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NCAA Doubles Quarterfinal Recap; ACC Has 3 of 4 Remaining in Women’s Draw; 2 from SEC on Men’s Side; Navarro Still Alive in Both Doubles/Singles

by | May 27, 2021 | Uncategorized

The ACC heavy women’s double draw is guaranteed to have at least one finalist from the conference after 3 of the 4 winners on Wednesday were from ACC schools.

The only remaining seeded team, UNC’s Makenna Jones and Elizabeth Scotty, advanced with a win over Virginia’s Sofia Munera and Natasha Subhash.

The only women’s match that went to a third set supertiebreak was won by Texas’s Kylie Collins and Lulu Sun. The Horns had a chance to close it out in straight sets but FSU’s Andrea Garcia and Nandini Das fought off two match points to break and force a second set tiebreak.

Virginia freshman Emma Navarro is the only player left in either the women’s or men’s tournament that has a chance to pull off the singles/doubles sweep. Navarro and Rosie Johanson only needed 64 minutes to win their quarterfinal match over Texas A&M’s Jayci Goldsmith and Tatiana Makarova. The last women’s player to pull off the singles/doubles sweep was Stanford’s Nicole Gibbs in 2012.

The men’s doubles matches were much closer with 3 of 4 going to a third set supertiebreak. The highest remaining seed, UNC’s #2 William Blumberg and Brian Cernoch, lost 10-7 in the third to Baylor’s Sven Lah and Constantin Frantzen.

The only top four seed left is Tennessee’s Adam Walton and Pat after the third-seeded Vols duo won in just 64 minutes over South Alabama’s Loïc Cloes and Clément Marzol,

The Minnesota men’s program officially ended on Wednesday when Siim Troost and Vlad Lobak lost 10-7 in the third to Pepperdine’s Guy Den Ouden and Adrian Oetzbach. The University of Minnesota announced this past fall that the men’s program would be discontinued following the completion of the current season.

The women’s semifinal matches start at 4:00 pm ET on Thursday day while the men start at 6:00 pm ET.

NCAA Women’s Doubles – Quarterfinal Results
Alana Smith/Anna Rogers, NC State def. Elysia Bolton/Jada Hart, UCLA 7-6(4), 6-3
[4] Makenna Jones/Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina def. Sofia Munera/Natasha Subhash, Virginia 6-3, 6-3
Rosie Johanson/Emma Navarro, Virginia def. Jayci Goldsmith/Tatiana Makarova, Texas A&M 6-3, 6-1
Kylie Collins/Lulu Sun, Texas def. Andrea Garcia/Nandini Das, Florida St. 6-3, 6-7(2), 10-5

  • Alana Smith/Anna Rogers, NC State def. Elysia Bolton/Jada Hart, UCLA 7-6(4), 6-3
    • Match Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
    • First Set: UCLA broke Rogers serve from 15/40 to go ahead 5-3 but NCST broke Hart from 30/40 to put it back on serve at 5-4; Smith held from 40/30 for 5-5 and then she and Rogers broke Bolton the deciding point for 6-5; UCLA broke Rogers from 15/40 to send it to a tiebreak; the TB was tied at 3-3 at the changeover but NCST won 4 of the next 5
    • Second Set: There were 3 holds to start the set then 5 straight breaks (3 by NCST); Rogers served it out at love
    • Deciding Points: 3 – NCST won 2
    • Best Prior Results for NCST at NCAAs: Smith/Rogers (2019 Quarterfinalist)
  • [4] Makenna Jones/Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina def. Sofia Munera/Natasha Subhash, Virginia 6-3, 6-3
    • Match Time: 1 hour 14 minutes
    • First Set: UNC broke Subhash’s 1-1 service from 15/40 and Munera’s 3-5 service from 30/40
    • Second Set: 5 breaks in the set (3 by UNC); Subhash was serving 3-2 (40/0) but UNC came back to break and then hold for 4-3; UNC broke Munera from 30/40 for 5-3 and Jones served it out at love
    • Deciding Points: 5 – UNC won 3
    • Best Prior Results for UNC at NCAAs: Sara Anundsen/Jenna Long (2007 Champ); Daavettila/Sanford (2018 Semifinalist); Hayley Carter/Whitney Kay (2016 Semifinalist)
  • Rosie Johanson/Emma Navarro, Virginia def. Jayci Goldsmith/Tatiana Makarova, Texas A&M 6-3, 6-1
    • Match Time: 1 hour 4 minutes
    • First Set: A&M broke Navarro’s 1-1 service game on the deciding point but UVA broke Makarova back on the deciding point for 2-2; stayed on serve until UVA broke Makarova for 5-3 (Makarova had led 40/15); Johanson served it out from 40/30 after trailing 15/30
    • Second Set: UVA jumped out to a 4-0 lead and closed it out with a break of Makarova from 30/40
    • Deciding Points: 6 – each won 3
      Best Prior Results for UVA at NCAAs; 4 teams made the Round of 16
  • Kylie Collins/Lulu Sun, Texas def. Andrea Garcia/Nandini Das, Florida St. 6-3, 6-7(2), 10-5
    • Match Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
    • First Set: Only break of the set came when Texas broke Garcia from 30/40 for 3-1
    • Second Set: Texas broke Garcia from 30/40 for 4-3 but FSU broke Sun on the deciding point for 4-4; Texas broke Garcia at love for 6-5 and then Sun had 2 match points while serving at 40/30 but FSU broke; Texas won the first point in the TB then FSU reeled off 5 straight and won it 7-2
    • Third Set Supertiebreak: Texas jumped out to a 5-1 lead* and extended it to 8-2*; won it 10-5
    • Best Prior Results for UT at NCAAs: Cristina Moros/Farley Taylor (1996 Finalist); Cristina Moros/Kelly Pace (1995 Finalist); Susan Gilchrist/Vickie Paynter (1993 & 1992 Finalist)

