Sunday, 09/23/2012

AUSTIN, Texas – The Lady Tigers completed their season-opening competition Saturday at the Longhorn Invitational at Texas' Pennick-Allison Tennis Center in Austin, Texas.
 
Freshman Ella Taylor advanced to the semifinals in her flight and concluded her competition with a 6-2, 6-3 defeat against West Virginia's Emily Mathis.

Caroline Hudson, Mary Jeremiah and Ariel Morton fell to their competitors in the quarterfinal round and entered the consolation semifinals of their flights, but all were unable to advance.
 
"Our matches today provided some excellent dialogue," head coach Julia S. Sell said. "Besides fitness, one of our main goals this semester is to maintain championship intensity. We found ourselves getting mentally fatigued today, which really exposed our weaknesses and cost us some wins. We walked away with a clear cut picture of where our games are and the improvements we need to make."
 
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2012 Longhorn Invitational (Day 2 Results)
 
SINGLES QUARTERFINALS
 
Black Flight
Ella Taylor (LSU) def. Emily Mathis (WVU) 6-2; 6-4
 
White Flight
Llona Serchenko (UNT) def. Ariel Morton (LSU) 6-4; 6-0
 
Orange Flight
Valentina Starkova (UNT) def. Mary Jeremiah (LSU) 6-2; 6-4
 
Fuchsia Flight
Jacqui Katz (Tulane) def. Caroline Hudson (LSU) 6-2; 6-2
 
SINGLES SEMIFINALS
 
Black Flight
Annat Rabinovich (Texas) def. Ella Taylor (LSU) 6-2; 6-3
 
White Consolation Flight
Charlotte Phillips (Houston) def. Ariel Morton (LSU) 7-6; 6-3
 
Orange Consolation Flight
Carolyn Schnell (Denver) def. Mary Jeremiah (LSU) 6-2; 6-2