Jones Bows Out In Semis At Riviera/ITA All-Americans

Saturday, September 29

Pacific Palisades, Calif.

All Day

North Carolina

Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships

Photo by: courtesy of ITA

October 7, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Riviera/ITA Results

By: Mark Kimmel

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. - North Carolina women's tennis had its run at the 2018 Riviera ITA Women's All-American Championships come to an end on Saturday.

Top-seeded Makenna Jones was upended by Duke freshman Maria Mateas in the semifinals of main draw singles, 6-1, 6-4. Mateas is the top ranked newcomer this season according to the Oracle/ITA rankings released this fall.

Jones, the No. 2 ranked player in the country, took down a pair of top-15 ranked players in navigating her way to the semifinals at Riviera Country Club.

In doubles, Alle Sanford and Sara Daavettila reached the semifinals of the main draw doubles backdraw with a win over No. 6 Coppoc and Christofi of Georgia, 8-6.

However, the 10th ranked Tar Heel tandem fell to No. 9 Kauffman and Proctor from Winthrop, 8-4, to come one match shy of making the finals.

UNC will host the ITA Carolina Regional Championship Oct. 18-22 from Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center.

Main Draw Singles
Saturday, Oct. 6
Maria Mateas (Duke) def. [1] #2 Makenna Jones (UNC) 6-1, 6-4

Friday, Oct. 5
[1] #2 Makenna Jones (UNC) def. [7] #8 Katarina Jokic (UGA) 6-2, 6-2
[1] #2 Makenna Jones (UNC) def #38 Eden Richardson (LSU) 7-6 (7), 7-5
Maria Mateas (Duke) def. #60 Alexa Graham (UNC) 6-2, 6-3

Thursday, Oct. 4
[1] #2 Makenna Jones (UNC) def. #15 Jada Hart (UCLA) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
#60 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. #10 Michaela Gordon (Stanford) 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
#44 Kenya Jones (Georgia Tech) def. #19 Alle Sanford (UNC) 7-6 (2), 0-6, 6-3

Main Draw Singles - Backdraw
Friday, Oct. 5
Sara Castellano (Wisconsin) def. #19 Alle Stanford (UNC) 6-1, 6-1
#19 Alle Sanford (UNC) def. #9 Stacy Fung (Washington) 6-3, 7-6 (5)

Qualifying Singles
Wednesday, Oct. 3
#60 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. #33 Giulia Pairone (Michigan) 7-6 (5), 6-0

Tuesday, Oct. 2
#60 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. Daniela Nasser (Oregon) 6-3, 6-1
#60 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. [1] #21 Anna Turati (Texas) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
#65 Ida Jarlskog (Florida) def. [3] #27 Sara Daavettila (UNC) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

Qualifying Singles - Backdraw
Wednesday, Oct. 3
[3] #27 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. Lexi Keberle (Wisconsin) 6-1, 6-1

Tuesday, Oct. 2
[3] #27 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. #72 Silvia Ambrosio (Purdue) 6-1, 6-4

Pre-Qualifying Singles
Saturday, Sept. 29
Emma Wilson (Arizona) def. #82 Chloe Ouellet-Pizer (UNC) 6-4, 6-2
Katarina Stresnakova (Oklahoma State) def. Cameron Morra (UNC) 6-4, 7-5

Main Draw Doubles
Thursday, Oct. 4
Kulikov/Valdes (USC) def. [8] #10 Daavettila/Sanford (UNC) 8-1

Main Draw Doubles - Backdraw
Saturday, Oct. 6
#9 Kauffman/Proctor (Winthrop) def. #10 Daavettila/Sanford (UNC) 8-4
#10 Daavettila/Sanford (UNC) def. #6 Coppoc/Christofi (Georgia) 8-6

Friday, Oct. 5
#10 Daavettila/Sanford (UNC) def. #18 Riley/Staines (Tennessee) 8-5

Pre-Qualifying Doubles
Sunday, Sept. 30
Jessica Failla/Anastasia Iamachkine (Pepperdine) def. Ouellet-Pizer/Morra (UNC) 8-6
Ouellet-Pizer/Morra (UNC) def. Karla Portalatin/Sarah Nuno (Cal State Fullerton) 8-3

Saturday, Sept. 29
Ouellet-Pizer/Morra (UNC) def. Jaclyn Switkes/Mia Rabinowitz (Illinois) 8-0