TCU
Oklahoma Invite
Arantekin & Wegner Claim Doubles Title
9/29/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
FORT WORTH, Texas - The TCU women's tennis team wrapped up its second weekend of fall play with the team splitting action between the OU Invite in Norman, Okla., and the Red Rock Pro Open in Las Vegas, Nev.
OU Invite
The TCU women's tennis team picked up their first title of the fall, as Seda Arantekin and Caroline Wegner paired up to win the Crimson Draw of the OU Invitational in Norman, Okla.
The duo posted four straight wins, with three of the victories coming over Big 12 foes from Texas Tech, Oklahoma and Kansas State. In the final, the pair were able to down Schiller and Porubin of Wichita State, 6-3.
On the singles side, Alexis Pereira was able to advance to the semifinal of the of the Boomer Draw and scored a victory over a ranked opponent when she defeated No. 121 Julia Schiller of Wichita State, 6-4, 7-5.
After a first round loss in the Stoops Draw, Sofiko Kadzhaya was able to bounce back and take the consolation draw with three straight wins. In the final, Kadzhaya had to make a comeback after Laura Arciniegas of UNT won the first set 6-3, but the junior was able to come out victorious by claiming the final two sets, 7-5, 6-3.
Quotes of the Weekend
Head coach Lee Taylor Walker
"Everyone improved this weekend and it was really encouraging to see. When a tournament requires you to play so many matches in a weekend, it forces players to find their rhythm in competition and that's what we had for several of our players. Seda (Arantekin) and Caroline (Wegner) paired well for the first time and really looked like a top doubles team as they improved a lot from match to match.
"Watching Aleksandra (Zenovka) compete full speed and find some success was such a pleasure. Having been out for nearly a year with injury, I'm so impressed with her attitude and level. Alexis (Pereira) proved she's one of the best when she's completely engaged. Her serve is up there top in the country and she utilized her slice backhand very effectively this entire weekend. Sofiko (Kadzhaya) made some huge mental strides and is starting her game style and thought processes between points. I was happy for her to take the back draw after a tough first round loss.
"Olaya (Garrido-Rivas) is starting to understand what it will take for her level to be consistent. She shows extremely high levels at times while at other times not. She can do many things on the court. Learning when and when not to use her variety of skills is our focus with her this next month. Afterwards she's going to be tough for anyone to beat. Mia (King) played some tough competition this weekend, but is slowly starting to find her range. She held leads in nearly all her matches and we need to focus on her playing with lead situations and aggressive skill sets. She's getting back into competition after a while away so I'm confident she will settle in during the next few tournaments.
Results
Doubles
Crimson Draw
F: Wegner/Arantekin (TCU) def. Schiller/Porubin (WSU): 6-3
SF: Wegner/Arantekin (TCU) def. Fotopoulos/Brigante (OU): 6-2
QF: Wegner/Arantekin (TCU) def. Valenstein/Kirov (TTU): 6-3
16: Wegner/Arantekin (TCU) def. Costamagna/Bago (KSU): 7-6
16: #43 Talaba/Federici (TTU) def. Zenovka/Garrido-Rivas (TCU): 6-0
Crimson Consolation Draw
R3:Zenovka/Garrido-Rivas (TCU) def. Cichon/Dadireddy (Tulsa): 6-3
R2:Castellano/Stretton (KSU) def. Zenovka/Garrido-Rivas (TCU): 6-4
R1: #37 Saarteinen/Kuricova (Tulsa) def. Zenovka/Garrido-Rivas (TCU): 6-2
Red Draw
C: Pereira/King (TCU) def. Pump/Guidetti (WSU): W/o
SF: Stripp/Pepper (OU) def. Pereira/King (TCU): 6-3
QF: Pereira/King (TCU) def. Nizzi/Panaite (KSU): 6-4
Extra Matches
Periera/King (TCU) def. Cirnu/Garcia Navas (KSU): 6-4
Singles
Boomer Draw
SF: #103 Gabriela Talaba (TTU) def. Alexis Pereira (TCU): 6-4, 7-5
QF: Alexis Pereira (TCU) def. Tamuna Kutubidze (UNT): 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
16: Alexis Pereira (TCU) def. #121 Julia Schiller (WSU): 6-4, 7-5
16: Marcelina Cichon (Tulsa) def. Mia King (TCU): 6-1, 6-4
Consolation Boomer Draw
R2: Maria Kononova (UNT) def. Mia King (TCU): 6-2, 6-4
R1: #51 Lynn Kiro (TTU) def. Mia King (TCU): 5-7, 6-0, 6-4
Extra Matches
Rongrong Leenabanchong (Tulsa) def. Mia King (TCU): 7-6, 6-1
Sooner Draw
QF: Alexis Thoma (UNT) def. Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU): 6-5, 6-3
16: #86 Sabrina Federici (TTU) def. Caroline Wegner (TCU): 6-1, 6-3
16: Carla Tur Mari (OSU) def. Olaya Garrido-Rivas (TCU): 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
16: Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU) def. Yelena Nemchen (Tulsa): 6-1, 6-2
Consolation Sooner Draw
Caroline Wegner (TCU) def. Christie Brigante (OU): 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Carla Tur Mari (OSU) vs. Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU):
Caroline Wegner (TCU) def. Carolina Costamagna (KSU): 4-6, 7-5, 6-0
Olaya Garrido-Rivas (TCU) def. Saana Saarteinen (Tulsa): 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
Olaya Garrido-Rivas (TCU) def. Christie Brigante (OU): 6-3, 6-2
Ana Garcia Navas (KSU) def. Caroline Wegner (TCU): 7-6 (2), 6-4
Ana Garcia Navas (KSU) def. Olaya Garrido-Rivas (TCU): 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
Stoops Draw
R1:Kamilla Galieva (UNT) def. Sofiko Kadzhaya (TCU): 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
Consolation Stoops Draw
Sofiko Kadzhaya (TCU) def. Livia Cirnu (KSU): 6-1, 6-4
Sofiko Kadzhaya (TCU) def. Mary Wright (SMU): 6-1, 6-4
Sofiko Kadzhaya (TCU) def. Laura Arciniegas (UNT): 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Red Rock Pro Open
Competing at the $50K ITF Pro Circuit Event, freshman Marie Norris went up against No.2 seed and world No. 325 Antonia Lottner of Germany in the opening round of qualifying. Lottner ultimately came away with the victory after a first-set tiebreaker to win the match in straight sets.
Results
QF: (2) Antonia Lottner, Germany def. Marie Norris, United States: 7-6(4), 6-1
Quotes for the Weekend
Head coach Lee Taylor Walker
On Marie Norris' performance at the Pro Circuit Event
"Marie (Norris) had another tough battle in Las Vegas. When you're playing against the best in the world, there are only a few opportunities in a match to take it. I'm proud of Marie for getting to these opportunities, but now we need to really sharpen her patterns of execution in those moments. If she's willing to continue to put herself in these types of situations, only good things can come from it. This was a huge step forward for our team this weekend and I am really proud of them all."
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