Miyuka Kimoto Moves On To Quarterfinals

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Syracuse tennis wrapped up the first day of ITA Northeast Super Regionals on the campus of Yale University. At the conclusion of today’s action, Miyuka Kimoto was the lone Orange to advance to the Quarterfinal round after logging two victories.
 
Kimoto defeated Alexandra Benedetto, 6-3, 6-2, and then moved on to take down Anna Zhang 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 6-3. Tomorrow Kimoto will face Marian Aguiar in the quarterfinal round of singles play.
 
Two other Orange logged victories today: Viktoriya Kanapatskaya defeated Vivian Cheng, 6-3, 6-2 and Shiori Ito beat Basak Akbas, 6-4, 6-2. Both Kanapatskaya and Ito fell in the following round.
 
Results:
Daria Frayman def. Zeynep Erman 6-3, 6-1
 
Viktoriya Kanapatskaya def. Vivian Cheng 6-3, 6-2
Britany Lau def Viktoriya Kanapatskaya 6-4, 6-4
 
Miyuka Kimoto def. Alexandra Benedetto 6-3, 6-2
Miyuka Kimoto def. Anna Zhang 7-6(3), 6-7(4), 6-3
 
 
Shirori Ito def. Basak Akbas 6-4,6-2
Chelsea Kung def, Shiori Ito 6-1,6-3
 
Syracuse will be back in action tomorrow for day two of the ITA Northeastern Regional Championships.
 
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