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Ellis advances to singles finals at Duke Invitational
09.18.2010 | Women's Tennis
Sept. 18, 2010
CARY, N.C. -- Texas sophomore Aeriel Ellis notched a pair of singles wins to reach the finals in singles flight "B" Saturday at the Duke Invitational.
Ellis (Hayward, Calif.) started the day with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over North Carolina's Shinann Featherston in the flight "B" quarterfinals before finishing off Duke's 50th-ranked Elizabeth Plotkin, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals. Ellis will take on Duke's 25th-ranked Reka Zsilinszka in Sunday's finals.
Senior Caroline Larsson notched a 6-1, 7-6 (4) win over Wisconsin's Hannah Berner in the flight "B" quarters before falling to Zsilinszka in the semifinals. Senior Maggie Mello registered a 6-4, 7-5 win over Illinois' Chelcie Abajian before falling to Duke's Ellah Nze in the flight "C" semifinals.
Duke Invitational
Singles Flight "A" Quarterfinals
Mary Clayton (Duke) def. Krista Damico (UT) - 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
Singles Flight "A" Fifth Place Match
Tessa Lyons (UNC) def. Krista Damico (UT) - 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Singles Flight "B" Quarterfinals
#15 Aeriel Ellis (UT) def. Shinann Featherston (UNC) - 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
Singles Flight "B" Semifinals
#15 Aeriel Ellis (UT) def. #50 Elizabeth Plotkin (Duke) - 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Singles Flight "B" Quarterfinals
Caroline Larsson (UT) def. Hannah Berner (Wisconsin) - 6-1, 7-6 (4)
Singles Flight "B" Semifinals
#25 Reka Zsilinszka (Duke) def. Caroline Larsson (UT) - 6-1, 6-1
Singles Flight "C" Quarterfinals
Maggie Mello (UT) def. Chelcie Abajian (Illinois) - 6-4, 7-5
Singles Flight "C" Semifinals
Ellah Nze (Duke) def. Maggie Mello (UT) - 7-6 (8), 6-1
Doubles Flight "B" Consolation Final
Damico/Ellis (UT) def. Wowchuk/Niu (Northwestern) - 8-5
Doubles Flight "C" Consolation Final
Mello/Larsson (UT) def. Mosolova/Hamilton (Northwestern) - 8-6
