LAKE NONA, Fla. – Georgia Tech’s Olivia Carneiro and Eleni Karantali were victorious in qualifying action on Thursday to secure main draw positions after the opening day of ITA Southeast Regionals action. The four-day tournament is being played at the USTA National Campus.
Competition got underway Thursday with the qualifying round. Carneiro and Karantali both faced opponents from Georgia Southern in the singles draw. Carneiro upended Amelie Rosadoro, 6-4, 6-2, while Karantali cruised to a 6-3, 6-0 triumph over Nanaka Kijima. Sabritt Dozier was also in action, but dropped a hard-fought 6-4, 6-3 decision to Miami’s Daria Volosova.
Carneiro, Dozier, Karantali and the Yellow Jackets return to action with main draw competition on Friday. Georgia Tech will open Friday with four doubles teams in action in the morning, followed by the singles round of 64. Play begins at 8:30 a.m.
RESULTS
Olivia Carneiro (GT) def. Amelie Rosadoro (Ga. Southern) 6-4, 6-2
Eleni Karantali (GT) def. Nanaka Kijima (Ga. Southern) 6-3, 6-0
Daria Volosova (Miami) def. Sabritt Dozier (GT) 6-4, 6-3
Friday Schedule of Play
8:30 a.m.
Eleni Karantali/Sabritt Dozier (GT) vs. Jasmin Makela/Aryana Bartlett (UNF)
9:00 a.m.
Seri Nayuki/Given Roach (GT) vs. TBD
Olivia Carneiro/Taly Licht (GT) vs. TBD
9:30 a.m.
Scarlett Nicholson/Alejandra Cruz (GT) vs. Gabriella Goyins/Anslee Long (UNF)
10 a.m.
Taly Licht (GT) vs. Josefine Falster (South Florida)
Seri Nayuki (GT) vs. Sebastianna Scilipoti (Miami)
Given Roach (GT) vs. Eva Shaw (FSU)
11:15 a.m.
Eleni Karantali (GT) vs. Panna Bartha (FAU)
Olivia Carneiro (GT) vs. Lauren Seye (UCF)
12:30 p.m.
Alejandra Cruz (GT) vs. Hayden Mulberry (Georgia)
Scarlett Nicholson (GT) vs. Maria Vargas (Miami)
Full Steam Ahead
Full Steam Ahead is a $500 million fundraising initiative to achieve Georgia Tech athletics’ goal of competing for championships at the highest level in the next era of intercollegiate athletics. The initiative will fund transformative projects for Tech athletics, including renovations of Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field (the historic home of Georgia Tech football), the Zelnak Basketball Center (the practice and training facility for Tech basketball) and O’Keefe Gymnasium (the venerable home of Yellow Jackets volleyball), as well as additional projects and initiatives to further advance Georgia Tech athletics through program wide-operational support. All members of the Georgia Tech community are invited to visit atfund.org/FullSteamAhead for full details and renderings of the renovation projects, as well as to learn about opportunities to contribute online.
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