University of Tennessee Athletics
Wednesday, November 6
Newport Beach, Calif.
University of Tennessee
vs
ITA National Invite
Staines & McGiffin Advance in ITA Fall National Championships
November 06, 2019 | Women's Tennis
Newport Beach, Calif. – The doubles pair of Kaitlin Staines and Tenika McGiffin advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA Fall National Championships after winning their opening match.Â
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The Aussie duo defeated Lailaa Bashir and Angela Charles-Alfred of Xavier University of Louisiana in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) in the opening round of the championships.Â
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In singles, Staines fell to Oklahoma State's Lisa Marie Rioux 6-4, 6-3. Rebeka Mertena fell to Furman's Katarina Kozarov 7-5, 6-0.
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The pair of Staines and McGiffin will continue in the doubles main draw on Thursday. In singles play, Staines and Mertena will compete in the consolation draw.
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The Aussie duo defeated Lailaa Bashir and Angela Charles-Alfred of Xavier University of Louisiana in straight sets (6-2, 6-4) in the opening round of the championships.Â
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In singles, Staines fell to Oklahoma State's Lisa Marie Rioux 6-4, 6-3. Rebeka Mertena fell to Furman's Katarina Kozarov 7-5, 6-0.
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The pair of Staines and McGiffin will continue in the doubles main draw on Thursday. In singles play, Staines and Mertena will compete in the consolation draw.
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