Women's Tennis Completes First Weekend of the Fall Season

GREENVILLE, S.C. – South Carolina women’s tennis completed the opening weekend of its fall season at the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic in Greenville, S.C., on Sunday, with Jana Stojanova and Francie Pate each claiming singles titles.

Stojanova won the singles flight one title, opening with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Georgia Tech’s Given Roach. She advanced to the final after NC State’s Victoria Osuigwe withdrew due to injury, then defeated Illinois’ Alice Xu, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, to secure the title.

In her Gamecock debut, Pate claimed the singles flight four title. The freshman opened with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over Illinois’ Shravani Chennamsetty before defeating Wake Forest’s Heidi Bulger, 6-4, 6-3. Pate closed the tournament with a hard-fought 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(6) victory over Georgia Tech’s Seri Nayuki in the final.

In doubles play, Pate and Stojanova earned a 6-4 win over Illinois in flight one, while Jane Dunyon and Sara Borkop defeated Illinois’ Lizzie Isyanov and Rosie Seccia, 6-3, in flight two.

Borkop also earned a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Isyanov in singles flight two, while Dunyon picked up a 6-3, 6-4 win over Georgia Tech’s Sabritt Dozier in flight three.