Oct. 25, 2014 Draws/Results
MORAGA, Calif. - Lani-Rae Green and Frederique Sleiffer earned main draw singles victories, four UC Davis doubles pairings enjoyed a successful Friday and another Aggie recorded a doubles upset as part of a mixed team in the first day of action from the Korth Tennis Complex in the inaugural day of the Saint Mary's Invitational.
Due to inclement weather, Saturday's action will not start until 1 p.m. All remaining doubles matches will now take place as part of Sunday's schedule as only singles competition will take place throughout the second of the three-day event.
Sleiffer easily advanced to the quarterfinal round of the White Flight after downing Cal Poly's Hannah Stone in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-1. Also earning a win in that same flight was Green; she pulled out a three-set triumph after winning the final frame by a 7-5 margin. Green also won the opening set by that same score before dropping the second set, 2-6.
Kristy Jorgensen and Layla Sanders also breezed past a pair of Mustangs by winning their Red Flight doubles match, 8-1.
Highlighted by Sleiffer and Kecki's run, Round of 16 doubles action in the White Flight featured a slew of UC Davis victories. Sleiffer /Kecki started their day by pulling away from USF's Ines Texiera / Mili Hadzi-Tanovic, 8-6, before capturing one of four semifinal berths by virtue of a gutsy performance against the bracket's No. 3 seed.
Forced to compete in a tiebreak against Pacific's Cristina Saenz de Buruaga and Regina Suarez , Sleiffer and Kecki showed no mercy by shutting out their Tiger opponents to capture the decisive doubles point.
Samantha Martino was another Aggie that pulled off a doubles upset. Joined by Stephanie Lin from Cal, the mixed pair doubled up on No. 4 seed Delphin Rouvillois and Zeina El Tawil to post an 8-4 victory over Santa Clara's highest doubles seed.
Defeated by one Aggie, Sleiffer, in singles action, Reed fell to another alongside partner Hannah Stone when Green and Tiffany Pham pulled away to post an 8-6 win.
After receiving a bye in the opening round of singles competition in the Blue Flight, Leilani Tice will take on Sacramento State's Andie Mouzes in a quarterfinal contest that will start at 1 p.m.
Also advancing to Sunday's doubles semifinals in the Blue Flight are Claire Meunier and Tice. They will face fellow Big West tandem Priscilla Garcia and Stacy Yam from UC Santa Barbara on Sunday.
Saint Mary's Fall Invitational
Oct. 24, 2014 - UC Davis results only
Korth Tennis Complex (Moraga, Calif.)
Red Singles
Round of 32
Samantha Polayes (GON) def. Kristy Jorgensen (UCD) 6-3, 6-4
Catherine Leduc (5) (SMC) def. Layla Sanders (UCD) 7-5, 6-3
White Singles
Round of 32
Lani-Rae Green (UCD) def. Jessica Willett (SJ) 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
Frederique Sleiffer (UCD) def. Hannah Stone (CP) 6-3, 6-1
Riko Shimizu (UW) def. Tiffany Pham (UCD) 6-0, 6-3
Kylie Peek (GON) def. Samantha Martino (UCD) 6-2, 6-0
Stacy Yam (UCSB) def. Kamila Kecki (UCD) 7-5, 6-2
Red Doubles
Round of 16
Kristy Jorgensen / Layla Sanders (UCD) def. Dane Joubert / Louise Oxnevad (CP) 8-1
Quarterfinals
Andrea Ka / Marina Nikolic (1) (USF) def. Kristy Jorgensen / Layla Sanders (UCD) 8-2
White Doubles
Round of 16
Lani-Rae Green / Tiffany Pham (UCD) def. Hannah Stone / Molly Reed (CP) 8-6
Stephanie Lin (CAL) / Samantha Martino (UCD) def. Delphin Rouvillois / Zeina El Tawil (4) (SC) 8-4
Frederique Sleiffer / Kamila Kecki (UCD) def. Ines Texiera / Mili Hadzi-Tanovic (USF) 8-6
Quarterfinals
Julianna Bacelar / Marie Klocker (1) (SJ) def. Lani-Rae Green / Tiffany Pham (UCD) 8-1
Julija Lukac / Riko Shimizu (UW) def. Stephanie Lin (CAL) / Samantha Martino (UCD) 8-4
Frederique Sleiffer / Kamila Kecki (UCD) def. Cristina Saenz de Buruaga / Regina Suarez (3) (PAC) 8-7 (0)