CHAMPAIGN, ILL. – The 2022 NCAA Doubles Championships got underway on Tuesday with the round of 32 matchups as the Old Dominion duo of Tatsiana Sasnouskaya and Yuliia Starodubtseva advanced.
Sasnouskaya and Starodubtseva, seeded 5-8, defeated Ana Paula Melilo and Kit Giluhur of North Florida 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the round of 16. On Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m. EDT, the ODU tandem will take on 37th-ranked Anna Ross and Holly Staff of Vanderbilt. They defeated a pair from Notre Dame 6-3, 6-3 in their opening match. Melilo and Gilhur finish 19-4 on the year and were ranked 33rd.
The ODU duo are now 33-6 on the year and were ranked eighth nationally heading into the tournament.
ODU HEAD COACH DOMINIC MANILLA ON OPENING MATCH
"Yuliia and Tanya did a great job battling through some tight spots today. North Florida came ready to play and really pushed us. We know Kit Giluhur has a lot of game and we have a ton of respect for her. I'm pleased with today's performance as it was a great team effort.
Perhaps Yuliia was a little down after yesterday's result, but once the first ball was struck you could tell it was behind her. Credit to Tanya for providing stability to our team today from the start. It was good to see Yuliia and Tanya syncing so well. I look forward to tomorrow's match vs Vanderbilt.
Sasnouskaya-Starodubtseva Advance In NCAA Doubles Tournament
