DEKALB, Ill. – Bradley Tennis brought the Fall slate to a close over Halloween weekend at the NIU Huskie Indoor Invitational.
In addition to facing opponents from the hosts, Northern Illinois, Bradley faced competition from IU Indy, Chicago State and Marquette.
In doubles action,
Jada Iverson and
Amber Sharp picked up a pair of victories on Saturday, including a 6-0 result over Rebeca Garcia Miralles and Sophia Shlyakhta. The duos of
Ann Hsieh and
Ruby Tseng and
Erica Allan and
Compassion Tsai also picked up doubles wins on Friday. Allan and Tsai's victory marked Allan's first collegiate tennis win.
In singles,
Ruby Tseng and
Ann Hsieh won their first two matches to qualify for the Final in Flight 1 and Flight 2, respectively. Tseng won her two matches in straight sets, while Hsieh battled to an 11-9 super-tiebreak win to qualify for the finals.
Amber Sharp and
Jada Iverson each won matches in Flight 3 on Sunday.
COMING UP...
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DOUBLES PLAY
FRIDAY ROUND 1
Ann Hsieh/
Ruby Tseng def. Hanan Awale/Kally Kadzinski (IU Indy); 6-0
Theodora Kousiou/Iben Storkaas (NIU) def.
Jada Iverson/
Amber Sharp; 6-2
FRIDAY ROUND 2
Natalia Varela Herrera/Lucia Yecora (NIU) def.
Jada Iverson/
Amber Sharp; 6-1
Verona Fitzgerald Madigan/Danira N'Dengoue (CSU) def.
Erica Allan/
Compassion Tsai; 6-3
Theodora Kousiou/Iben Storkaas (NIU) def.
Ann Hsieh/
Ruby Tseng; 6-4
EXTRA FRIDAY MATCH
Erica Allan/
Compassion Tsai def. Chloe Bailey/Bella Duncan (IU Indy); 6-3
SATURDAY ROUND 1
Jada Iverson/
Amber Sharp def. Rebeca Garcia Miralles/Sophia Shlyakhta (NIU); 6-0
Natalia Varela Herrera/Lucia Yecora (NIU) def.
Ann Hsieh/
Ruby Tseng; 7-6 (4)
Lea Holmlund/Kate Thorne (MU) def.
Erica Allan/
Compassion Tsai; 6-4
SATURDAY ROUND 2
Rebeca Garcia Miralles/Sophia Shlyakhta (NIU) def.
Ann Hsieh/
Ruby Tseng; 7-6 (3)
Bella Duncan/Kally Kadzinski (IU Indy) def.
Erica Allan/
Compassion Tsai; 6-0
Jada Iverson/
Amber Sharp def. Polina Agapitova/Maia Warlies (CSU); 7-6 (4)
SINGLES PLAY
FLIGHT 1
Ruby Tseng def. Maria Poon (MU); 6-1, 6-1 [Quarterfinals]
Ruby Tseng def. Theodora Kousiou (NIU); 6-4, 7-6 (4) [Semifinals]
Rebeca Garcia Miralles (NIU) def.
Ruby Tseng; 6-2, 6-0 [Finals]
FLIGHT 2
Ann Hsieh def. Chloe Bailey (IU Indy); 6-4, 6-4 [Quarterfinals]
Ann Hsieh def. Iben Storkaas (NIU); 3-6, 6-3, 11-9 [Semifinals]
Lucia Yecora (NIU) def.
Ann Hsieh; 6-0, 6-1 [Finals]
Lucia Yecora (NIU) def.
Compassion Tsai; 6-2, 6-0 [Quarterfinals]
Polina Agapitova (CSU) def.
Compassion Tsai via walkover
Chloe Bailey (IU Indy) def.
Compassion Tsai via walkover
FLIGHT 3 - FRIDAY
Natalia Varela Herrera (NIU) def.
Jada Iverson; 7-5, 6-1
Malika Kabdesh (NIU) def.
Amber Sharp; 6-3, 7-5
FLIGHT 3 - FRIDAY EXTRA MATCH
Paulina Masherava (NIU) def.
Erica Allan; 6-0, 6-0
FLIGHT 3 - SATURDAY
Hanan Awale (IU Indy) def.
Erica Allan; 6-1, 6-0
Paulina Masherava (NIU) def.
Amber Sharp; 6-2, 6-2
Malika Kabdesh (NIU) def.
Jada Iverson; 6-1, 6-3
FLIGHT 3 - SUNDAY
Amber Sharp def. Danira N'Dengoue (CSU); 4-0 (opponent retirement)
Jada Iverson def. Paulina Masherava (NIU); 6-1, 6-4
FLIGHT 3 - SUNDAY EXTRA MATCHES
Maia Warlies (CSU) def.
Erica Allan; 6-0, 6-0