Women's Tennis . October 29, 2022

Cruz Leads Gamecocks Through Second Day of Home Tournament

Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina women’s tennis senior Ana Cruz leads the team in wins through the second day of competition at the Gamecock Shootout.

Cruz, a Sao Paulo, Brazil, native won her second singles match of the tournament in straight sets, taking out SMU’s Jackie Nylander 6-4, 6-4.

The rest of the Gamecock squad was unable to get going on the day, dropping six singles matches and the team dropping three doubles matches on the day.

South Carolina will conclude play on Sunday with one round of singles beginning at approximately 10:30 a.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Matchups and final scores will be made available on the tournament webpage.

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Singles Session 2

Hadley Doyle (SMU) def. Elise Mills (SC) 6-0, 6-3

Ana Cruz (SC) def. Jackie Nylander (SMU) 6-4, 6-4

Drew Morris (SMU) def. Misa Malkin (SC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4

Maja Makoric (SMU) def. Gracie Mulville (SC) 6-2, 6-0

Lana Mavor (SMU) def. McKenna Schaefbauer (SC) 6-4, 6-4

Winslow Huth (SMU) def. Allie Gretkowski (SC) 7-5, 7-5

Reka Patel (SMU) def. Annie Jennings (SC) 0-6, 6-1, 6-1

Doubles Session 3

Astrid Olsen/Jennifer Kerr (Wash) def. Ana Cruz/Misa Malkin (SC) 7-5

Sarah-Maude Fortin/Erika Matsuda (Wash) def. Elise Mills/McKenna Schaefbauer (SC) 6-2