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Lions to Play at Miami Fall Invitational This Weekend
11/4/2021 2:06:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Columbia’s weekend competition will be against players and doubles teams from Barry, Duke, Kentucky, and host Miami, Fla.
MIAMI, Fla.—Columbia will travel to Miami, Fla. to compete in the five-team Miami Fall Invitational Friday through Sunday. The Lions are one of five teams competing in the event which includes Barry, Duke, Kentucky, and host Miami, Fla.
All matches will be played at Miami's Neil Schiff Tennis Center. All 16 courts will utilized.
Scheduled to compete this weekend for Columbia are (no particular order): Melissa Sakar, Jennifer Kerr, Sasha Wood, Akanksha Bhan, Clarine Lerby, Rachele Rimondini, Sophia Strugnell, Anna Zhang, Julia Haynes, Shivani Amineni.
Two Lions—senior Melissa Sakar (Lauderdale Lakes) and sophomore Rachele Rimondini (Boca Raton)—are South Florida natives.
The event marks the final competition of Columbia's fall schedule.
MIAMI INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE (COLUMBIA SCHEDULE ONLY)
Nov. 5-7 | Miami, Fla. | Hosted by Miami
Friday, Nov. 5
9 a.m.
Singles: Columbia 1-7 vs. Miami 1-7
Singles: Columbia 8-10 vs. Barry 6-8
11:30 a.m.
Doubles: Columbia 1-3 vs. Kentucky 1-3
Doubles: Columbia 4-5 vs. Barry 2-3
Saturday, Nov. 6
9 a.m.
Singles: Columbia 9 vs. Duke 8
Singles: Columbia 7 vs. Kentucky 7
11:30 a.m.
Doubles: Columbia 1, 2, 3 vs. Miami 1, 2, 3
2 p.m.
Singles: Columbia 1, 2, 3 vs. Kentucky 2, 4, 6
Singles: Columbia 4 vs. Miami 5
Singles: Columbia 5, 6 vs. Barry 5, 6
Sunday, Nov. 7
8 a.m.
Singles: Columbia 1, 2, 3, 4 vs. Duke 1, 3, 5, 7
Singles: Columbia 5, 6, 7 vs. Kentucky 5, 6, 7
10:30 a.m.
Doubles: Columbia 4 vs. Barry 4
Doubles: Columbia 1 vs. Duke 2
Doubles: Columbia 2 vs. Kentucky 4
Doubles: Columbia 3 vs. Barry 3
All matches will be played at Miami's Neil Schiff Tennis Center. All 16 courts will utilized.
Scheduled to compete this weekend for Columbia are (no particular order): Melissa Sakar, Jennifer Kerr, Sasha Wood, Akanksha Bhan, Clarine Lerby, Rachele Rimondini, Sophia Strugnell, Anna Zhang, Julia Haynes, Shivani Amineni.
Two Lions—senior Melissa Sakar (Lauderdale Lakes) and sophomore Rachele Rimondini (Boca Raton)—are South Florida natives.
The event marks the final competition of Columbia's fall schedule.
MIAMI INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE (COLUMBIA SCHEDULE ONLY)
Nov. 5-7 | Miami, Fla. | Hosted by Miami
Friday, Nov. 5
9 a.m.
Singles: Columbia 1-7 vs. Miami 1-7
Singles: Columbia 8-10 vs. Barry 6-8
11:30 a.m.
Doubles: Columbia 1-3 vs. Kentucky 1-3
Doubles: Columbia 4-5 vs. Barry 2-3
Saturday, Nov. 6
9 a.m.
Singles: Columbia 9 vs. Duke 8
Singles: Columbia 7 vs. Kentucky 7
11:30 a.m.
Doubles: Columbia 1, 2, 3 vs. Miami 1, 2, 3
2 p.m.
Singles: Columbia 1, 2, 3 vs. Kentucky 2, 4, 6
Singles: Columbia 4 vs. Miami 5
Singles: Columbia 5, 6 vs. Barry 5, 6
Sunday, Nov. 7
8 a.m.
Singles: Columbia 1, 2, 3, 4 vs. Duke 1, 3, 5, 7
Singles: Columbia 5, 6, 7 vs. Kentucky 5, 6, 7
10:30 a.m.
Doubles: Columbia 4 vs. Barry 4
Doubles: Columbia 1 vs. Duke 2
Doubles: Columbia 2 vs. Kentucky 4
Doubles: Columbia 3 vs. Barry 3
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