Carnicella Set for ITA Regional Quarterfinals
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – South Carolina women’s tennis junior Kaitlyn Carnicella advanced to the quarterfinals of the ITA Carolina Regional Championships on Saturday at the Chewning Tennis Center. Senior Misa Malkin also added a win in the singles consolation bracket.
Carnicella, who is among the tournament’s 9-16 seeds, stretched her win streak to four with Saturday’s victory over Clemson’s Amelie Smejkalova. The Gamecock junior played the key points well en route to the 6-4, 7-5 victory that delivered her to the quarterfinals, matching her best career showing at an ITA Regional. Carnicella will face No. 41 Emma Jackson of Duke on Sunday morning.
Malkin shook off an opening round loss on Thursday morning to put up a pair of wins in the consolation bracket, including Saturday’s 7-6 (3), 6-1 win over UNC Charlotte’s Lucy Hogan. She will face Emilia Roslund of Garnder Webb in the consolation quarterfinals on Sunday.
Complete draws, schedules and results for the ITA All-American Championships will be posted on the ITA Carolina Regionals Tournament Page. Live video and live scores are also available.
Under the new format for NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, players and doubles teams in the ITA Regional Championships can qualify right into the NCAA Championships bracket. The two singles finalists in each region will punch their ticket directly into the NCAA Singles Championships, and the doubles champion from each region will join them in the NCAA Doubles Championships.
Continue to check GamecocksOnline.com and the team’s social media accounts (@GamecockWTennis) for the most up-to-date information on the women’s tennis season.
South Carolina Results
Singles Round of 16
Kaitlyn Carnicella (SC) def. Amelie Smejkalova (CLE) 6-4, 7-5
Irina Balus (DU) def. (10) Sarah Hamner (SC) 6-4, 6-4
Singles Consolation Round of 16
Misa Malkin (SC) def. Lucy Hogan (QU) 7-6 (3), 6-1
Singles Consolation
Paula Dougherty (UNCC) def. Lauren Friedman (SC) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Doubles Round of 16
Elizabeth Coleman/Irina Balus (DU) def. Misa Malkin/Olympe Lancelot (SC) 8-2
