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McGiffin and Molinaro’s Win Highlights Doubles Play at College Ranked Spotlight +1
September 23, 2021 | Women's Tennis
CARY, N.C. – Tenika McGiffin and Eleonora Molinaro earned a win in their second doubles match of the day, building momentum into tomorrow for the Tennessee women's tennis team. The matches concluded the first and second round of doubles action Thursday afternoon in the College Ranked Spotlight +1 at the Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C.
The pair dropped their first match of the day, 6-2 to Daevenia Achong and Eden Richardson of Miami. They came back firing against Elaine Chervinsky and Natasha Subhash of Virginia, securing a 6-4 win.
The remainder of doubles action will take place on Sunday morning with exact matchups still TBD.
Full results and a schedule for tomorrow's matches can be found below.
Day One Results
Doubles
Daevenia Achong/Eden Richardson(Miami) def. Eleonora Molinaro/Tenika McGiffin(UT) 6-2
Andrea Cerdan/Nicole Hammond(Mich.) def. Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase(UT) 6-2
Eleonora Molinaro/Tenika McGiffin(UT) def. Elaine Chervinsky/Natasha Subhash(UVA) 6-4
Marcelina Podlinska/Emma Staker(OU) def. Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase(UT) 6-1
Day Two Schedule
Singles
#55 Rebeka Mertena(UT) vs. #95 Layne Sleeth(OU) – 9 a.m.
Eleonora Molinaro(UT) vs. Eden Richardson(Miami) – 11 a.m.
Tenika McGiffin(UT) vs. Audrey Boch-Collins(Miami) – 3:30 p.m.
Elza Tomase(UT) vs. Andrea Cerdan(Mich.) – 3:30 p.m.
The pair dropped their first match of the day, 6-2 to Daevenia Achong and Eden Richardson of Miami. They came back firing against Elaine Chervinsky and Natasha Subhash of Virginia, securing a 6-4 win.
The remainder of doubles action will take place on Sunday morning with exact matchups still TBD.
Full results and a schedule for tomorrow's matches can be found below.
Day One Results
Doubles
Daevenia Achong/Eden Richardson(Miami) def. Eleonora Molinaro/Tenika McGiffin(UT) 6-2
Andrea Cerdan/Nicole Hammond(Mich.) def. Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase(UT) 6-2
Eleonora Molinaro/Tenika McGiffin(UT) def. Elaine Chervinsky/Natasha Subhash(UVA) 6-4
Marcelina Podlinska/Emma Staker(OU) def. Rebeka Mertena/Elza Tomase(UT) 6-1
Day Two Schedule
Singles
#55 Rebeka Mertena(UT) vs. #95 Layne Sleeth(OU) – 9 a.m.
Eleonora Molinaro(UT) vs. Eden Richardson(Miami) – 11 a.m.
Tenika McGiffin(UT) vs. Audrey Boch-Collins(Miami) – 3:30 p.m.
Elza Tomase(UT) vs. Andrea Cerdan(Mich.) – 3:30 p.m.
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