NCAA Women’s Doubles – Semifinal Schedule:
[4] Makenna Jones/Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina vs. Alana Smith/Anna Rogers, NC State (4:00 pm)
Kylie Collins/Lulu Sun, Texas vs. Rosie Johanson/Emma Navarro, Virginia (4:00 pm)

NCAA Men’s Doubles – Quarterfinal Results:
Guy Den Ouden/Adrian Oetzbach, Pepperdine def. Siim Troost/Vlad Lobak, Minnesota 6-3, 3-6, 10-7
Finn Murgett/Tad Maclean, Auburn def. Riley Smith/Daniel Cukierman, Southern California 7-6(2), 3-6, 10-3
[3] Adam Walton/Pat Harper, Tennessee, def. Loïc Cloes/Clément Marzol, South Alabama 6-4, 6-2
[5-8] Sven Lah/Constantin Frantzen, Baylor def. [2] William Blumberg/Brian Cernoch, North Carolina 6-4, 0-6, 10-7

  • Guy Den Ouden/Adrian Oetzbach, Pepperdine def. Siim Troost/Vlad Lobak, Minnesota 6-3, 3-6, 10-7
    • Match Time: 1 hour 19 minutes
    • First Set: Only break of the set came when Den Ouden and Oetzbach broke Lobak’s serve from 15/40 to go ahead 5-4; Den Ouden held on the deciding point to close out the set
    • Second Set: Only break of the set came when Troost and Lobak broke Den Ouden’s serve from 15/40 to go ahead 3-1.
    • Third Set Supertiebreak: Stayed on serve until 3-3 then Pepperdine went up a mini-break; Minnesota tied it at 4-4 then Pepperdine went ahead 6-4 and increased their lead to 9-5; Minnesota fought off 2 match points but Pepperdine won the last one
    • Deciding Points: 2 – Pepperdine won them both
    • Best Prior Results for Pepperdine at NCAAs: Andre Begemann/Scott Doerner (2006 Finalist), Kelly Gullett/Robert Lindstedt (1988 Finalist); Kelly Jones/Carlos DiLaura (1985 Champ); Kelly Jones/Jerome Jones (1984 Champ)
  • Finn Murgett/Tad Maclean, Auburn def. Riley Smith/Daniel Cukierman, Southern California 7-6(2), 3-6, 10-3
    • Match Time: 1 hour 46 minutes
    • First Set: Exchange of breaks in the third and fourth game then Auburn broke Cukierman at love for 5-3; USC broke Murgett at love for 5-4*; Maclean fought off 3 break points to hold for 6-5*; in the tiebreak Auburn led 5-1 at the changeover and took it 7-2
    • Second Set: USC won the first 3 games; Auburn took the next 3; USC won the last 3
    • Third Set Supertiebreak: Auburn led *4-3 and won the next 6 points
    • Deciding Points: 9 – Auburn won 5
    • Best Prior Result for Auburn at NCAAs: Mark Kovacs/Andrew Colombo (2002 Champ)
  • [3] Adam Walton/Pat Harper, Tennessee, def. Loïc Cloes/Clément Marzol, South Alabama 6-4, 6-2
    • Match Time: 1 hour 4 minutes
    • First Set: Tennessee broke for 2-1 and again for 5-2; Harper was up 40/15 but South Alabama broke on the deciding point for 5-3*; two games later Walton served it out from 40/15
    • Second Set: Tennessee broke twice with both coming on deciding points
    • Deciding Points: 5 – Tennessee won 4
    • Best Prior Results for UT at NCAAs: Mikelis Libietis/Hunter Reese (2014 Champ), Davey Sandgren/JP Smith (2010 & 2009 Finalist); Rodney Harmon/Mel Purcell (1980 Champ); Andy Kohlberg/Michael Fancutt (1979 Finalist)
  • [5-8] Sven Lah/Constantin Frantzen, Baylor def. [2] William Blumberg/Brian Cernoch, North Carolina 6-4, 0-6, 10-7
    • Match Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    • First Set: Only break of the set came when Baylor broke Blumberg’s 4-5 service game from 30/40
    • Second Set: UNC won all 3 deciding points with 2 coming on Baylor’s serve
    • Third Set Supertiebreak: Baylor led *5-2 then 6-3* then *7-4 then 9-4* then *9-7 before closing it out
    • Deciding Points: 3 – UNC won them all
    • Best Prior Results for BU at NCAAs: Diego Galeano/Julian Lenz (2005 Semifinalist); 4 teams made the QFs

NCAA Men’s Doubles – Semifinal Schedule:
Guy Den Ouden/Adrian Oetzbach, Pepperdine vs. Finn Murgett/Tad Maclean, Auburn (6:00 pm)
[3] Adam Walton/Pat Harper, Tennessee, vs. [5-8] Sven Lah/Constantin Frantzen, Baylor (6:00 pm)