From Emory University Athletics
The draws for the 2014 USTA/ ITA Small College Nationals
have been released, with junior Beatrice
Rosen selected as the fourth-seeded player in the
singles draw, and the pairing of sophomore Katarina
Su and freshman Anna Fuhr chosen
as the fourth-seeded duo in the doubles draw.
Rosen will open play against Rebecca Ho of Washington
University (Mo.) at 8:30 AM on Thursday, October
9th. The semifinal and consolation
matches of the singles draw will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday,
October 10th, with the championship and
third-place matches at 8:30 AM on Saturday, October
11th, followed by the fifth- and
seventh-place matches at 10:30 AM.
Rosen will face either Caroline Ward, the top-seeded singles
player in the draw from Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges, or Ashnaa
Rao from Johns Hopkins University in her second match.
Participants on the other side of the draw include Andrea Madrigal
of La Verne, Kate Christensen of Vassar, Megan Humphreys of
Wisconsin-Whitewater and the winner of a play-in match between
Sofia Vega of Texas Lutheran and Courtney Lawless of
Whitman.
Su and Fuhr will begin doubles action on Thursday at 1:00 PM
against Emma Chow and Tess Trinka of Bowdoin, with semifinal and
consolation matches to follow at 5:00 PM on Thursday. The
fifth-, seventh-, and third-place matches of the doubles draw will
be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, followed by the championship at 5:00
PM.
Su and Fuhr will face either top-seeded Caroline Ward and
Katie Kuosman of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, or Bridgid McGuire and
Alicia Beck of Wisconsin-Whitewater in their second match.
First round matches on the bottom half of the draw include
second-seeded Patricia Kirkland and Sonja Meighan of Washington and
Lee against Laila Ed Dessouki and Carmen Lai of New York
University, and third-seeded Megan Tang and Ariana Iranpour of
Chicago against the winner of the play-in match between Trinity's
Liza Southwick and Marie Lutz and Whitman's Courtney Lawless and
Morgan Lawless.
In addition to the Division III draw, teams from Division II,
NAIA and Junior/Community Colleges will be competing as well.
The singles and doubles champions at each divisional level will
then compete to become the overall "Super Bowl" champions, later in
the weekend. The "Super Bowl" champions earn wild cards into the
USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships with the
opportunity to win the culminating event held at the USTA Billie
Jean King National Tennis Center.
All matches at the USTA/ ITA Small College National
Championships will be held at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter,
South Carolina.