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Tverijonaite Moves into Semifinals after Straight Sets Win at ITA Regionals

Tverijonaite Moves into Semifinals after Straight Sets Win at ITA Regionals


San DiegoThe fourth day of action at ITA Regionals in San Diego featured sophomore Emilija Tverijonaite moving into the semifinals at ITA Regionals after winning in straight sets over Emma Charney, 6-1, 7-6 (4). 

Tverijonaite will look to move into the finals and clinch an NCAA singles tournament birth with a win tomorrow. The Lithuanian will face off against the No. 2 seed Amelia Honer of UCSB at 12:30 p.m. AZT.

Sara Svetac put up a valiant effort in her quarterfinal match against No. 1 Savannah Broadus of Pepperdine but fell 4-6, 5-7. 

In singles play, Aiya Nupbay won her fourth singles match of the weekend, winning in straight sets 6-4, 7-5. Senior Patricija Spaka won in straight sets, winning 12 of 14 games, 6-1, 6-1. Denver transfer Karsyn Evans also won in straight sets today, 6-0, 7-6 (1). 

In doubles action, Spaka/Nupbay won their extra doubles match 6-3 over the pair Costa/Franco of Long Beach State. Ada Piestrzynska and Karsyn Evans fell in their doubles match 4-6.

SUNDAY’S ROUNDUP:

SIngles Main Draw: Quarterfinals

No. 6 Tverijonaite (ASU) def. No. 3 Emma Charney – 6-1, 7-6 (4)

No. 1 Savannah Broadus (Pepperdine) def. No. 9-16 Svetac (ASU) – 4-6, 5-7

SIngles Extra Matches:

Aiya Nupbay (ASU) def. Johannah Magenta Galindo (Hawaii) – 6-4, 7-5

Kim-Michaela Zahraj (LMU) def. Ada Piestrzybska (ASU) – 3-6, 4-6

Patricija Spaka (ASU) def. Filippa Bruu-Syversen (San Diego) – 6-1, 6-1

Karsyn Evans (ASU) def. Carla Pacot (UCSB) – 6-0, 7-6 (1)

Doubles Extra Matches:

Spaka/Nupbay (ASU) def. Costa/Franco (Long Beach) – 6-3

Olmos/Gjinaj (SDSU) def. Evans/Piestrzybska (ASU) – 4-6

MONDAY’S SLATE:

Singles Main Draw: Semifinals

No. 6 Tverijonaite (ASU) vs. No. 2 Amelia Honer – 12:30 AZT

RESULTS FROM SATURDAY, OCT. 19

SIngles Main Draw: Round of 16

No. 6 Tverijonaite (ASU) def. No. 9-16 Alexia Harmon (Pepperdine) – 6-7, 6-3, 6-0

No. 9-16 Svetac (ASU) def. No. 7 Anna-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) – 6-1, 6-4

Doubles main draw: Round of 32

No.6 Spaka/Svetac (ASU) def. Anya Murthy/Sioane Morra (USC) – 8-4

No. 9-16 Dunkle/Leather (Cal Poly) def. Evans/Piestrzynska (ASU) – 3-8

No. 9-16 Nupbay/Tverijonaite (ASU) def. MacCallum/Ozerets (Cal Poly) – 8-4

Doubles main draw: Round of 16

No. 2 Broadus/Yang (Pepperdine) def. No. 9-16 Nupbay/Tverijonaite (ASU) – 2-8

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