Illini at H-E-B Invite (Results)

WACO, Texas – Illinois women’s tennis took eight student-athletes to the Baylor-hosted H-E-B Invite from Sept. 29 – Oct. 1. Three Illini made their Illinois debuts including freshmen Alice Xu and Rosie Seccia as well as sophomore-transfer McKenna Schaefbauer. The lone Illini to not appear in Texas was junior Megan Heuser, who was competing in the singles pre-qualifying stage of the ITA All-American Championships.

DAY 1 RESULTS – SEPT. 29

Singles

Eleonora Molinaro (Tennesee) def. Josie Frazier (Illinois) 4-6, 7-6 (3), 1-0 (10-5)

Alice Xu (Illinois) def. Millie Skelton (SMU) 6-4, 6-2

Lauren Anzalotta (Tennesee) def. Kasia Treiber (Illinois) 7-5, 7-6 (1)

Caroline McGinley (SMU) def. Kida Ferrari (Illinois) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-8)

Sofia Cabezas (Tennesee) def. Kate Duong (Illinois) 6-3, 6-1

Violeta Martinez (Illinois) def. Maja Makoric (SMU) 6-0, 6-2

Reka Patel (SMU) def. Rosie Seccia (Illinois) 6-4, 6-1

Esther Adeshina (Tennesee) def. McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) 6-4, 7-6 (3)

Doubles

Andrea Beltran/Britt Pursell (Denver) def. Josie Frazier/McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) 6-4

Alice Otis/Claudia De Velasco (Denver) def. Kasia Treiber/Violeta Martinez (Illinois) 6-2

Kida Ferrari/Alice Xu (Illinois) def. Caroline Driscoll/Louise Wikander (Denver) 6-4

Kate Duong/Rosie Seccia (Illinois) def. Anastasia Simonov/Karsyn Evans (Denver) 6-4

Josie Frazier/McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) def. Liubov Kostenko/Daniella Dimitrov (Baylor) 6-4

Kasia Treiber/Violeta Martinez (Illinois) def. Brooke Thompson/Zuzanna Kubacha (Baylor) 7-6 (4)

Kida Ferrari/Alice Xu (Illinois) def. Elena Rubio/Megan Do (Lamar) 6-0

Kate Duong/Rosie Seccia (Illinois) def. Nouray Metwally/Jayci Wong (Lamar) 6-1

DAY 2 RESULTS – SEPT. 30

Singles

#60 Mae Canete (Missouri) def. Kate Duong (Illinois) 6-3, 6-1

Kasia Treiber (Illinois) def. Gabriela Martinez (Missouri) 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)

Josie Frazier (Illinois) def. Inah Canete (Missouri) 6-1, 7-5

McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) def. Andrea Artimedi (Missouri) 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6)

Violeta Martinez (Illinois) def. R. Cardenas Rifka (Missouri) 6-3, 6-0

Alice Xu (Illinois) def. Sophia McLellan (Missouri) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles

Sofia Cabezas/Esther Adeshina (Tennessee) def. McKenna Schaefbauer/Violeta Martinez (Illinois) 6-4

Lauren Anzalotta/Eleonora Molinaro (Tennessee) def. Josie Frazier/Kida…