Graham, Morra Win Singles Titles At Furman Fall Classic

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Furman Fall Classic

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September 22, 2019 | Women's Tennis

By: Mark Kimmel

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Alexa Graham and Cameron Morra each won a singles flight championship on Sunday in the final day of the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic from the Mickel Tennis Center.

No. 4 Graham capped off an outstanding weekend with three wins over top-50 ranked opponents. After defeating No. 10 Kenya Jones on Georgia Tech on Saturday, the Garden City, N.Y., native knocked off No. 46 Katarina Kozarov from Furman, 7-5, 6-3, to garner the singles flight 1 title.

No. 12 Morra topped Lexi Ryngler of Texas in the flight 2 singles championship, 6-1, 6-4.

Third ranked Makenna Jones and Morra won the flight doubles 1 bracket with a 8-5 victory over Duke's Chloe Beck and Meible Chi on Saturday.

Freshman Anika Yarlagadda capped off her first collegiate tournament with a second win in as many days on Sunday over South Carolina's Emma Shelton, 6-4, 7-6.

Furman Fall Classic Results
Singles Flight 1
#4 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. #35 Georgia Drummy (Vandy) 6-2, 7-6
#4 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. #10 Kenya Jones (Ga Tech) 6-4, 6-3
#4 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. #46 Katarina Kozarov (Furman) 7-5, 6-3

Singles Flight 2
#12 Cameron Morra (UNC) def. #125 Megan Davies (South Carolina) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
#12 Cameron Morra (UNC) def. #101 Eliza Omirou (Wake) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
#12 Cameron Morra (UNC) def. Lexi Ryngler (Texas) 6-1, 6-4

Singles Flight 3
#110 Alle Sanford (UNC) def. #115 Magda Adaloglou (Miss State) 6-1, 6-2
Irina Cantos (Ohio State) def. #110 Alle Sanford (UNC) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
#110 Alle Sanford (UNC) def. Silvia Chinellato (South Carolina) w/d injury

Singles Flight 4
Alexandra Mikhailuk (Miss State) def. Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) 6-2, 7-5
Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Marcella Cruz (Vandy) 7-5, 6-1
Anika Yarlagadda (UNC) def. Emma Shelton (South Carolina) 6-4, 7-6

Singles Flight 10
Sophia Patel (UNC) def. Kylie Duckworth (UT) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Ema Lazic (Duke) def. Sophia Patel (UNC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Laura Marti (Clemson) def. Sophia Patel (UNC) 6-7, 7-6, 1-0 (7)

Doubles Flight 1
#3 Makenna Jones/Morra (UNC) def. #35 Kozarov/Adams (Furman) 8-7 (6)
#3 Jones/Morra (UNC) def. Drummy/Rosca (Vandy) 8-2
#3 Jones/Morra (UNC) def. Beck/Chi (Duke) 8-5

Doubles Flight 2
Graham/Sanford (UNC) def. Cantos/Wolf (Ohio State) 8-4
Jones/Flores (Ga Tech) def. Graham/Sanford (UNC) 8-4
Graham/Sanford (UNC) def. Davies/Asensi (South Carolina) 8-5

Doubles Flight 5
Heath/Couch (South Carolina) def. Yarlagadda/Patel (UNC) 8-6
Middlebrooks/Marti (Clemson) def. Yarlagadda/Patel (UNC) 8-4
Yarlagadda/Patel (UNC) vs. Gizdova/Gross (Ga Tech), Saturday 9 a.m.