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Navy Invitational
Huskies Wrap Up Weekend at the Navy Blue & Gold Invitational
10/10/2021 5:09:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The UConn women's tennis team competed a the Navy Blue and Gold Invitational over the weekend with sophomore Aleksandra Karamyshev (Ashton, Md.) advancing into the finals of the singles B Flight to lead the Huskies.
Karamyshev, playing in her home state, picked-up three wins to advance into the finals on Sunday. She opened her tournament by beating Towson's Sarah Pspischill, 6-2 and 7-5. In the quarters she took down Jackie Nannery of George Mason, 6-1 and 6-4 and then earned her spot in the finals with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Lauren Gish of UNC Wilmington. On Sunday she came up short of grabbing the flight title, falling to Kacey Moore of host Noavy, 7-5, 6-3.
In the A Flight, senior Julieanne Bou (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) lost her opening match in a three-set battle with Maryland's Minorka Miranda, but rebounded to grab three wins in the consolation bracket. Bou's opening match went to Miranda, 6-2, 5-7, 13-11.
She picked-up a win over Statsha Petrova of Seton Hall who had to retire in the second set to injury. She beat Paige La of George Mason, 6-3, 6-2 and then Arina Gumerova of Seton Hall, 6-1, 6-3.
In doubles, Bou and sophomore Leonie Hoppe (Munich, Germany) got a win in the A Flight, beating Katrina Corpuz and Meghana Komarraju of Navy, 8-0 before losing in the quarters. In the B Flight, juniors Doga Selen Takunyaci (Istanbul, Turkey) and Denise Lai (Setauket, NY) picked up an opening win over Brianna Gibbs and Lauren Splett of George Mason, 8-4.
The Huskies will be at home on Wednesday, October 13 to host their only dual match of the fall against Quinnipiac at 3 pm before closing out the fall season next weekend at the Brown Invitational.
Singles
A Flight
R16 Julieanne Bou lost to Minorka Miranda (Maryland), 6-2, 5-7, 13-11
R16 Leonie Hoppe lost to Emily Tannenbaum (Navy), 6-4, 4-6, 10-3
Con Bou beat Stasha Petrova (Seton Hall), 5-7, 3-0 ret. (inj.)
Bou beat Paige La (George Mason), 6-3, 6-2
Bou beat Arina Gumerova (Seton Hall), 6-1, 6-3
Hoppe lost to Zoe Huffman (UNC Wilmington), 3-6, 6-3, 13-11
B Flight
R16 Denise Lai lost to Sarah Bodewas (George Washington), 6-2, 6-4
R16 Aleksandra Karamyshev beat Sarah Pospischill (Towson), 6-2, 7-5
QF Karamyshev beat Jackie Nannery (George Mason), 6-1, 6-4
SF Karamyshev beat Lauren Gish (UNC Wilmington), 6-2, 7-5
F Karamyshev lost to Kacey Moore (Navy), 7-5, 6-3
Con Lai lost to Meghana Komarraju (Navy), 6-0, 6-4
C Flight
R16 Isabel Petri-Bere beat Sissi Axelsson (Towson), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 12-10
QF Petri-Bere lost to Samantha Johns (Navy), 6-2, 6-1
D Flight
R16 Doga Selen Takunyaci ret. (inj.) vs. Emily Writ (George Mason)
Con Selen Takunyaci lost to Schyuler Tose (Towson), 2-2 ret. (inj.)
Doubles
A Flight
R16 Bou/Hoppe beat Katrina Corpuz/Meghana Komarraju (Navy), 8-0
R16 Petri-Bere/Karamyshev lost to Jillian Taggart/Emily Tannenbaum (Navy), 8-3
QF Bou/Hoppe lost to Sasha Belaya/Lauren Gish (UNC Wilmington), 8-4
Con Petri-Bere/Karamyshev beat Grace Hashiguchi/Emily Wirt (George Mason), 8-3
Petri-Bere/Karamyshev vs. Ameila Lawson/Lea Kosanovic (Towson)
B Flight
R16 Selen Takunyaci/Lai beat Brianna Gibbs/Lauren Splett (George Mason), 8-4
Selen Takunyaci/Lai lost to Samantha Johns/Kacey Moore (Navy), 8-2
