LYNCHBURG, Va.-- The Penn State women's tennis team wrapped up day three at the ITA Atlantic Regionals, after a rain delay drove play late into the evening. Samantha Smith (Cary, N.C.) forced a third set in her final match of the day to move on to the quarterfinals.
"After being at the tennis center for over 14 hours today, we ended the day with Sammi [Smith] battling and competing to continue playing tomorrow in the quarters," said head coach Chris Cagle. "I give her opponent a lot of credit for playing great tennis. Sammi really hung tough and her composure and competitiveness came through in the end. The entire team has been working hard and regionals shows us where we are in our progress. I look forward to us continuing to push to get better and that continues tomorrow with Sammi against another quality opponent."
Singles
Smith started her day with a strong showing against West Virginia's Anastasiia Bovolskaya, winning 6-4, 6-4. In the round of 16, Smith took on Virginia's Hunter Bleser, where she climbed back from a first set loss, to win, 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-3. Smith advances to the quarterfinals where she will take on Virginia's Meghan Kelly tomorrow.
Gabby O'Gorman (Gunnedah, N.S. Wales, Australia) fell to Old Dominion's Holly Hutchinson, 6-2, 6-4.
Shannon Hanley (Kensington, Md.) faced James Madison's Abby Amos in back draw singles, falling 6-1, 6-2.
Frederikke Svarre (Copenhagen, Denmark) defeated Virginia Tech's Rita Pinto in the back draw, 6-2, 6-1.
Chelsea Sawyer (Clemmons, N.C.) defeated West Virginia's Christina Jordan, in a back draw match shortened due to retirement, 6-2, 5-5 ret.
Doubles
Olivia Rohrbacher (Sandusky, Ohio) and Svarre saw action today in the quarterfinals where they took on Old Dominion's Yulia Starodubsteva and Oleksandra Andrieieva, falling 8-4.
Play will continue tomorrow for the Nittany Lions. Full results from all of today's matches can be found here.
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