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Women's Tennis Jill Guise

Xiao Advances to Semifinals; Ghosh and Hsieh Win Blue A Doubles at ITA Regional

| Box Score 3 FREDERICKSBURG, VA – Freshman Jay Xiao advanced to the semifinals of the championship singles draw at the 2022 ITA Southeast Regional. In addition, she paired with classmate Kamila Wong to advance to the quarterfinals of the championship doubles draw. Freshman Imani Ghosh and sophomore Zoe Hsieh won the Blue A Doubles Championship.
 
Xiao, seeded sixth in the draw, opened with a 6-3 (wr) over Ana Patino (SBC). In the round of 32, she came from behind to beat Rachael Fitzgerald (HC) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (6). Xiao followed that with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Bin Zheng (CMU) and a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Manuela Van Cotthem (CMU) in the quarterfinals. Her run ended with a 6-0, 6-0 loss to top-seeded Sarah Yang (CMU) in the semifinals.
 
Wong opened with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Mary Lavin (HC) and then beat Kathleen Shiffer (SC) 6-1, 7-5 in the round of 32. Wong followed with a 6-3, 6-2 defeat of Becket Water (W&L). She lost in the quarterfinals to Marta Mikos (W&L) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2.
 
Freshman Essence Wang opened with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Brooke Simonson (CUA) and then rallied to defeat Daniela Padron Castillo (SC) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (4). She lost in the round of 16 to Cotthem (CMU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Junior Ali Bader won her first match 6-1, 6-0 over Soleil Namunyola. She then fell to the numbe two seed, Abigail Moghtader (UMW), 6-4, 6-2 in the round of 32.
 
Senior Christina Huynh opened the tournament with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Alexa Brewster (VWU). She then lost to Nathalie Williams (SC) 6-1, 6-0 in the round of 32. Graduate student Mary Beth Hurley won her first-round match 6-2, 6-4 over Lola Diaz (SC) but then lost to Divya Venkatarama (CMU) 6-4, 7-5 in the round of 32.
 
Ghosh lost her first-round match to Malikaa Marathe (CMU) 6-3, 6-1. Freshman Niamh Harding dropped her opening match to Riho Iijima (W&L) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12).
 
In the Blue A singles draw, senior Emily Javedan won her first match 8-1 over Elizabeth Teefey (LU). She lost in the semifinals to Lisa Messier (SC) 8-6.
 
In the Championship Doubles draw, Wong and Xiao were seeded eighth and had a first-round bye. They won their first match 8-4 over Samantha Perry and Cassidy Landau (F&M). The duo then beat 10th-ranked seeded Grace Lorenz and Gabi Moss (W&L) 8-3. Their run ended in the quarterfinals in a tough 8-7 (0) to third-seeded Danna Taylor and Crystal Zhou (SBC).
 
Hurley and Javedan, seeded ninth, had a first-round bye and then beat Jenna Harrison and Mackenzie Sherman (F&M) 8-0. They lost in the round of 16 to Amanda Hagino and Hana Kimmey (UMW) 8-5.
 
Sophomore Catharina Ausfahl and senior Celina Liu won their first match 8-3 over Alexandra Jaksec and Riley Smith (UMW). They then lost to Sofia Andrade and Ana Patino (SBC) 8-5 in the round of 32. Wang and Huynh dropped their round of 64 match to Venkatarama and Anna Chow 8-4. Bader and Harding had a first-round bye and then lost to Izzy Kosiol and Marta Mikos (W&L) 8-3.
 
In the Blue A doubles draw, Ghosh and Hsieh opened with an 8-2 win over Piper Sartison and Isabella Sorhegui (WC). They then beat Olivia Hall and Katherine Tamesis (SU) 8-2 to advance to the finals. They completed their run with another 8-2 win, beating Logan Glen and Eva Taylor (CNU) in the finals.
 
Notes: Xiao is the first Blue Jay to make the semifinals of the championship draw since 2018 (Anjie Kashyap) • She is also the first freshman to make the semifinals since 2017 (Kashyap)
 
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Players Mentioned

Ali Bader

Ali Bader

5' 2"
Sophomore
Christina Huynh

Christina Huynh

5' 4"
Junior
Emily Javedan

Emily Javedan

5' 8"
Junior
Celina Liu

Celina Liu

5' 8"
Junior
Catharina Ausfahl

Catharina Ausfahl

5' 10"
Freshman
Zoe Hsieh

Zoe Hsieh

5' 2"
Freshman
Niamh Harding

Niamh Harding

6' 2"
Freshman
Mary Beth Hurley

Mary Beth Hurley

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Kamila Wong

Kamila Wong

5' 4"
Freshman
Jay Xiao

Jay Xiao

5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ali Bader

Ali Bader

5' 2"
Sophomore
Christina Huynh

Christina Huynh

5' 4"
Junior
Emily Javedan

Emily Javedan

5' 8"
Junior
Celina Liu

Celina Liu

5' 8"
Junior
Catharina Ausfahl

Catharina Ausfahl

5' 10"
Freshman
Zoe Hsieh

Zoe Hsieh

5' 2"
Freshman
Niamh Harding

Niamh Harding

6' 2"
Freshman
Mary Beth Hurley

Mary Beth Hurley

5' 6"
Graduate Student
Kamila Wong

Kamila Wong

5' 4"
Freshman
Jay Xiao

Jay Xiao

5' 7"
Freshman
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