Players from the Power 5 conferences claimed 7 of the 8 qualifying spots in California with Pepperdine’s Mayar Sherif Ahmed being the lone exception. UCLA freshman Ena Shibahara was the only player from the pre-qualifying draw to make it all the way to the main draw after the Bruin won all six matches in straight sets.
Main draw bound! Ena Shibahara qualifies for the #RivieraITA main draw after a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Fahey @umichtennispic.twitter.com/BnmB3sxavi— UCLA Women’s Tennis (@uclawtennis) October 5, 2016
Breakdown of Qualifiers by Conference
Big 12 (2): Lushkova, Miyazaki
Pac-12 (2): Shibahara, Ormeno Ruiz
SEC (2): Danilina, Martins
ACC (1): Daavettila
WCC (1): Sherif Ahmed
Freshmen Qualifiers
Ena Shibahara (UCLA)
[9-16] Anna Danilina (Florida 11.59) def. Caroline Doyle (Stanford 11.01) 6-4, 7-5
Ingrid Martins (South Carolina 10.83) def. Caroline Daxhelet (Virginia Tech 10.88) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0
Sara Daavettila (North Carolina 12.11) def. Anastasia Rychagova (Kansas 11.32) 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-3
Mayar Sherif Ahmed (Pepperdine 10.75) def. Gabriela Talaba (Texas Tech 11.66) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
[Q] Ena Shibahara (UCLA 12.10) def. [9-16] Kate Fahey (Michigan 11.37) 6-3, 6-4
Nuria Ormeno Ruiz (Colorado 10.43) def. Gabriela Knutson (Syracuse 11.14) 6-1, 6-2
Lily Miyazaki (Oklahoma 11.30) def. [LL] Maureen Slattery (Denver 10.15) 6-3, 6-3
Lee/Rioux (Miss St) def. Pierson/Bhosale (Texas A&M) 8-6
Daxhelet/Cerezo-Codina (Virginia Tech) def. Tobita/Sangwan (Oregon) 8-6
O’Loughlin/Slattery (Denver) def. [4] Michaud/Russo (Auburn) 8-4
[7] Katz/Smith (USC) def. Bolsova/Blanco (Oklahoma St) 8-6
Final Women’s Qualifying Singles & Doubles Draw
The main draw was released late on Wednesday evening with the 32-women draw filled up by 8 qualifiers, 8 at-large selections, 12 regional representatives (6 of which were All-Americans), 3 All-Americans, and 1 wild card.
The last at-large selection into the main draw was NC State’s Martina Frantova who was ranked No. 29 so that meant there were 10 players who took a pass on the weekend festivities for one reason or another. Below are the top who would have been eligible based off ranking.
#4 Ellen Perez (Georgia)
#6 Brooke Austin (Florida)
#7 Maegan Manasse (Cal)
#11 Brienne Minor (Michigan)
#12 Sydney Campbell (Vanderbilt)
#13 Andie Dikosavljevic (Auburn)
#16 Joana Valle Costa (LSU)
#20 Johnnise Renaud (Georgia Tech)
#28 Katherine Ip (Rice)
Both Valle Costa and Renaud were last minute withdrawals which allowed Kourtney Keegan and Martina Frantova to slide in.
There were three wild cards available to be awarded but as far as I could tell the only one actually given out went to Texas Tech’s Alex Valenstein for winning the ITA Summer Championship.
Top 8 Seeds
1. Hayley Carter (North Carolina)
2. Luisa Stefani (Pepperdine)
3. Francesca Di Lorenzo (Ohio State)
4. Sinead Lohan (Miami FL)
5. Jasmine Lee (Mississippi State)
6. Belinda Woolcock (Florida
7. Katarina Adamovic (Oklahoma State)
8. Kennedy Shaffer (Georgia)
Top 8 UTRs
1. Francesca Di Lorenzo (Ohio State 12.50)
2. Luisa Stefani (Pepperdine 12.19)
3. Sara Daavettila (North Carolina 12.11)
4. Ena Shibahara (UCLA 12.09)
5. Hayley Carter (North Carolina 11.94)
6. Sinead Lohan (Miami FL 11.78)
7. Jasmine Lee (Mississippi State 11.78)
8. Viktoriya Lushkova (Oklahoma State 11.68)
UTR Strength of Main Draw vs. Qualie vs. Pre-Qualie
High – 12.50 (Di Lorenzo) vs. 12.11 vs. 12.10
Low – 10.43 (Ruiz) vs. 10.12 vs. 9.91
Avg – 11.35 vs. 11.04 vs. 10.86
Schools with Multiple Players
3 – Florida, Oklahoma State
2 – Georgia, North Carolina, Pepperdine
Breakdown by Class
15 – Senior
10 – Junior
5 – Sophomore
2 – Freshmen
Breakdown by Conference
13 – SEC
7 – ACC
5 – Big 12
3 – Pac-12
2 – WCC
1 – Big Ten
1 – Mountain West
To view the women’s table below in a separate window click here – there is one tab that has the draw in order and another that has the draw sorted by UTR.
Women’s Doubles Draw
Women’s First Round – Times in this Link
Erin Routliffe (Alabama 11.55) vs. [WC] Alex Valenstein (Texas Tech 10.85)
[8] Kennedy Shaffer (Georgia 11.65) vs. Aldila Sutjiadi (Kentucky 10.99)
[Q] Viktoriya Lushkova (Oklahoma State 11.68) vs. Taylor Davidson (Stanford 11.22)
[3] Francesca Di Lorenzo (Ohio State 12.50) vs. Francesca Fusinato (Virginia Tech 10.68)
[Q] Lily Miyazaki (Oklahoma 11.30) vs. Arianne Hartono (Ole Miss 11.13)
[6] Belinda Woolcock (Florida 11.54) vs. Anna Shkudun (Syracuse 10.46)
Alizee Michaud (Auburn 11.11) vs. [Q] Ingrid Gamarra Martins (South Carolina 10.82)
[Q] Anna Danilina (Florida 11.58) vs. [Q] Mayar Sherif Ahmed (Pepperdine 10.84)
[7] Katarina Adamovic (Oklahoma State 11.41) vs. Saska Gavrilovska (Texas A&M 11.16)
[Q] Sara Daavettila (North Carolina 12.11) vs. [Q] Nuria Ormeno Ruiz (Colorado 10.43)
[4] Sinead Lohan (Miami FL 11.78) vs. Astra Sharma (Vanderbilt 11.60)
[PQ] Ena Shibahara (UCLA 12.09) vs. Martina Frantova (North Carolina State 10.75)
[5] Jasmine Lee (Mississippi State 11.78) vs. Vladica Babic (Oklahoma State 11.17)
Caroline Brinson (Georgia 11.24) vs. Carol Yang (UNLV 10.58)
[2] Luisa Stefani (Pepperdine 12.19) vs. Kourtney Keegan (Florida 11.52)
This is the what the FloTennis feed looked like for the Grass Court event in Newport.
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