Wake Forest University
ITA Carolina Regional
Asch and Fernandez Reach Doubles QF at ITA Regional
10/19/2013 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 19, 2013
By Alex Botoman, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeWTennis)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Samantha Asch and Luisa Fernandez beat a ranked team from Elon to reach the doubles quarterfinals at the USTA/ITA Carolina Regional on Saturday in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Asch and Fernandez teamed up to defeat No. 60 Frida Jansacker and Jordan Johnston 8-4 for the first ranked win of their young careers. They will take on No. 42 Ashley Dai and Tessa Lyons of host North Carolina tomorrow in the quarterfinals.
In singles, Kasey Gardiner defeated Dominika Kanakova 6-3, 6-4 in a second round match before losing a three-set battle to No. 34 Beatrice Gumulya in the Round of 16.
Singles Results
R32 - No. 27 Beatrice Capra (Duke) def. Kimmy Guerin (WF) 6-1, 6-1
R32 - Romy Koelzer (Clem) def. Xue Zhang (WF) 6-1, 6-4
R32 - No. 7 Yana Koroleva (Clem) def. Andrea Retolaza Andrade (WF) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
R32 - Kasey Gardiner (WF) def. Dominika Kanakova (SC) 6-3, 6-4
R32 - Brigit Foland (SC) def. Samantha Asch (WF) 6-1, 1-0, ret. (inj)
R16 - No. 34 Beatrice Gumulya (Clem) def. Kasey Gardiner (WF) 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
Doubles Results
R16 - Samantha Asch / Luisa Fernandez (WF) def. No. 60 Frida Jansacker / Jordan Johnston (Elon) 8-4
R16 - Marianne Jodoin / Alyssa Smith (Duke) def. Kasey Gardiner / Xue Zhang (WF) 8-1
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