Oct. 6, 2015
ITA Championship Central | Photos | Qualifying Singles Draw | Qualifying Singles Back Draw
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – Sophomore Paige Hourigan of the Georgia Tech women’s tennis team went 1-1 at the Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships in singles competition on Tuesday afternoon.
Hourigan, the No. 35-ranked singles player, was eliminated from the main draw of qualifying singles after losing in straight-sets to No. 48 Breaunna Addison. Addison defeated Hourigan, 6-3, 6-2. Hourigan, who was a 9-16 seed in the draw, then moved to the back draw.
During the back draw, Hourigan faced Utah’s Sarah Richter and won, 6-1, 6-4. Hourigan will face the winner of Daneika Borthwick of Florida State and Gabby Smith of USC tomorrow at 4:30 p.m. ET.
On Thursday, Hourigan and senior Kendal Woodard will compete in the main doubles draw. The duo has been tabbed the number seven doubles team in the preseason rankings.
Fans are encouraged to follow Georgia Tech women’s tennis on Twitter, @GT_WTEN, and like the Yellow Jackets on Facebook, GTWomensTennis, for an inside look at the program.
–TogetherWeSwarm–
