Penn State Women's Tennis Starts Strong at ITA Atlantic RegionalPenn State Women's Tennis Starts Strong at ITA Atlantic Regional

Penn State Women's Tennis Starts Strong at ITA Atlantic Regional

Oct. 21, 2010

NORFOLK, Va. - The Penn State women's tennis team had a strong opening day at the ITA Atlantic Regional as junior Fernanda Perrotta (Buenos Aires, Argentina) advanced to the singles main draw of through the qualification bracket.

Perrotta defeated eighth-ranked Isel Martinez-Marcos of Virginia Tech, 7-5, 6-2, in her opening match. In the second round, Perrotta bested UMBC's Heidi Danielsson, 7-5, 6-2, to advance to the main draw.

Freshman Carmen Sandor (Toronto, Canada) also competed in the singles qualifying draw, winning her first match 6-3, 6-2, against Temple's Jordan Batey. Sandor came up short in the second round by Georgetown's Lauren Greco, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3.

In doubles action, Perrotta and freshman Marie-Frederique Bedard (Montreal, Canada) picked up a thrilling 9-7 opening round win over Marshall's Kristina Kopricina and Karli Timko. Sandor and Maria Prishlyak (Kiev, Ukraine) were beaten 8-2 by Virginia's Marjorie Baker and Caryssa Peretz. Petra Januskova (Ottawa, Canada) and Amy Simidian (Carlstadt, N.J.) are the ninth-ranked doubles team and received a first round bye. They will face UMBC's Kim Berghaus and Emily Mannix tomorrow at 10 a.m., while Perrotta and Bedard will play Maryland's Jordan Hansbrough and Julia Huschke at 9 a.m.

The tournament will run through Sunday. The singles main draw will begin at 11 a.m. For live stats throughout the tournament, visit http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=100947

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2010 ITA Atlantic Regional

Singles
Qualifying
First Round

Carmen Sandor, Penn State, def. Jordan Batey, Temple, 6-3, 6-2
Fernanda Perrotta, Penn State, def. Isel Martinez-Marcos, Virginia Tech, 7-5, 6-2

Second Round

Lauren Greco, Georgetown, def. Carmen Sandor, Penn State, 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
Fernanda Perrotta, Penn State, def. Heidi Danielsson, UMBC, 7-5, 6-2

Doubles
First Round

Marie-Frederique Bedard/Fernanda Perrotta, Penn State, def. Kristina Kopricina/Karli Timko, Marshall, 9-7
Marjorie Baker/Caryssa Peretz, Virginia, def. Carmen Sandor/Maria Prishlyak, Penn State, 8-2