Troy University Athletics
Main Draw Begins At USTA Tennis Classic
9/30/2008 5:00:00 AM | Tennis
The final four main draw spots were decided by qualifying matches on Tuesday morning at the Lunsford Tennis Complex in Troy.
Megan Moulton-Levy defeated Elizabeth Lumpkin 4-6, 7-6(7), 6-2.
Second-seeded qualifier Petra Rampre defeated Natalia Ryzhonkova 0-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Third-seeded Gabriela Paz defeated fifth-seeded qualifier Mirjana Lucic 7-6(5), Ret.
Coco Vandeweghe defeated fourth-seeded qualifier Maria Mokh 6-2, 6-3.
Paz, Vandeweghe, Rampre and Moulton-Levy will compete in main draw matches today. Vandeweghe and Paz met in the U.S Open Junior Championship match earlier this year, with Vandeweghe winning the match.
Main draw action saw six matches take place on Tuesday:
Alexandra Mueller defeated Nicole Thyssen 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-3.
Fourth-seeded Catalina Castano defeated Raquel Kops-Jones 6-4, 6-2.
Madison Brengle defeated Libby Muma 6-0, 6-0.
Melanie Oudin defeated fifth-seeded Angela Haynes 6-4, 7-6(2).
Sandy Gumulya defeated Romana Tedjakusuma 6-3, 6-3.
Sharon Fichman defeated third-seeded Jelena Pandzic 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
The doubles main draw began on Tuesday as well:
Top-seeded Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears defeated Tomoko Dokei and Mami Inoue 6-1, 6-1.
Third-seeded Nueza Silva and Nicole Thyssen defeated Sharon Fichman and Georgie Stoop 6-4, 1-6 [13-11].
Mallory Cecil and Megan Moulton-Levy defeated Allie Will and Alexandra Mueller 7-5, 7-5.
Fourth-seeded Madison Brengle and Anna Tatishvili defeated Gabriela Dabrowski and Margot Carter 6-2, 6-1.
Lauren Embree and Alexa Guarachi defeated Maureen Diaz and Chieh-Yu Hsu 6-2, 6-0.
Main draw action continues today starting at 10 a.m. at the Lunsford Tennis Complex. Other events at the Classic today are a youth tennis clinic for 70 students from Goshen Elementary School. There will also be a Pro-Am tournament tonight at 6 pm.
