PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-- The Penn State women's tennis team finished out day two at the Cissie Leary Invitational. Sydney Weinberg (Winchester, Mass.) moves on to compete in the semifinals of flight B singles tomorrow.
Weinberg faced off against Mya Fuentes of Drexel in the quarterfinals. In a close match against Fuentes, Weinberg won 3-6, 6-3, 10-4. Weinberg will compete in the semifinals tomorrow against Yekaterina Alferova of Columbia, with a win sealing her spot in the flight B final.
Olivia Ryan (Victoria, Australia) got the first win of her college career today, against Oleksandra Doroschenko of Temple, 6-3, 4-6, 10-6. Gracy Hirsch (Cincinnati, Ohio) took on Alice Patch from Temple, falling 6-1, 6-3. Olivia Rohrbacher (Sandusky, Ohio) took on Sarah Campbell of Cornell, falling in a very close match, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.
In doubles, Rohrbacher/Ryan faced off against Ziouti/Fuentes of Drexel, winning 6-4. Weinberg/Hirsch took on Richards/Zhu of the University of Pennsylvania, falling 7-6 (2).
"Everyone that played today, had a specific, personal goal which they each accomplished," said head coach Chris Cagle. "That led to some wins and improved our overall play. I was pleased with how we competed and improved today. Sydney Weinberg is competing to win her flight tomorrow. Olivia Rohrbacher played well and played hard today, in a match that could have gone either way. Olivia Ryan finished off a three-setter in singles. Gracy Hirsch is playing well and I expect her to breakthrough. I am looking forward to us finishing the tournament strong tomorrow!"
Play will close out tomorrow for the Nittany Lions at the Cissie Leary Invitational.
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