Tech opens fall season at Jimmy Powell InviteTech opens fall season at Jimmy Powell Invite
Women's Tennis

Tech opens fall season at Jimmy Powell Invite

Five Hokies are competing in Elon on Friday and Saturday

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ELON, N.C. – Five Hokies started their fall season with the Jimmy Powell Invitational at Elon on Friday, Sept. 19.

Freshman Alston Myatt went undefeated on the weekend, with three singles wins and two doubles wins. Freshman Sirena Waas picked up two singles wins and two doubles wins. 

Day 1 Results
Doubles Round 1
Linda Ziets-Segura/Alston Myatt (VT) def. Sophia Cedeno/Lauren Thomson (UNCG) 6-3
Sirena Waas/Kirsten Woods (VT) def. Sara Kostic/Kayley Bushnell (UNCG) 6-1 

Singles Round 1
Sofia Barbulescu (Richmond) def. Ziets-Segura 6-4, 6-1
Lainey O’Neil (Richmond) def. Elizaveta Castillo 6-3, 6-3 
Myatt def. Beatriz Guerra (Richmond) 6-0, 4-6, 11-9
Celina Joseph (Liberty) def. Waas 6-2, 6-4
Woods def. Sadie Daavettila (Liberty) 6-4, 4-6, 10-6 

Singles Round 2
Castillo def. Sydney Bly (UNCG) 6-1, 6-1
Myatt def. Kayley Bushnell (UNCG) 6-1, 6-0
Waas def. Eliza Perry (UNCG) 6-0, 6-0
Celina Joseph (Liberty) def. Ziets-Segura 6-2, 2-6, 10-6 

Day 2 Results
Doubles Round 2
Ziets-Segura/Castillo def. Lainey O’Neil/Beatriz Guerra (Richmond) 6-3

Doubles Round 3
Castillo/Waas def. Helen Sarikulaya/Lisa Kranec (Elon) 6-2
Myatt/Woods def. Alexis Nybog/Nathalie Marinovitch (Elon) 6-2

Singles Round 3
Myatt def. Mariana Reding (Elon) 6-3, 7-6(5)
Lisa Kranec (Elon) def. Castillo 6-4, 4-6, 10-2
Madison Cordisco (Elon) def. Woods 6-3, 3-6, 10-4
Waas def. Nathalie Marinovitch (Elon) 6-4, 6-2

Up Next
The Hokies will turn their attention to the Charlotte Invite, starting Oct. 3.