Wildcats Gain Valuable Experience at Miami Spring Invite

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The No. 20 Kentucky women’s tennis team wrapped up a tough weekend of play at the Miami Spring Invite on Sunday afternoon. The invite was stacked with talent, as the Wildcats competed against three top-15 teams in No. 9 Vanderbilt, No. 12 Miami and No. 13 Texas Tech.

In all, Kentucky compiled a 5-4 doubles record at the invite. Notably, senior Aldila Sutjiadi and sophomore Akvile Paražinskaite teamed up to post a perfect 3-0 record on the weekend. On Friday, the duo defeated Vanderbilt’s Georgina Sellyn and Astra Sharma, 6-3. The UK duo continued its winning streak with an impressive win over Texas Tech’s No. 14-ranked Sarah Dvorak and Sabrina Federici, 7-5. Finally, the tandem ended its spotless weekend by blanking Miami’s Dominika Paterova and Estela Perez-Somarriba, 6-0.

Two UK players were able to pull off wins in singles play. Junior Emily Fanning grabbed a hard-fought 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over Miami’s Silvia Fuentes on Friday. Junior Mami Adachi was the only Wildcat to win multiple singles matches at the invite, posting a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Miami’s Dominika Paterova as well as taking down Vanderbilt’s Emily Smith, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 on Saturday.

No. 12-ranked Sutjiadi saw a challenging weekend of singles play, competing against the No. 6, 19 and 26-ranked players in the nation. 

The Wildcats will return to action on Tuesday, Jan. 24 as they host their home opener with a doubleheader against Miami (Ohio) and Eastern Kentucky. Action will begin at 11 a.m. against Miami, and UK will kick things off against Eastern Kentucky at 6 p.m.

Miami Spring Invite 

Neil Schiff Tennis Center – Coral Gables, Fla.

Jan. 20-22, 2017

Friday

Doubles

Aldila Sutjiadi/Akvile Parazinskaite (UK) def. Georgina Sellyn/Astra Sharma (VU), 6-3

Emma Kurtz/Christina Rosca (VU) def. Mami Adachi/Morgan Chumney (UK), 6-4

Lesedi Jacobs/Emily Fanning (UK) def. Sydney Campbell/Emily Smith (VU), 6-4

Singles 

No. 6 Sinead Lohan (UM) def. No. 12 Aldila Sutjiadi (UK), 6-1, 6-3

Yolimar Ogando (UM) def. No. 74 Akvile Parazinskaite (UK), 7-6 (7-2), 6-1

Emily Fanning (UK) def. Silvia Fuentes (UM) 2-6, 7-5, 6-4

Mami Adachi (UK) def. Dominika Paterova (UM), 6-4, 6-4

Ana Madcur (UM) def. Lesedi Jacobs (UK), 0-6, 7-5, 6-3

Clara Tanielian (UM) def. Milica Novakovic (UK), 6-2, 6-0

No. 70 E. Perez-Somarriba (UM) def. Morgan Chumney (UK), 6-1, 6-2

Saturday

Doubles

Akvile Parazinskaite/Aldila Sutjiadi (UK) def. No. 14 Sarah Dvorak/Sabrina Federici (TTU), 7-5

Felicity Maltby/Gabriela Talaba (TTU) def. Mami Adachi/Emily Fanning (UK), 6-4

Katelyn Jackson/Alex Valenstein (TTU) def. Morgan Chumney/Milica Novakovic (UK), 6-1

Singles 

No. 19 Sydney Campbell (VU) def. No. 12 Aldila Sutjiadi (UK), 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

No. 28 Christina Rosca (VU) def. No. 74 Akvile Parazinskaite (UK), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

Mami Adachi (UK) def. Emily Smith (VU), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3

Georgina Sellyn (VU) def. Emily Fanning (UK), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2

Emma Kurtz (VU) def. Morgan Chumney (UK), 7-5, 6-4

Fernanda Contreras (VU) def. Milica Novakovic (UK), 6-3, 6-1

Sunday

Doubles

Akvile Parazinskaite/Aldila Sutjiadi (UK) def. Dominika Paterova/E. Perez-Somarriba (UM), 6-0

Mami Adachi/Emily Fanning (UK) def. Sinead Lohan/Ana Madcur (UM), 6-1

Silvia Fuentes/Clara Tanielian (UM) def. Morgan Chumney/Milica Novakovic (UK), 6-1

Singles 

No. 26 Gabriela Talaba (TTU) def. No. 12 Aldila Sutjiadi (UK), 7-5, 6-1

No. 81 Felicity Maltby (TTU) def. No. 74 Akvile Parazinskaite (UK), 6-2, 6-2

Alex Valenstein (TTU) def. Mami Adachi (UK), 6-3, 6-4

Sabrina Federici (TTU) def. Emily Fanning (UK), 7-5, 1-0, abandoned

Sarah Dvorak (TTU) def. Milica Novakovic (UK), 6-3, 6-1

Alba Cortina-Pou (TTU) def. Morgan Chumney (UK), 6-3, 6-0

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