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Women’s Tennis Opens Season at Quinnipiac Invitational

Carina Ma/Estelle Wong Win A Doubles Title

Results

Hamden, Conn. – The Fordham University women's tennis squad opened its 2017 fall season this weekend by participating at the Quinnipiac Invitational, where Carina Ma and Estelle Wong won the A Doubles championship, Gianna Insogna advanced to the C Singles final and Maia Balce won the B Consolation Singles title.

Ma and Wong started play in A doubles defeating Sacred Heart's Keira Tobia and Sabrina Navarro Lopez 6-0 and then defeated Faifield's Emily Lombardi and Diana Prinos 6-2 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Ma/Wong bested Quinnipiac's Layla Rodriguez and Payton Bradley 7-5 before defeating Quinnipiac's Jennifer Lu and Dominique Vasile 7-6 (4) in the finals.

Gianna Insogna started play in C singles with a 6-7 (3), 6-1, 10-6 win over Army's Dana Funaro in the round of 16 before defeating Rhode Island's Halah Davis 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. Insogna then bested Quinnipiac's Proyfon Lohaphaisan 6-1, 6-4  in the semifinals before falling to UCONN's Jacqueline Lazaro 6-1, 6-0 in the finals.

Also competing in C singles was Alexis Zobeideh who defeated Fairfield's Courtney Connors 6-1, 6-3 before falling to UCONN's Jacqueline Lazaro 6-2, 6-2.

In B singles, Estelle Wong defeated Providence's Lauryn Jacobs 6-1, 6-0 and Army's Bridget Guenard 6-3, 6-3 before falling to UCONN's Summer Walker 4-6, 6-3, 10-3 in the semifinals. Maia Balce fell to Rhode Island's Ariel Haber 3-6, 6-4, 10-8.

In A singles, Tatiana Grigoryan won her first match as a Ram, defeating Sacred Heart's Olivia Podsiebierski 6-3, 6-4 before falling to Army's Melanie Allen 6-4, 6-1. Carina Ma lost to Army's Kirby Einck 1-6, 6-2, 10-7.

In D singles, Fairfield's Meghan Simmer defeated Carolina Sa 6-4, 7-6 (1) and Sacred Heart's Lauren Santarsiero defeated Whitney Weisberg 6-4, 6-1.

In B doubles, Sa/Balce defeated UCONN's Zaina Zaki and Elizabeth Kozyi 6-2 before falling to Army's Danna Funaro and Sera Martorelli 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Weisberg/Insogna fell to Rhode Island's Ariel Haber and Nicole Legler 6-2.

In the consolation bracket, in B singles, Maia Balce defeated Fairfield's Anna Komer 8-1 and Sacred Heart's Kiera Tobia 8-2 before defeating Quinnipiac's Amy Zammarieh 8-2 in the finals.

In A consolation singles, Sacred Heart's Brianna Lauria defeated Carina Ma 8-5. In D consolation singles, Whitney Weisberg defeated Fairfield's Gabriella Campos 8-5 and Sacred Heart's Maggie Glynn 8-2 before falling to Army's Sasha Inchauste 8-5 in the semifinals.

The Rams return to action September 22-24 at the Eastern Championships in West Point, N.Y.
 
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Players Mentioned

Maia Balce

Maia Balce

5' 3"
Sophomore
Gianna Insogna

Gianna Insogna

5' 3"
Junior
Carina Ma

Carina Ma

5' 5"
Junior
Carolina Sa

Carolina Sa

5' 7"
Senior
Whitney Weisberg

Whitney Weisberg

5' 9"
Junior
Estelle Wong

Estelle Wong

5' 5"
Senior
Alexis Zobeideh

Alexis Zobeideh

5' 5"
Junior
Tatiana Grigoryan

Tatiana Grigoryan

5' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Maia Balce

Maia Balce

5' 3"
Sophomore
Gianna Insogna

Gianna Insogna

5' 3"
Junior
Carina Ma

Carina Ma

5' 5"
Junior
Carolina Sa

Carolina Sa

5' 7"
Senior
Whitney Weisberg

Whitney Weisberg

5' 9"
Junior
Estelle Wong

Estelle Wong

5' 5"
Senior
Alexis Zobeideh

Alexis Zobeideh

5' 5"
Junior
Tatiana Grigoryan

Tatiana Grigoryan

5' 4"
Junior