Box Score ROME, GA –
Sahana Madala finished her run at the ITA Cup on Saturday afternoon in the consolation semifinals.
Madala opened the ITA Cup on Thursday with a three-set win over Sieun Lee of Vassar. Madala took the first set 6-2, but Lee answered with a 6-3 win in the second to force a deciding set. Madala lost just one game in the final set to grab the win and advanced to Friday's quarterfinal. She is the first Blue Jay to win their first singles' match at the ITA Cup since Ashnaa Rao in 2015.
In the quarterfinals, Madala played her second three-setter. She won the first set again, 6-3, over Rebecca Kong of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Kong then took the second, 6-2, and third, 6-1, to move onto the semifinals. On Saturday in the consolation draw, Madala faced off against Shelly Zinchenko of Carnegie Mellon, in a rematch of the ITA Southeast Singles final. This time it was Zinchenko that came out on top with a 6-3, 6-3 win.
Madala, who earned All-America honors with her regional title, finishes the Fall season with an 8-2 record in singles.