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Women's Tennis Wins Three Titles at Columbia Invite
9/20/2021 10:30:00 AM | Women's Tennis
At Columbia Invitational, Shivani Amineni wins the Buffalo Bracket; Jennifer Kerr/Amineni take the Doubles C Bracket, and Sophia Strugnell/Carolyn Brodsky win Doubles D Bracket.
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y.—Columbia won three championships in its respective brackets this weekend as the squad began its 2021-22 season by hosting its annual Columbia Women's Tennis Invitational Friday through Sunday at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Columbia junior Shivani Amineni claimed the Buffalo Bracket title with three consecutive victories. She won a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Penn's Iris Gallo for the title. Columbia also won two doubles titles over the weekend. Senior Jennifer Kerr and Amineni paired up to win the Doubles C championship with three straight wins, along with a 6-4 title match victory over Lions teammates in first year Clarine Lerby and junior Michelle Xu. Columbia also won the Doubles D competition as first-years Carolyn Brodsky and Sophia Strugnell teamed for three wins and a 6-4 title match victory over a duo from Penn.
Columbia also had several other finalist finishes. In singles, sophomore Julia Haynes (Bronx Bracket), Lerby (Westchester Bracket), Xu (Rochester Bracket), and Raiszadeh (Long Island) all made it to the finals of their respective competitions. In doubles, Sacha Wood and Haynes teamed for a finalist finish in the Doubles A Bracket.
On Friday, the first day of competition, Columbia went undefeated and won all of its singles and doubles matches.
Players representing 12 schools competed at the three-day event, including Columbia, Charlotte, Cornell, Hofstra, LIU, Maryland, NJIT, Penn, St. John's, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and Yale.
An Intercollegiate Tennis Association sanctioned event, the Columbia Invitational featured several flights of singles and doubles competition. Hosted by Columbia, all matches took place at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., home of the U.S. Open. More information on the center is located at this link.
COLUMBIA INVITATIONAL
Sept. 17-19, 2021 | Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Columbia Players in Singles Draws
Manhattan Bracket
Sasha Wood, 1-1
Akanksha Bhan, 1-1
Brooklyn Bracket
Melissa Sakar, 1-1
Queens Bracket
Anna Zhang, 1-1
Bronx Bracket
Julia Haynes, 2-1 (finalist)
Staten Island Bracket
Jennifer Kerr, 2-1
Westchester Bracket
Clarine Lerby, 2-1 (finalist)
Rachele Rimondini, 1-1
Buffalo Bracket
Shivani Amineni, 3-0 (champion)
Rochester Bracket
Michelle Xu, 2-1 (finalist)
Caitie Sullivan,1-2
Long Island Bracket
Sophie Raiszadeh, 2-1 (finalist)
Carolyn Brodsky, 1-1
Albany Bracket
Yekaterina Alferova, 0-2
Tatiana Ziff, 0-2
Columbia Players in Doubles Draws
Doubles A
Sacha Wood/Julia Haynes, 2-1 (finalist)
Doubles B
Melissa Sakar/Rachele Rimondini, 1-1
Doubles C
Jennifer Kerr/Shivani Amineni, 3-0 (champions)
Clarine Lerby/Michelle Xu, 2-1 (finalists)
Doubles D
Sophia Strugnell/Carolyn Brodsky, 3-0 (champions)
Doubles E
Caitie Sullivan/Yekaterina Alferova, 0-1
Sophie Raiszadeh/Tatiana Ziff, 1-1
Columbia junior Shivani Amineni claimed the Buffalo Bracket title with three consecutive victories. She won a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Penn's Iris Gallo for the title. Columbia also won two doubles titles over the weekend. Senior Jennifer Kerr and Amineni paired up to win the Doubles C championship with three straight wins, along with a 6-4 title match victory over Lions teammates in first year Clarine Lerby and junior Michelle Xu. Columbia also won the Doubles D competition as first-years Carolyn Brodsky and Sophia Strugnell teamed for three wins and a 6-4 title match victory over a duo from Penn.
Columbia also had several other finalist finishes. In singles, sophomore Julia Haynes (Bronx Bracket), Lerby (Westchester Bracket), Xu (Rochester Bracket), and Raiszadeh (Long Island) all made it to the finals of their respective competitions. In doubles, Sacha Wood and Haynes teamed for a finalist finish in the Doubles A Bracket.
On Friday, the first day of competition, Columbia went undefeated and won all of its singles and doubles matches.
Players representing 12 schools competed at the three-day event, including Columbia, Charlotte, Cornell, Hofstra, LIU, Maryland, NJIT, Penn, St. John's, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and Yale.
An Intercollegiate Tennis Association sanctioned event, the Columbia Invitational featured several flights of singles and doubles competition. Hosted by Columbia, all matches took place at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., home of the U.S. Open. More information on the center is located at this link.
COLUMBIA INVITATIONAL
Sept. 17-19, 2021 | Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Columbia Players in Singles Draws
Manhattan Bracket
Sasha Wood, 1-1
Akanksha Bhan, 1-1
Brooklyn Bracket
Melissa Sakar, 1-1
Queens Bracket
Anna Zhang, 1-1
Bronx Bracket
Julia Haynes, 2-1 (finalist)
Staten Island Bracket
Jennifer Kerr, 2-1
Westchester Bracket
Clarine Lerby, 2-1 (finalist)
Rachele Rimondini, 1-1
Buffalo Bracket
Shivani Amineni, 3-0 (champion)
Rochester Bracket
Michelle Xu, 2-1 (finalist)
Caitie Sullivan,1-2
Long Island Bracket
Sophie Raiszadeh, 2-1 (finalist)
Carolyn Brodsky, 1-1
Albany Bracket
Yekaterina Alferova, 0-2
Tatiana Ziff, 0-2
Columbia Players in Doubles Draws
Doubles A
Sacha Wood/Julia Haynes, 2-1 (finalist)
Doubles B
Melissa Sakar/Rachele Rimondini, 1-1
Doubles C
Jennifer Kerr/Shivani Amineni, 3-0 (champions)
Clarine Lerby/Michelle Xu, 2-1 (finalists)
Doubles D
Sophia Strugnell/Carolyn Brodsky, 3-0 (champions)
Doubles E
Caitie Sullivan/Yekaterina Alferova, 0-1
Sophie Raiszadeh/Tatiana Ziff, 1-1
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