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Minnesota Wraps Up Play at ITA Central Regional
10/24/2021 8:00:00 PM | Tennis
Gophers’ tournament run ends in ITA Central Regional Quarterfinals
Day 4 Recap
Rachel Hanford opened up play Sunday, taking part in the last 8 of the ITA Central Regional. She squared off against Maria Titova (Kansas) looking to book her ticket to the Semi-finals. A close first set saw Kansas win 6-3, and follow up with a 6-1 win in the second set. The Gophers tournament ends in the quarterfinals, as Kansas moved on to the next round. Rachel Hanford wrapped up the tournament with an overall singles record of 3-1.
Tournament Recap
The Gophers ITA Central Regional journey comes to an end on Sunday, as Rachel Hanford falls in the quarterfinals to Kansas. Minnesota competed over the course of 4 days, with the doubles pairing of Said/Duong reaching the round of 16, and Hanford reaching the round of 8 in singles play. The Central Regional hosted 28 teams in total, and had prominent features from the B1G 10 and BIG 12.
Singles Play
The Gophers fared well in singles play, as 7 (3 on bye) individuals reached the main draw round of 128. The 4 competitors who reached this stage all won, securing 7 places in the round of 64. A 2-5 record in this round saw Emilee Duong and Rachel Hanford advance to the final 32. Hanford continued her success, winning 2 more matches before eventually falling to Maria Titova (Kansas) in the quarterfinals. Her 3-1 main draw record was the best of any Gopher competitor. Anfisa Danilchenko and Dalila Said had strong records across all play, each recording a 3-0 start to the tournament. Lucy Lu finished with a winning 2-1 record across her weekend play.
Doubles Play
Each of the 4 doubles pairings received byes into the round of 64. Here, the Gophers dominated en route to a 4-0 round. Minnesota ran into stiffer competition in the last 32, recording a 1-3 record at this stage. Emilee Duong and Dalila Said advanced to the last 16, before falling to the Oklahoma pairing of Sleeth/Pisareva. Said/Duong's 2-1 doubles record propelled Minnesota to a winning record in this category.
Next Up
Minnesota will next play November 5-7 in Boston. They will be competing in the Harvard Invitational.
Sunday Result
Rachel Hanford loss to Maria Titova (Kansas) 3-6, 1-6
Tournament Results
Singles Play
Defeats Emma Carr (Northern Iowa) 6-4, 6-3
Defeats Amber Hochstatter (SIUE) 6-1, 6-2
Defeats Leonor Oliviera (Tulsa) 7-6, 6-1
Loss to Maria Titova (Kansas) 2-6, 3-6
Defeats Mille Haagensen (Drake) 6-2, 1-6, [10-7]
Defeats Florentine Dekkers (Kansas State) 6-3, 6-4
Loss to Martina Zerulo (Oklahoma State) 0-6, 6-4, 1-6
Loss to Barbora Pokorna (Iowa) 5-7, 4-6
Defeats Chunxi Xin (Central Arkansas) 2-6, 6-4 [10-5]
Defeats Sapir Sela (North Dakota) 6-3, 6-3
Loss to Myroslava Zelenchuk (Southeast Missouri) 4-6, 2-6
Defeats Ines Stephani (Drake) 6-4, 6-1
Defeats Manami Ukita (Kansas State) 7-5, 6-3
Defeats Marcelina Podlinska (Oklahoma) 6-0, 6-4
Loss to Maria Titova (Kansas) 3-6, 1-6
Defeats Jessie Zheng (Wichita State) 6-0, 6-1
Loss to Indianna Spink (Arkansas) 6-4, 2-6, 2-6
Loss to Sofia Rojas (Oklahoma State) 2-6, 2-6
Lucy Lu
Loss to Emily Surcey (Arkansas State) 6-2, 5-7, [9-11]
Defeats Berta Girbau (South Dakota) 6-1, 6-3
Defeats Daria Walczak (Drake) 6-4, 6-2
Defeats Sonia Skobkareva (South Dakota) 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Loss to Malkia Ngounoue (Kansas) 2-6, 0-6
Loss to Shura Poppe (Tulsa) 3-6, 3-6
Defeats Charlotte Bowles (North Dakota) 6-1, 6-1
Defeats Vanessa Reinicke (SIUE) 6-1, 6-4
Defeats Lenka Stara (Arkansas) 6-0, 6-7, 6-4
Loss to Tiffany Lagarde (Kansas) 6-4, 3-6, 1-6
Loss to Maria Berlanga (Tulsa) 3-6, 2-6
Loss to Maria Bezmenova (Bradley) 2-6, 6-1, [8-10]
Defeats Nejla Zukic (Arkansas State) 6-1, 6-0
Loss to Jaeun Lee (Central Arkansas) 1-6, 7-5, [5-10]
Doubles Play
Defeat Girbau/Skobkareva (South Dakota) 6-1
Defeat Lagarde/Smagina (Kansas) 8-6
Loss to Sleeth/Pisareva (Oklahoma) 1-8
Defeat O'Donnell/Southerland (Arkansas) 6-4
Loss to Kong/Stamet (Wichita State) 4-8
Defeat Vasquez/Ventura (Missouri) 6-1
Loss to Hsieh/Naklo (Iowa State) 7-8(4)
Defeat Haagensen/Stepan (Drake) 6-4
Loss to Alloyarova/Ukita (Kansas State) 5-8