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Women's Tennis Results From The Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational Of Virginia Beach

Women's Tennis Results From The Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational Of Virginia BeachWomen's Tennis Results From The Hampton Roads Collegiate Invitational Of Virginia Beach

Sept. 18, 2005

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The Old Dominion women's tennis team had several notable performances in their first tournament appearance of the 2005-06 season. Junior Larissa Santos (Florianopolis, Brazil) earned the Flight B singles titles, beating out teammate Barbara Kerner (Herxheim, Germany), and teamed with Linda Garder (Tallinn, Estonia) to claim the Flight B doubles title. Additionally, sophomore Barbara Costa (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) and Kerner took home the Flight A doubles title.

Costa and Kerner brought home ODU's first doubles title of the tournament by teaming up to defeat American's Brandi Kligman and Anne Magellan, 8-1, in the semifinals and Longwood's Romana Bucur and Elena Triebkorn, 8-6, in the bracket final.

Fight B singles featured three Lady Monarchs in the hunt for the bracket title. Garder opened play with a 6-1, 6-1, Round of 16 victory over Tracy Ross from North Carolina A&T. The quarterfinals featured a three-set, 5-7, 6-1, 6-4, come from behind win for Kerner against Laura Marin of Howard, a 0-6, 6-1, 6-3 come from behind victory for Garder against Brittany Huddleston from Longwood, and a straight set, 6-4, 6-1 win by Santos over CAA rival Ashley Reyher from James Madison. Although Santos fell behind in her first set, 5-7, to Ashley Melson of Longwood in the semis, she rallied back to win her next sets, 6-1, 6-1, to reach the finals. Meanwhile, in the other semifinal, it was Old Dominion vs. Old Dominion featuring Kerner vs. Garder. Kerner emerged with the victory, defeating her teammate, 1-6, 6-0, 6-1, setting up an ODU finale. In the Flight B bracket finale, Santos defeated Kerner, 6-3, 6-2, to take the title.

The Flight B singles ticket would not be Santos' only title of the day as she teamed with Garder to earn the Flight B doubles title, ODU's second of the tournament as well. The ODU duo picked up three wins en-route to the title, beginning with an 8-1 quarterfinal win over Hampton Roads rival Norfolk State. They followed with an 8-3 win over James Madison's Barrett Donner and Anna Khoor in the semifinals and an 8-3 victory over Brittany Huddleston and Ashley Melson in the final.

Costa won the Flight A consolation bracket after dropping her quarterfinal main draw in three sets, 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3, to Longwood's Romana Bucur. In the consolation bracket, Costa earned three victories, all in straight sets. In the quarterfinals she picked up a 7-5, 6-0 win over James Madison's Kristin Nordstrom and followed with a 6-1, 6-2 semifinal victory over Howard's Jasmine Smith. In the final, Costa played her way to a 6-2, 7-5 win over James Madison's Anna Khoor.

Additionally, newcomer Meredith Cutchin made her debut with the Lady Monarch women's tennis team. Playing in Flight C singles, she earned her first win with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Shannon Pittman of North Carolina A&T, 6-0, 6-1, in the Round of 16, before falling 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, to Washington College's Lydia Bull in the quarterfinals.

To view the tournament's complete bracket, click here.

The Lady Monarch women's tennis squad returns to action at the ITA All-American Championship in October.

RESULTS:

Flight A Singles:
QF: Romana Bucur (Longwood) def. Barbara Costa (ODU): 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3

Flight A Singles - Consolation:
QF: Barbara Costa (ODU) def. Kristin Nordstrom (JMU): 7-5, 6-0
SF: Barbara Costa (ODU) def. Jasmine Smith (Howard): 6-1, 6-2
F: Barbara Costa (ODU) def. Anna Khoor (JMU): 6-2, 7-5

Flight A Doubles:
SF: Barbara Costa/Barbara Kerner (ODU) def. Brandi Kligman/Anne Magellan (American): 8-1
F: Barbara Costa/Barbara Kerner (ODU) def. Romana Bucur/Elena Triebskorn (Longwood): 8-6

Flight B Singles:
16: Linda Garder (ODU) def. Tracy Ross (NC-A&T): 6-1, 6-1
QF: Barbara Kerner (ODU) def. Laura Marin (Howard): 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
QF: Linda Garder (ODU) def. Brittany Huddleston (Longwood): 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
QF: Larissa Santos (ODU) def. Ashley Reyher (JMU): 6-4, 6-1
SF: Barbara Kerner (ODU) def. Linda Garder (ODU): 1-6, 6-0, 6-1
SF: Larissa Santos (ODU) def. Ashley Melson (Longwood): 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
F: Larissa Santos (ODU) def. Barbara Kerner (ODU): 6-3, 6-2

Flight B Doubles:
QF: Linda Garder/Larissa Santos (ODU) def. Jennifer Itonyo/Fiorela Valdivia (NSU): 8-1
SF: Linda Garder/Larissa Santos (ODU) def. Barrett Donner/Anna Khoor (JMU): 8-3
F: Linda Garder/Larissa Santos (ODU) def. Brittany Huddleston/Ashley Melson (Longwood): 8-3

Flight C Singles:
16: Meredith Cutchin (ODU) def. Shannon Pittman (NC-A&T): 6-0, 6-1
QF: Lydia Bull (Washington Coll.) def. Meredith Cutchin (ODU): 2-6, 6-3, 6-1