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Top Seed Ousted In Day Two Of ITA Women's Tennis Southeast Regional

SAVANNAH, Ga. – No. 1 seed Annamaria Atamaniuk of Francis Marion University was upset in the singles quarterfinals by Jeanne van der Merwe of Delta State University, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, to highlight day two action in the ITA Women's Tennis Southeast Regional at the AASU Tennis Complex on Sunday.

The other three top seeds in the singles draw all advanced to the semifinals, led by the No. 2 seed, Michaela Kratochvilova of host Armstrong Atlantic State. Kratochvilova defeated GC&SU's Megan Hughes, 6-1, 6-1, to earn a berth in the semis. She will face GC&SU's Lilia Biktyakova, the No. 3 seed, who advanced with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Gabriele Masiliunaite of Kennesaw State, 6-0, 6-4. GC&SU's Julia Roudkovskaya, the No. 4 seed, will face van der Merwe after defeating Jacky Nieto of Clayton State, 7-6 (7-5) and 6-2.

Biktyakova and Roudkovskaya, the No. 1 seed in the doubles draw, also earned a berth in the doubles final with a 9-7 win over the No. 4 seed, Marketa Langerova and Maria Palacios of Lynn,

9-7. They will face the winner of the Masiliunaite/Sehannie (KSU) and van der Merwe/van der Wath (DSU) doubles match, which was not played on Sunday evening because of rain and will be played at 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning.

The singles semifinal matches will take place at 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning, followed by the singles final at Noon. The doubles final will take place at 3:30 p.m.

In other action on Saturday, AASU's Alejandra Aguilar captured the consolation singles final,

8-1, over Megan George of KSU.

-Pirates-

(Complete Second Day Results To Follow)

Singles - Third Round

Atamaniuk (FMU) (1) def. Rani (KSU) 6-3, 6-2

van der Merwe (DSU) def. Langerova (Lynn) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Roudkovskaya (GCSU) (4) def. Koulechova (CCSU) 6-2, 6-1

Nieto (CCSU) def. Puch (AASU) 7-6 (7-2), 6-2

Masiliunaite (KSU) def. Svensson (ASU) 6-0, 6-4

Biktyakova (GCSU (3) def. Sehannie (KSU) 6-0, 6-3

Hughes (GCSU) def Semenova (CCSU) 6-2, 6-0

Kratochvilova (AASU) def. Palacios (Lynn) 6-1, 6-3

Singles - Fourth Round

van der Merwe (DSU) def. Atamaniuk (FMU) (1) 2-6, 7-5, 6-2

Roudkovskaya (GCSU) (4) def. Nieto (CCSU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2

Biktyakova (GCSU) (3) def. Masiliunaite (KSU) 6-4, 6-1

Kratochvilova (AASU) (2) def. Hughes (GCSU) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles - Second Round

Ellis/Vukcevic (UNCP) def. Brownell/Semenova (CCSU) 1-4, retired

Kratochvilova/Puch (AASU) def. Gary/Meyer (ASU) 8-2

Alves/Prado (Lynn) def. Botha/van Blerk (DSU) 8-3

van der Merwe/van der Wath (DSU) (2) def. Zvensson/P. Zurita (ASU) 8-2

Doubles - Third Round

Biktyakova/Roudkovskaya (GCSU) (1) def Atamaniuk/Stephens (FMU) walkover

Langerova/Palacios (Lynn) (4) def. Ellis/Vukcevic (UNCP) 8-3

Masiliunaite/Sehannie (KSU) def. Kratochvilova /Puch (AASU) (3) 9-7

van der Merwe/van der Wath (DSU) (2) def. Alves/Prado (Lynn) 8-2

Doubles - Semifinals

Biktyakova/Roudkovskaya (GCSU) (1) def. Langerova/Palacios (Lynn) 9-7

Masiliunaite/Sehannie (KSU) vs. van der Merwe/van der Wath (DSU) (2) rain, resched 9/25