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Clemson, S.C.\u00a0— The Western Carolina women’s tennis team picked up a handful of wins against stout competition this weekend as they wrapped up play at the first annual Duckworth Fall Classic, hosted by the Clemson Tigers.<\/p>\n
The Catamounts posted an overall record of 3-9 in singles play, with freshman Jenelle Roberts<\/a> recording a pair of solo wins. The team went 3-6 in doubles action as well, with Roberts and sophomore transfer Keira Stewart<\/a> picking up two of WCU’s doubles victories. Seven of WCU’s singles matches required either a tiebreak or a third set.<\/p>\n Friday was the best day in terms of singles performances for the Catamounts, with Roberts and sophomore Colorado State transfer Mariya Dobreva<\/a> picking up three-set wins over Furman’s Lily Doherty and Molly Robinson. Mia Miranda<\/a>, a junior transfer from Western Kentucky, nearly came away with a win over Clemson’s Sophie Clayton as well, taking her first set 7-6(5), but falling 6-2, 6-2 in the remaining two.<\/p>\n WCU didn’t see as much action on Saturday, but did pick up its first doubles win of the weekend thanks to the pairing of Stewart and Roberts. The duo battled with Bianca Ceroni and Molly Robinson from Furman, taking a 7-6(6) win over the SoCon rival. Axelle Van Beurden<\/a>, a true freshman from Antwerp, Belgium, also recorded a doubles win on the day, pairing with Clemson’s Sophie Clayton for a 6-4 victory over a joint pairing of Furman’s Lily Doherty and Old Dominion’s Mya Byrd.<\/p>\n Roberts enjoyed an undefeated day on Sunday, highlighted by a singles win over Notre Dame’s Esther Vyrlan. Roberts claimed the first set 6-4, before Vyrlan evened the match in the second with a 6-4 win of her own. Roberts secured the victory with a 6-3 third set. Roberts combined with Keira Stewart<\/a> again for a doubles win as well, rolling 6-0 against Notre Dame’s pairing of Esther Vyrlan and Jessica Kovalcik. \u00a0<\/p>\n Up Next for The Catamounts:<\/p>\n WCU returns to fall competition for the ITA Division I regionals in Chapel Hill, N.C., as competition begins Oct. 16 runs through Oct. 21. The Catamounts then compete in the Southern Conference Playoff in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Oct. 24-26.<\/p>\n Duckworth Fall Classic \u2013 Full Results:\u00a0<\/p>\n Friday, Oct. 3:\u00a0<\/p>\n 10:00 a.m. – Singles Furman vs ODU\/WCU\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 1: Elle Warren (Furman) vs\u00a0Victoria Matasova (ODU)\u00a03-6,6-3, 6-4\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 2: Sasha Dimitrov (Furman) vs\u00a0Ulyana Romanova (ODU)\u00a06-7(4), 6-4,6-2\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 3: Lillie Murphy (Furman) vs\u00a0Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU)\u00a07-5,6-7(2),6-2\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 4: Macy Hitchcock (Furman) vs\u00a0Marina Markina (ODU)\u00a06-3,6-2\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 5: Bianca Ceroni (Furman) vs\u00a0Mya Byrd (ODU)\u00a02-6,7-6(5),6-4\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 6: Lily Doherty (Furman) vs\u00a0Mariya Dobreva<\/a> (WCU)\u00a07-6(4),5-7,6-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 7: Molly Robinson (Furman) vs\u00a0Jenelle Roberts<\/a> (WCU)\u00a06-2,5-7,6-4\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 8:\u00a0Sophie Clayton (Clemson)\u00a0vs Mia Miranda<\/a> (WCU)\u00a06-7(5), 6-2, 6-2\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n 12:30 p.m. – Doubles Furman vs Clemson, Notre Dame vs ODU\/WCU\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 5:\u00a0Jade Groen<\/a>\/Artemis Aslanisvili (Clemson)\u00a0vs Bianca Ceroni\/Molly Robinson (Furman)\u00a06-2\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 3:\u00a0Romana Cisovska\/Candela Yecora (Clemson)\u00a0vs Elle Warren\/Macy Hitchcock (Furman)\u00a06-2\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 1:\u00a0Ami Smejkalova\/Gaia Parravicini (Clemson)\u00a0vs Sasha Dimitrov\/Lillie Murphy (Furman)\u00a06-2\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 2:\u00a0Sophie