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Emily Kwok, a senior, will play in the quarterfinals on Friday after a win in the round of 16 over Hilary Tyler from Colorado State.
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Sept. 20, 2007
PROVO, UTAH - The University of Utah women's tennis team completed the first day of the BYU Invitational on Thursday. The Utes have dominated the competition in the tournament with three singles moving into the quarterfinals, three players moving into the semifinals, and three doubles teams moving into the quarterfinals.
In the Singles A bracket, three players will advance into the quarterfinals on Friday's competition. The No. 1 seed, Elizabeth Ferris received a bye in the round of 32, and then dominated Anette Pohjalainen 6-1, 6-2. Newcomer Evgenia Kryunchkova faced Weber State's Gabi Venditto for a 6-2, 6-0 win in the round of 32. The freshman then moved into the round of 16 to face a distinguished player from BYU. Kryunchkova smashed a 6-2, 6-2 win over Dolly Chang in the round of 16.
Emily Kwok started out competition with a bye in the round of 32. The Ute faced conference opponent Hilary Tyler from Colorado State. Kwok took the match 6-4, 7-6(4) over the Ram in the round of 16.
In the Singles B bracket, Karine Bourdages, Andrea Maughan, and Dee Dee Nelson took control of singles play. Bourdages defeated Rui Xu 6-0, 6-1 in the round of 16. The Ute took on Jocelyn Jensen from BYU in the round of 16 for a 6-2, 6-2 win over the Cougar. Sophomore Andrea Maughan faced Markey Mullen from Weber State in the round of 16 for a straight 6-0, 6-0 domination. Moving into the next round, Maughan faced Cheyenne Reveche. The two Utes battled through two sets for a 6-4, 6-2 win in Maughan's favor.
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In doubles play, three teams will advance into the quarterfinals on Friday. Ferris and Leigh Walsh teamed up to defeated Breanna Harris and Bridgette Strickland 8-1 in the round of 16 after receiving a bye in the first round.
Monson and Bourdages also received a bye in the round of 32 before taking an 8-3 win over Lauren Strasburger and Hilary Tyler from Colorado State. Finishing out doubles play on Thursday, Reveche and Kwok defeated Greer Satherlie and Rui Xu from Colorado State 8-2 after also receiving a bye in the round of 32.
BYU Women's Invitational- Day One Results Singles-A ROUND OF 32 Elizabeth Ferris (Utah); BYE Evgenia Kryunchkova (Utah) def. Gabi Venditto (Weber); 6-2, 6-0 Erin Monson (Utah) def. Bridgette Strickland (Utah State); 7-5, 6-2 Leigh Walsh (Utah); BYE Emily Kwok (Utah); BYE
ROUND OF 16 Elizabeth Ferris (Utah) def. Anette Pohjalainen (CSU); 6-1, 6-2 Evgenia Kryunchkova (Utah) def. Dolly Chang (BYU); 6-2, 6-2 Polina Kokoulina (BSU) def. Erin Monson (Utah); 6-1, 6-0 Elizaveta Ezhova (BYU) def. Leigh Walsh (Utah); 7-5, 6-4 Emily Kwok (Utah) def. Hilary Tyler (CSU); 6-4, 7-6(4)
Singles- B ROUND OF 16 Karine Bourdages (Utah) def. Rui Xu (CSU); 6-0, 6-1 Cheyenne Reveche (Utah) def. Greer Satherlie (CSU); 6-2, 6-1 Andrea Maughan (Utah) def. Markey Mullen (Weber); 6-0, 6-0 Dee Dee Nelson (Utah) def. Hailey Swenson (USU); 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
QUARTERFINALS Karine Bourdages (Utah) def. Jocelyn Jensen (BYU); 6-2, 6-2 Andrea Maughan (Utah) def. Cheyenne Reveche (Utah); 6-4, 6-2 Dee Dee Nelson (Utah) def. Caitlin Fluegge (CSU); 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-4
Doubles ROUND OF 32 Elizabeth Ferris/Leigh Walsh (Utah); BYE Karine Bourdages/Erin Monson (Utah); BYE Cheyenne Reveche/Emily Kwok (Utah); BYE Andrea Maughan/Evgenia Kryunchkova (Utah) def. Hailey Swenson/Watts Britney (USU); 8-3
ROUND OF 16 Ferris/Walsh (Utah) def. Breanna Harris/Bridgette Strickland (USU); 8-1 Bourdages/Monson (Utah) def. Lauren Strasburger/Hilary Tyler (CSU); 8-3 Reveche/Kwok (Utah) def. Greer Satherlie/Rui Xu (CSU); 8-2 Pichitira Thongdach/Polina Kokoulina (BSU) def. Maughan/Kryunchkova (Utah); 8-3
