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Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships
Women's Tennis falls into consolation main draw at Riviera/ITA All-Americans
10.04.2018 | Women's Tennis
Petra Granic drops singles match and falls in doubles with partner Bojana Markovic in Thursday’s first round.
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — The University of Texas dropped into the consolation brackets after the first day of main-draw competition at Riviera Tennis Center in the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships.
Junior Petra Granic, No. 40 in the Oracle/ITA preseason national singles rankings, fell 6-3, 6-4 to Stanford's 13th-ranked Melissa Lord in the first round of the singles main draw. Granic had won three qualifying matches over the previous two days to become the first Longhorn to qualify for the main draw since Breaunna Addison in 2015. Granic will face No. 10 Michaela Gordon of Stanford in Friday's main draw consolation first-round match at 2:30 p.m. CT.
Granic and sophomore Bojana Markovic, No. 21 in the Oracle/ITA preseason national doubles rankings, dropped an 8-3 decision to Oklahoma State's 24th-ranked duo of Sofia Blanco and Lisa Marie Rioux in the first round of the doubles main draw. Granic and Markovic will face No. 9 Lauren Proctor and Megan Kauffman of Winthrop in Friday's main draw consolation first-round match at 11 a.m. CT.
Texas Results at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships (Thursday, Oct. 4)
Singles Main Draw First Round
#13 Melissa Lord (Stanford) def. #40 Petra Granic (UT), 6-3, 6-4
Doubles Main Draw First Round
#24 Sofia Blanco/Lisa Marie Rioux (Oklahoma State) def. #21 Petra Granic/Bojana Markovic (UT), 8-3
Upcoming Schedule at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships (Friday, Oct. 5)
Singles Main Draw Consolation First Round
#40 Granic (UT) vs. #10 Michaela Gordon (Stanford), 2:30 pm CT
Doubles Main Draw Consolation
#21 Petra Granic/Bojana Markovic (UT) vs. #9 Lauren Proctor/Megan Kauffman (Winthrop), 11 am CT
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