UO Finds Success Saturday at Jon Messick Invitational

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Oregon women's tennis team built on its success in the second day of the Jon Messick Invitational, as the Ducks went 6-1 in singles and 5-1 in doubles Saturday at the CSU Tennis Complex.

In singles, sophomore Candela Aparisi, freshman Patsy Daughters and redshirt junior Olivia Symons all remained unbeaten in the three-day tournament, picking up semifinal victories in their respective flights. Daughters and Symons each fought through with three-set wins win Aparisi earned a spot in the final with a straight-set victory.

Aparisi got past Victoria Erechtchenko of Colorado State, 6-4, 6-2, with Daughters overcoming a 6-3 first-set loss to win the next two frames 6-2, 7-6 (4) over Cristina Ramos Sierra from Iowa State. Symons and the Cyclones' Maria de la Paz Alberto split the first two sets before Symons narrowly clinched a 7-5 third-set victory.

In the consolation bracket of Flight E, sophomore transfer Julia Visaya defeated Joselyn Limbago of Air Force, 6-3, 6-4, to pick up the first singles win as a Duck. Also in consolation play, senior Karin Young won a three-set thriller against the Aggies' Indya Nespor, 3-6, 6-2, 11-9, and Marjorie Souza earned a straight-set win over Colorado State's Sarah Weekley, 6-2, 6-2.

In doubles action, three UO doubles pairs each played two matches.

Both Ducks doubles pairs dropped their second-round matchups later in the day, with the duos of Tilde Jagare and Symons along with Aparisi and Visaya each going 2-0.

Jagare and Symons eased by Utah State's Indya Nespor and Kylee Sperry, 6-2, before defeating Suzanie Pretorius and Valeska San Martin Ramirez of Iowa State), 6-3.

Aparisi and Visaya first got by USU's Olivia Halvorson and Natalie Paterova, 6-0, before finishing the day with a 6-3 win over Wyoming's Ruby Young and Elena Trencheva, 6-3.

After falling their opponents withdrew in the first matchup of Flight 1, Souza and Young suffered a 7-5 loss to ISU's Cristina Ramos Sierra and Julia Camblor in their second match of the day.

The third and final day of the Ducks' season-opening tournament gets underway Sunday at 8 a.m. PT. Live scoring and draws can be found here.

JON MESSICK INVITATIONAL
Saturday, Sept. 28
Flight A – Singles
Karin Young (Oregon) def. Indya Nespor (Utah State) – 3-6, 6-2, 11-9
Marjorie Souza (Oregon) def. Sarah Weekley (Colorado State) – 6-2, 6-2

Flight B – Singles
Patsy Daughters (Oregon) def. Cristina Ramos Sierra (Iowa State) – 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Candela Aparisi (Oregon) def. Victoria Erechtchenko (Colorado State) – 6-4, 6-2

Flight C – Singles
Olivia Symons (Oregon) def. Maria de la Paz Alberto (Iowa State) – 6-1, 2-6, 5-7

Flight D – Singles
Niyati Kukreti (Utah State) def. Tilde Jagare (Oregon), 6-0, 6-2

Flight E – Singles
Julia Visaya (Oregon) def. Joselyn Limbago (Air Force), 6-3, 6-4

Flight 1 – Doubles
Marjorie Souza/Karin Young (Oregon) def. Beata Havlickova/Chadick (South Dakota), withdraw due to injury
Cristina Ramos Sierra/Julia Camblor (Iowa State) def. Marjorie Souza/Karin Young (Oregon), 7-5

Flight 2 – Doubles
Tilde Jagare/Olivia Symons (Oregon) def. Indya Nespor/Kylee Sperry (Utah State), 6-2
Tilde Jagare/Olivia Symons (Oregon) def. Suzanie Pretorius/Valeska San Martin Ramirez (Iowa State), 6-3
Candela Aparisi/Julia Visaya (Oregon) def. Olivia Halvorson/Natalie Paterova (Utah State), 6-0
Candela Aparisi/Julia Visaya (Oregon) def. Ruby Young/Elena Trencheva (Wyoming), 6-3