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Women's Tennis Concludes Play at ITA Tournament

Khadija Da-Silva
Khadija Da-Silva qualified for the round of 16 at the ITA Tournament.

Women's Tennis | 9/24/2017 4:58:00 PM

MIDLAND, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's tennis team concluded play at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Championships hosted by Northwood University Saturday, with junior Dasha Kuznetsova (Moscow, Russia) advancing to the quarterfinal round of the singles division.

Kuznetsova won Saturday's round of 16 match 6-2, 7-6 (9-7) before falling in the quarterfinal to Dora Andrejszki of Lewis (6-2, 6-4).  Andrejszki entered play as the No. 3 seed.

Freshman Khadija Da-Silva (Burlington, Ont. / Robert Bateman S.S.), also competed in the round of 16 singles division Saturday, falling to Walsh's Mercedes Ferndandez (6-1, 7-6 [7-2]).

In doubles, Kuznetsova and senior Liz Ghellere (Ararangua, Brazil) battled but fell to third-seeded Larissa Karl and Chung-Yen Huang of Drury, 8-3. 

Tournament play concluded Sunday afternoon. 

UP NEXT

The Warriors will compete in an exhibition against the University of Detroit Mercy on Tuesday before taking on GLIAC opponent Ashland for a home matchup on Saturday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Khadija Da-Silva

Khadija Da-Silva

5' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
Liz Ghellere

Liz Ghellere

5' 6"
Senior
Dasha  Kuznetsova

Dasha Kuznetsova

5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Khadija Da-Silva

Khadija Da-Silva

5' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
Liz Ghellere

Liz Ghellere

5' 6"
Senior
Dasha  Kuznetsova

Dasha Kuznetsova

5' 10"
Junior