TURLOCK - Taking advantage of playing on home courts by hosting a tournament, the Warriors' top doubles team continues its stellar play in the Fall as
J'Ana Diamond and
Jessica Laurie won twice to advance on day one.
Diamond and Laurie, the top seed at the Warrior Tennis Invitational 2014, defeated Dominican pair Mackenzie Flanagan and Kelly Zwicker, 8-2, to start the day. In the quarterfinal round, the Warriors beat Mariel Bautista and Leticia Vieria of Holy Names, 8-3, to advance.
The pair will square-off against Sonoma State's Karlee Budge and Mariann Bukich in the semifinal round on Saturday, when the tournament continues at 9 a.m. Budge and Bukich also won a pair of matches, including a 8-4 win over Stanislaus team of
Jessica Stokes and
Analyssa Tallas.
The third Cal State Stanislaus doubles team was
Sarah Cardenas and
Kaitlyn Ireland, who lost 8-2 to Sylvia Brummitt and Soph Lundeberg of UC Santa Cruz in the early-match.
In singles play,
Analyssa Tallas and Diamond both posted victories over a UC Santa Cruz Banana Slug early Friday afternoon and will play on Saturday in the quarterfinal round. Tallas will face top seed Rickimae Torres Saturday at 10 a.m. while Diamond is paired with No. 2 seeded Jordyn Kearney of Sonoma State.
Laurie, the tournament's third seed, however was upset by Sonoma State's Karlee Budge, 0-6, 6-4, 10-5.
Jessica Stokes beat UC Santa Cruz's Stephanie Graziano as the only Warrior to advance in singles Draw B. She'll play Sonoma State's Jacqueling Ward in the quarterfinals.
For a full tournament schedule and draw sheets, please visit
WarriorAthletics.com/WTIWarrior Tennis Invitational 2014Cal State Stanislaus, Turlock, Calif.
Friday's Results
DOUBLES
Round of 16#1
J'Ana Diamond/
Jessica Laurie (CSU Stanislaus) def. Mackenzie Flanagan/Kelly Zwicker (Dominican), 8-2
Mariel Bautista/Leticia Vieira (Holy Names) def. Islay Fossett/Zoe Middleton-Brook (UC Santa Cruz), 8-0
#3 Gianna Cupo/Rickimae Torres (Dominican) def. Natalia Kozlova/Alex Turnure (UC Santa Cruz), 8-1
Karlee Budge/Mariann Bukich (Sonoma State) def.
Jessica Stokes/
Analyssa Tallas (CSU Stanislaus), 8-4
Sylvia Brummitt/Soph Lundeberg (UC Santa Cruz) def.
Sarah Cardenas/
Kaitlyn Ireland (CSU Stanislaus), 8-2
#4 Jessica Ho/Chelsea Smithback (Holy Names) def. Julie Rea/Jacqueline Ward (Sonoma State), 8-5
Taylor Barajas/Lexi Bevins (Holy Names) def. Solveig Karlsen/Chloe Vicari (Dominican), 8-0
#4 Kaitlyn Haithcock/Jordyn Kearney (Sonoma State), bye
QuarterfinalDiamond/Laurie def. Bautista/Vieira, 8-3
Budge/Bukich def. Cupo/Torres, 8-6
Ho/Smithback def. Brumitt/Lundeberg, 8-3
Haithcock/Kearney def. Barajas/Bevins, 8-2
SINGLES
Flight A - Round of 16#1 Rickimae Torres (Dominican) def. Jessica Ho (Holy Names), 6-2, 6-2
Analyssa Tallas (CSU Stanislaus) def. Sylvia Brummitt (UCSC), 7-5, 6-2
#2 Jordyn Kearney (Sonoma State) def. Gianna Cupo (Dominican), 6-0, 6-1
J'Ana Diamond (CSU Stanislaus) def. Soph Lundeberg (UCSC), 6-0, 6-1
Mariel Bautista (Holy Names) def. Solveig Karlsen (Dominican), 6-1, 6-1
Karlee Budge (Sonoma State) def. #3
Jessica Laurie (CSU Stanislaus), 0-6, 6-4, 10-5
Chelsea Smithback (Holy Names) def. Zoe Middleton-Brook (UCSC), 6-0, 6-0
#4 Kaitlyn Haitcock (Sonoma State) def. Chloe Vicari (Dominican), 6-1, 6-2
Flight A - Consolation QuarterfinalsSylvia Brummitt (UCSC) def. Jessica Ho (Holy Names), 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
Gianna Cupo (Dominican) def. Soph Lundeberg (UCSC), 6-0, 6-0
Jessica Laurie (CSU Stanislaus) def. Solveig Karlsen (Dominican), 6-2, 6-1
Chloe Vicari (Dominican) def. Zoe Middleton-Brook (UCSC), 6-3, 6-1
Flight B - Round of 16Islay Fossett (UCSC), bye
Kelly Zwicker (Dominican) def. Taylor Barajas (Holy Names), 4-6, 6-3, 10-4
Julie Rea (Sonoma State) def.
Sarah Cardenas (CSU Stanislaus), 6-0, 6-3
Amaru Hernandez (Holy Names) def. Mackenzie Flanagan (Dominican), 6-1, 6-1
Jacqueline Ward (Sonoma State) def, Allie Rosa (Holy Names), 6-0, 6-0
Jessica Stokes (CSU Stanislaus) def. Stephanie Graziano (UCSC), 6-1, 6-4
Mariann Bukich (Sonoma State) def.
Kaitlyn Ireland (CSU Stanislaus), 6-0, 6-4
Natalia Kozlova (UCSC), bye