Women's Tennis

CNU Women's Tennis Opens Play at 2019 ITA Southeast Regional Championship

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- The Christopher Newport women's tennis team competed on the first day of the 2019 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Southeast Regional Championships on Saturday and picked up three wins in singles play and two wins in doubles action. 

In the championship draw of singles, three Christopher Newport players advanced to the Round of 32 with a first-round victory on Saturday. Reagan Delp picked up a 6-0, 6-3 win over Franklin & Marshall's Clara March, Amanda Yermal defeated Washington & Lee's Anna Kreynin, 6-1, 6-1, and fourth-seeded Johanna Ranta-aho defeated Swarthmore's Sonia Varma, 6-2, 6-0. 

In doubles play, Yermal paired with Olivia Reed to pick up an 8-4 win over a Franklin & Marshall pairing while Ranta-aho matched up with Kara Ferner for an 8-0 blanking of a Haverford tandem. 

The Christopher Newport contingent will continue play in the consolation brackets on Sunday. 

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW SINGLES
Round of 64
Christina Huynh (JHU) def. #9-seed Kara Ferner (CNU); 6-1, 7-5
Reagan Delp (CNU) def. Clara March (F&M); 6-0, 6-3
#9-seed Emma Kassan (Swarthmore) def. Ana Clara Borga (CNU); 6-0, 6-4
Evelyn Chang (JHU) def. Olivia Reed (CNU); 6-0, 6-2
#4-seed Johanna Ranta-aho (CNU) def. Sonia Varma (Swarthmore); 6-2, 6-0
Amanda Yermal (CNU) def. Anna Kreynin (W&L); 6-1, 6-1

Round of 32
#9-seed Lauren James (CMU) def. Reagan Delp (CNU); 6-0, 6-1
Madeline Fidel (CMU) def. #4-seed Johanna Ranta-aho (CNU); 6-2, 6-2
#9-seed Annika Kezman (Salisbury) def. Amanda Yermal (CNU); 7-6 (3), 6-0

B SINGLES DRAW
Round of 16
Skye Victor (F&M) def. Lucy Davis (CNU); 6-1, 6-1

CHAMPIONSHIP DRAW DOUBLES
Round of 32
#5-seed Olivia Reed/Amanda Yermal (CNU) def. Hayley Bidwell/Clara March (F&M); 8-4
#3-seed Courtney Ollis/Danna Taylor (CMU) def. Ana Clara Borga/Reagan Delp (CNU); 8-0
#5-seed Kara Ferner/Johanna Ranta-aho (CNU) def. Lisette Pham/Anne Tobin (Haverford); 8-0

Round of 16
Lindy Cornwall/Bin Zheng (CMU) def. #5-seed Olivia Reed/Amanda Yermal (CNU); 8-3
Anjali Devireddy/Margo Gerke (JHU) def. #5-seed Kara Ferner/Johanna Ranta-aho (CNU); 8-5
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Players Mentioned

Ana Clara Borga

Ana Clara Borga

5' 5"
Sophomore
Lucy Davis

Lucy Davis

5' 4"
Sophomore
Reagan Delp

Reagan Delp

5' 7"
Sophomore
Kara Ferner

Kara Ferner

5' 10"
Junior
Johanna Ranta-aho

Johanna Ranta-aho

5' 5"
Senior
Olivia Reed

Olivia Reed

5' 5"
Senior
Amanda Yermal

Amanda Yermal

5' 7"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Ana Clara Borga

Ana Clara Borga

5' 5"
Sophomore
Lucy Davis

Lucy Davis

5' 4"
Sophomore
Reagan Delp

Reagan Delp

5' 7"
Sophomore
Kara Ferner

Kara Ferner

5' 10"
Junior
Johanna Ranta-aho

Johanna Ranta-aho

5' 5"
Senior
Olivia Reed

Olivia Reed

5' 5"
Senior
Amanda Yermal

Amanda Yermal

5' 7"
Sophomore