Clayton(Clemson)\/Mya Byrd(ODU)\u00a0vs Doherty(Furman)\/Zoe Lui(WCU)\u00a06-2\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 4: Bianca Molnar\/Bojana Pozder (Notre Dame) vs\u00a0Victoria Matasova\/Marina Markina (ODU)\u00a07-5\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 6:\u00a0Akari Matsuno\/Sophia Holod (Notre Dame) vs Lidiia Rasskouskaia\/Ulyana Romanova (ODU)\u00a06-2\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 7:\u00a0Jessica Kovalcik\/Rylie Hanford (Notre Dame) vs\u00a0Mariya Dobreva<\/a>\/Mia Miranda<\/a> (WCU)\u00a06-4\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 8:\u00a0Esther Vyrlan\/Mari Louise Van Zyl (Notre Dame)\u00a0vs Kira Stewart\/Janelle Roberts (WCU)\u00a06-3\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n 1:30 p.m. – Singles Clemson vs Notre Dame\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 1:\u00a0Ami Smejkalova (Clemson)\u00a0vs Bojana Pozder (Notre Dame)\u00a00-6,6-2,7-6(6)\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 2: Candela Yecora (Clemson) vs\u00a0Akari Matsuno (Notre Dame)\u00a06-4,6-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 3:\u00a0Jade Groen<\/a> (Clemson)\u00a0vs Sophia Holod (Notre Dame)\u00a06-0,7-5\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 4: Artemis Aslanisvili (Clemson) vs\u00a0Bianca Molnar (Notre Dame)\u00a07-6(3),6-1\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 5:\u00a0Romana Cisovska (Clemson)\u00a0vs Rylie Hanford (Notre Dame)\u00a04-6,6-2,7-5\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 6:\u00a0Ria Bhakta (Clemson)\u00a0vs Jessica Kovalcik (Notre Dame)\u00a07-5,6-0\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 7: Gaia Parravicini (Clemson) vs\u00a0Mari Louise Van Zyl (Notre Dame)\u00a06-2,6-0\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 8: Axelle Van Beurden<\/a> (WCU) vs\u00a0Esther Vyrlan (Notre Dame)\u00a06-2,6-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Saturday, Oct. 4:\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a011:00 a.m. – Singles Furman vs Notre Dame\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 1:\u00a0Elle Warren (Furman)\u00a0vs Akari Matsuno (Notre Dame)\u00a06-4,4-6,6-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 2: Lillie Murphy (Furman) vs\u00a0Bianca Molnar (Notre Dame)\u00a06-1,6-2\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 3: Sasha Dimitrov (Furman) vs\u00a0Bojana Pozder (Notre Dame)\u00a06-3,6-4\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 4: Macy Hitchcock (Furman) vs\u00a0Sophia Holod (Notre Dame)\u00a06-3,6-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 5: Bianca Ceroni (Furman) vs\u00a0Esther Vyrlan (Notre Dame)\u00a06-3,6-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 6: Lily Doherty (Furman) vs\u00a0Rylie Hanford (Notre Dame)\u00a06-4,6-1\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 7: Molly Robinson (Furman) vs\u00a0Mari Louise Van Zyl (Notre Dame)\u00a06-3,6-1\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 8: Mia Miranda<\/a> (WCU) vs\u00a0Jessica Kovalcik (Notre Dame)\u00a06-0,6-2\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n 1:30 p.m. \u2013 Doubles Clemson vs Notre Dame, Furman vs ODU\/WCU\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 5:\u00a0Jade Groen<\/a>\/Artemis Aslanisvili (Clemson)\u00a0vs Rylie Hanford\/Mari Louise Van Zyl (Notre Dame)\u00a06-4\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 3: Romana Cisovska\/Candela Yecora (Clemson) vs\u00a0Bianca Molnar\/Bojana Pozder (Notre Dame)\u00a06-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 1:\u00a0Ami Smejkalova\/Gaia Parravicini (Clemson)\u00a0vs Akari Matsuno\/Sophia Holod (Notre Dame)\u00a06-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 2:\u00a0Sophie Clayton(Clemson)\/Axelle Van Beurden<\/a> (WCU)\u00a0vs Mya Byrd(ODU)\/Lily Doherty (Furman)\u00a06-4\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 4: Mariya Dobreva<\/a>\/Mia Miranda<\/a> (WCU) vs\u00a0Jessica Kovalcik\/Esther Vyrlan (Notre Dame)\u00a06-4\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 6:\u00a0Keira Stewart<\/a>\/Janelle Roberts (WCU)\u00a0vs Bianca Ceroni\/Molly