PHILADELPHIA – The Columbia women's tennis team wrapped up its involvement in the ITA Northeast Regionals on Tuesday with junior Gayathri Krishnan falling in the semifinals to Princeton's Alice Ferlito. After advancing to the semifinals, Krishnan secured a berth at the ITA Sectional Championships. 

Gayathri's strong week started with a straight-sets win over St. Francis' Dasha Chickhina, 6-3, 6-2. In the round of 32, she defeated Temple's Thamara Frasser Kawaratani, 6-2, 6-1. After advancing due to a player retirement in the round of 16, Krishnan defeated Penn State's Patricia Grigoras 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals.  

Malak El Allami and Sophia Wang both reached the round of 16. El Allami fell to Penn State's Maiko Uchijima 7-5, 6-0. Wang lost to Ferlito, 3-6, 7-6(7-5), 6-2. 

In doubles play, Columbia's duo of Krishnan and Sabrina Lin advanced to the quarterfinals, where they fell to Fordham's pair of Nevena Kolarevic and Julianne Nguyen 8-3. 

Columbia returns to action on Monday, Oct. 20, when some Lions travel to Hilton Head, S.C., to participate in the ITF W15 Hilton Head. The rest of the squad will travel to Cambridge, Mass., to participate in the Ivy League Qualifier Tournament, Oct. 24-27. 

RESULTS

Singles Main Draw
R64 -         Anastasia Kavounov (DREX) def. Sabrina Lin (COL), 6-2, 6-2
R64 -        Pearlie Zhang (PRIN) def. Margaret Hui (COL), 6-2, 6-0
R64 -        Amber Yin (COL) def. Yelena Kim (FDU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
R64 -         Malak El Allami (COL) def. Maren Urata (PRIN) 6-1, 6-0
R64 -         Michelle Li (COL) def. Irene Cocero (NJIT), 6-0, 6-2
R64 -         Sophia Wang (COL) def. Maggie Forkner (LEH) 7-5, 7-5
R64 -        Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Dasha Chickhina (SFU) 6-3, 6-2
CR32-Q    Margaret Hui (COL) def. Wiktoria Czerny (SJU), 6-4, 6-1
R32 -         Paola Ueno Dalmonico (FORD) def. Amber Yin (COL), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
R32 -         Malak El Allami (COL) def. Ansley Cox (PSU), 7-6(7-1), 6-1
R32 -         Sophia Wang (COL) def. Zeynep Ilker (RUT), 6-0, 1-6, 6-2
R32 -         Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Thamara Frasser Kawaratani (TEMP), 6-2, 6-1
R16 -         Maiko Uchijima (PSU) def. Malak El Allami (COL), 7-5, 6-0
R16 -         Alice Ferlito (PRI) def. Sophia Wang (COL), 3-6, 7-6(7-5), 6-2
R16 -         Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Maria Daciana Ciubotaru (PSU), 7-5 ret.
Q -             Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Patricia Grigoras (PSU), 6-3, 6-4
SF -            Alice Ferlito (PRIN) def. Gayathri Krishnan (COL), 6-4, 6-2

Doubles - Main Draw
R64 -        Maelie Monfils/Ansley Cox (PSU) def. Sophia Wang/Emily Baek, WD
R64 -        Gayathri Krishnan/Sabrina Lin (COL) def. Laura Wipfli/Irene Cocero (NJIT) 8-3
R64 -        Maria Daciana Ciubotaru/Brianna Baldi (PSU) def.  Michelle Li/Margaret Hui (COL), 8-4
R64 -        Malak El Allami/Amber Yin (COL) def. Xintong Zhou/Savannah Cohen (RUT), 8-3
R32 -        Gayathri Krishnan/Sabrina Lin (COL) def. Daria Rogova/Celeste DAvis (Mercy), 8-1
R32 -        Malak El Allami/Amber Yin (COL) def. Valerija Maija Kargina/Isabella Aguiar (FORD), 8-1
R16 -        Gayathri Krishnan/Sabrina Lin (COL) def. Anastasia Kavounov/Rebecca Fiedler (DREX), 8-1
R16 -        Pearlie Zhang/Tsehay Driscoll (PRI) def. Malak El Allami/Amber Yin (COL) 8-6
Q -            Nevena Kolarevic/Julianne Nguyen (FOR) def. Gayathri Krishnan/Sabrina Lin (COL), 8-3

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