Oct. 22, 2015
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – A pair of Gamecock doubles teams advanced to the Round of 16 on Day One of the USTA/ITA Regionals in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Sophomore Hadley Berg and junior Brigit Folland breezed past UNC Wilmington’s Annika Sillanpaa and Madara Staume, 8-2, in the Round of 32 after receiving a bye in the first round. The freshman tandem of Ingrid Gamarra Martins and Ellie Zogg are also among the final 16 after downing Ansley Speaks and Kathy Weymouth of Furman, 8-4.
The singles Main Draw begins Friday with seven Gamecocks entered in the Round of 64. Folland and Martins were seeded among the top 16, while freshmen Paige Cline, Hannah Templeton Rachel Rohrabacher and Zogg are matched up against seeded opponents. Berg will take on Luisa Fernandez of Wake Forest.
Another freshman doubles team picked up a win on Thursday as Cline and Rohrabacher defeated Marie Babayan and Natalie Wall from Coastal Carolina, 8-6 in the Round of 64. They were bounced from the tournament by No. 2-seeded Jessie Aney and Kate Vialle from North Carolina in the Round of 32.
In singles, Sophomore Ali Mills and Templeton opened with a pair of wins in the Qualifying Draw. Mills defeated Masey Demoss of UNC Greensboro 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4, before falling in the Round of 16. Templeton mirrored her teammate’s performance, defeating Heidi Swope of Appalachian State in the Opening Round before bowing out in her second match.Mills and Templeton played together in doubles, dropping their opener, 8-4, to Ashley Dai and Cassandra Vasquez of North Carolina.
Action continues at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center Friday at 9 a.m. Brackets and results can be found at www.TennisInformation.com. For team updates, stay tuned to www.GamecocksOnline.com and follow the team on Twitter (@GamecockWTennis).
THURSDAY RESULTS
SINGLES
Q32 Ali Mills (SC) d. Masey Demoss (UNCG), 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-4
Q32 Hannah Templeton (SC) d. Heidi Swope (APPST), 6-4, 6-3
Q16 Marie Babayan (CC) d. Ali Mills (SC), 6-4, 6-0
Q16 Sara Bondar (CC) d. Hannah Templeton (SC), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
DOUBLES
R64 (4) Berg/Folland (SC) vs. bye
R64 (5-8) Martins/Zogg (SC) vs. bye
R64 Cline/Rohrabacher (SC) d. Babayan/Wall (CC), 8-6
R64 Mills/Templeton (SC) vs. bye
R32 (4) Berg/Folland (SC) d. Sillanpaa/Staume (UNCW), 8-2
R32 (5-8) Martins/Zogg (SC) d. Speaks/Weymouth (FURM), 8-4
R32 (2) Aney/Vialle (UNC) d. Cline/Rohrabacher (SC), 8-3
R32 (5-8) Dai/Vasquez (UNC) d. Mills/Templeton (SC), 8-2
FRIDAY MATCHUPS
SINGLES
R64 (9) Brigit Folland (SC) vs. Lauren Proctor (WIN)
R64 (9) Ingrid Gamarra Martins (SC) vs. Celia Ruiz (ECU)
R64 Hadley Berg (SC) vs. Luisa Fernandez (WF)
R64 Paige Cline (SC) vs. (5) Ellyse Hamlin (DUKE)
R64 Ellie Zogg (SC) vs. (9) Fernanda Navarro (CLEM)
R64 Hannah Templeton (SC) vs. (5) Kimmy Guerin (WF)
R64 Rachel Rohrabacher (SC) vs. (9) Marika Akkerman (UNC)
DOUBLES
R16 (4) Berg/Folland (SC) vs. Bondar/Scott (CC)
R16 (5-8) Martins/Zogg (SC) vs. TBD
