leclerq-Fischer.
The Rosebery, Australia, native was in control throughout the match, claiming 49 of the 74 points contested (66 percent). She also delivered 25 of 34 first serves, achieving a strong 74 percent first-serve accuracy.
“Catherine (Aulia) did an outstanding job today,” associate head coach Matias Marin said. “She was super focused from the beginning to the end of the match. Qualifying for the NCAA Tournament was one of her goals when we started this fall and there isn’t someone more deserving of this than her. I am excited to watch her compete in Waco!”
Aulia joins teammate No. 62 Elza Tomase in the singles draw, while the No. 23 ranked-pair will also play together at the 2024 NCAA Doubles Championship. The NCAA Individual Championships will take place from Nov. 19-23 in Waco, Texas.
The junior has now posted a stellar 12-3 singles record on the fall season. Together, Aulia and Tomase have notched a 9-3 mark in doubles throughout the fall.
Aulia is set to face the winner of No. 103 Alicia Dudeney (Florida) or Lucie Petruzelova (Ole Miss) in the ITA Sectionals semifinals on Saturday.
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