Ospreys Advance on Day One of Eagle Invite
1/16/2010 11:51:01 PM | Women's Tennis
FULL RESULTS - Day One
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Senior Raquel Castro and sophomore Aline Berkenbrock teamed up to advance in flight one doubles, while freshman Melanie Aguirre and junior Victoria Krook advanced in flight three, on Saturday during the first day of the Hilton Garden Inn Eagle Invite, hosted by Florida Gulf Coast at the FGCU Tennis Complex in Fort Myers, Fla.
“I was very pleased with the way we played on our first day,” said head coach Rodrigo
Castro and Berkenbrock defeated newcomers Mallory Weber and Jamie Mera of
Krook and Aguirre teamed up to drop Purdue's Bhavani Tirumurti and Imogen Golder, 8-4. Purdue finished the 2009 season with a No. 68 team ranking in the final ITA standings. Krook and Aguirre will play
In the flight two doubles, sophomore transfer Danielle Day and junior Lauren Holton fell 8-5, to
In singles action Holton and Aguirre both advanced in their respective flights. Holton defeated FAMU's Latreece Olagbegi in the No. 5 flight, 6-1, 6-3. She will face Purdue's Golder on Sunday.
Aguirre dropped Jeremie Benjamine,
In the No. 1 flight Castro fell to No. 75 ranked singles player Zara Harutyunyan of
Berkenbrock fell to
In the No. 3 flight, Day fell to Angelika Jogasura of
Krook fell to Pantusart of Akron in a close three set match, 2-6, 6-4, 10-7, and will play FAMU's Kathline Durden on Sunday in the consolation draw of the No. 4 flight.
The Hilton Garden Inn Eagle Invite will continue on Sunday, Jan. 16, with doubles play beginning at 8 a.m. followed by the semifinals of the main and consolation singles flights.
