Alabama’s Shelley Godwin won two matches Sunday to advance to the “B” draw finals at the ITA Southern Regional Championships held at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex. Sunday also saw the Crimson Tide duo of Meritt Emery and Alice Tunaru compete in the “B” draw doubles final.

In Godwin’s quarterfinal match, she took the first set 6-3 before edging South Florida’s Lauren Shumate 7-6(2) in the second. Godwin dropped the opening set of her semifinal match to Valeriya Makarycheva of Mississippi State 1-6, and earned a 6-4 win in the second. Godwin then outlasted Makarycheva 1-0(10) in the tiebreak to win the match. Godwin is scheduled to play another Bulldog in the finals Sunday in Natalie Mayuk.

In doubles play, Emery and Tunaru handed Jacksonville’s Fernanda Carrero and Juliana Umeki an 8-1 loss in the “B” draw semifinals before suffering an 8-6 loss in the finals to Alessa Waibel and Jenna Osborne of Miami.

The ITA Southern Regionals will conclude Monday with the “A” draw singles semifinal and finals, the “A” draw doubles finals and the “B” draw singles finals.

RESULTS

Doubles

Meritt Emery/Alice Tunaru (UA) def. Fernanda Carrero/Juliana Umeki 8-1

Alessa Waibel/Jenna Osborne (MIAMI) def. Meritt Emery/Alice Tunaru 8-6

Singles

Shelley Godwin (UA) def. Lauren Shumate (USF) 6-3, 7-6(2)

Shelley Godwin (UA) def. Valeriya Makarycheva (MSU) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0(10)