Robinson (Furman)\u00a07-6(6)\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 7: Lidiia Rasskouskaia\/Ulyana Romanova (ODU) vs\u00a0Lillie Murphy\/Sasha Dimitrov (Furman)\u00a07-6(3)\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 8:\u00a0\u00a0Victoria Matasova\/Marina Markina (ODU)\u00a0vs Elle Warren\/Macy Hitchcock (Furman)\u00a06-2\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n 1:30 p.m. – Singles Clemson vs Notre Dame\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 1: Ami Smejkalova (Clemson) vs\u00a0Victoria Matasova (ODU)\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 2:\u00a0Jade Groen<\/a> (Clemson)\u00a0vs Ulyana Romanova (ODU)\u00a06-4,6-0\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 3:\u00a0Candela Yecora (Clemson)\u00a0vs Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU)\u00a06-2,7-6(3)\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 4:\u00a0Romana Cisovska (Clemson)\u00a0vs Marina Markina (ODU)\u00a06-3,6-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 5:\u00a0Artemis Aslanisvili (Clemson) vs Mya Byrd (ODU)\u00a06-1,6-1\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 6:\u00a0Ria Bhakta (Clemson)\u00a0vs Mariya Dobreva<\/a> (WCU)\u00a06-1,7-5\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 7:\u00a0Gaia Parravicini (Clemson)\u00a0vs Zoe Lui (WCU)\u00a06-2,6-0\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 8:\u00a0Sophie Clayton (Clemson)\u00a0vs\u00a0Axelle Van Beurden<\/a> (WCU)\u00a06-2,3-6,6-1\u00a0<\/p>\n Sunday, Oct. 5<\/p>\n 9:00 a.m. – Singles ODU\/WCU vs Notre Dame\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 1: Victoria Matasova (ODU) vs\u00a0Bianca Molnar (Notre Dame)\u00a0\u00a06-4,6-7(1),6-1\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 2: Ulyana Romanova (ODU) vs\u00a0Bojana Pozder (Notre Dame)\u00a06-3,6-0\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 3:\u00a0Lidiia Rasskouskaia (ODU)\u00a0vs Akari Matsuno (Notre Dame)\u00a06-4,6-7(2),6-4\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 4: Marina Markina (ODU) vs\u00a0Sophia Holod (Notre Dame)\u00a06-3, 7-6(3)\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 5: Mya Byrd (ODU) vs\u00a0Rylie Hanford (Notre Dame)\u00a06-4,6-1\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 6: Mariya Dobreva<\/a> (WCU) vs\u00a0Mari Louise Van Zyl (Notre Dame)\u00a06-0,6-1\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 7:\u00a0Jenelle Roberts<\/a> (WCU)\u00a0vs Esther Vyrlan (Notre Dame)\u00a06-4,4-6,6-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 8: Axelle Van Beurden<\/a> (WCU)\u00a0vs\u00a0Jessica Kovalcik (Notre Dame)\u00a06-1,7-5\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n 11:30 p.m. \u2013 Doubles Clemson vs ODU\/WCU, Furman vs Notre Dame\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 5:\u00a0Jade Groen<\/a>\/Artemis Aslanisvili (Clemson)\u00a0vs Mariya Dobreva<\/a>\/Mia Miranda<\/a> (WCU)\u00a06-0\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 3:\u00a0Romana Cisovska\/Candela Yecora (Clemson)\u00a0vs Victoria Matasova\/Marina Markina (ODU)\u00a06-2\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 1: Ami Smejkalova\/Gaia Parravicini (Clemson) vs\u00a0Lidiia Rasskouskaia\/Ulyana Romanova (ODU)\u00a06-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 2:\u00a0Sophie Clayton(Clemson)\/Molly Robinson(Furman)\u00a0vs Axelle Van Beurden<\/a>(WCU)\/Mya Byrd(ODU)\u00a06-4\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 4:\u00a0Lillie Murphy\/Sasha Dimitrov (Furman)\u00a0vs Bojana Pozder\/Bianca Molnar (Notre Dame)\u00a06-3\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 6:\u00a0Elle Warren\/Macy Hitchcock (Furman)\u00a0vs Akari Matsuno\/Sophia Holod (Notre Dame)\u00a06-2\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 7: Bianca Ceroni\/Lily Doherty (Furman) vs\u00a0Mari Louise Van Zyl\/Rylie Hanford (Notre Dame)\u00a06-0\u00a0<\/p>\n Court 8:\u00a0\u00a0Jenelle Roberts<\/a>\/Keira Stewart<\/a> (WCU)\u00a0vs Esther Vyrlan\/Jessica Kovalcik (Notre Dame)\u00a06-0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n 12:30 p.m. – Singles Clemson vs Furman\u00a0<\/p>\n