CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Columbia women's tennis players
Malak El Allami,
Gayathri Krishnan and
Sophia Wang traveled to North Carolina to play in the ITA Division I Women's East Sectional Championship this weekend.
El Allami had the best showing this weekend as she advanced to the singles quarterfinals before losing. El Allami defeated Danielle Hack (Maryland) and No. 53 Elizabeth Coleman (Duke) in straight sets to earn a spot in the quarterfinals. El Allami fell in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 to No. 21 Annabelle Xu (Virginia) in the quarterfinals. El Allami then moved to a playoff match, needing just one win to secure a spot in the NCAA Championships. El Allami took the first set against No. 41 Emma Jackson (Duke) on Sunday before Jackson won the final two sets for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win to eliminate El Allami.
Wang and Krishnan lost their first matches in the singles bracket, so they both moved into the consolation bracket to finish the weekend. No. 125 Krishnan was defeated by No. 115 Kira Matushkina (Old Dominion) in the first consolation match. Wang collected two wins in the consolation bracket before falling in the consolation semifinals.
Full results from the ITA Division I Women's East Sectional are listed below.
RESULTS
Singles
Round of 32
#26 Carson Tanguilig (North Carolina) def.
Sophia Wang (Columbia) 6-3, 6-3
#38 Shavit Kimchi (Duke) def. #125
Gayathri Krishnan (Columbia) 7-6(4), 7-6(5)
Malak El Allami (Columbia) def. Danielle Hack (Maryland) 6-4, 7-5
Round of 16
Malak El Allami (Columbia) def. #53 Elizabeth Coleman (Duke) 6-2, 6-4
Quarterfinals
#21 Annabelle Xu (Virginia) def.
Malak El Allami (Columbia) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
Playoff
#41 Emma Jackson (Duke) def.
Malak El Allami (Columbia) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Consolation Round of 16
Sophia Wang (Columbia) def. Laima Frosch (Virginia Tech) 6-3, 6-1
#115 Kira Matushkina (Old Dominion) def. #125
Gayathri Krishnan (Columbia) 6-4, 6-3
Consolation Quarterfinals
Sophia Wang (Columbia) def. Sara Suchankova (Charlotte) 6-4, 3-6, [10-8]
Consolation Semifinals
#115 Kira Matushkina (Old Dominion) def.
Sophia Wang (Columbia) 6-2, 6-3
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