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Kelly McCain Advances To Semifinals Of Omni Hotels National Indoors
11/8/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Nov. 8, 2002
DALLAS, TEXAS - Duke University sophomore Kelly McCain swept through two rounds of action to advance to the semifinals at the Omni Hotels National Intercollegiate Indoor Championship on Friday in Dallas, Texas.
The Tampa, Fla. product, McCain remains perfect on the season improving to 8-0 with the two victories. In the second round, McCain downed 14th-ranked Alice Pirsu of Pennsylvania (6-3, 7-5) and then knocked off Florida's 12th-ranked Lindsay Dawaf (6-3, 6-1) in the quarterfinals.
McCain, seeded number one, will take on the winner of the third-seeded Agata Cioroch (Georgia) versus 44th-ranked Daria Panova (Oregon) on Saturday.
Last month, McCain won the Riviera All-America singles title.
The Omni Hotels National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, the nation's premier collegiate indoor tennis tournaments for Division I men and women, are presented by the Dallas Morning News and hosted by SMU at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch.
The Omni Hotels National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships feature a 32-player singles field and 16-team doubles field for men and women, including: qualifiers from Omni Hotels Regional Championships held across the country during October, the Omni Hotels National Small College champions, the winners of the Icy Hot/ITA Men's and Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships and at-large and wild card selections made by the ITA National Tournament Committee. Overall, more than 10,000 players from nearly 600 schools participate annually in the Omni Hotels Regional and National Intercollegiate Championships.
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Unofficial Times - Subject to change LAST UPDATED AT 5:20 P.M. CT
Women's Singles - First Round, Thursday DOUBLES Kelly McCain, Duke (1), def. Megan Muth, William & Mary, 7-6 (0), 6-2 Alice Pirsu, Pennsylvania, def. Kendall Cline, North Carolina, 7-6 (0), 6-4 Lindsay Dawaf, Florida (7), def. Vida Mulec, Baylor, 6-2, 6-0 Marine Piriou, Northwestern, def. Amber Liu, Stanford, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 Agata Cioroch, Georgia (3), def. Alice Barnes, Stanford, 6-0, 6-4 Courtney Bergman, Harvard, def. Urska Juric, Missouri, 6-2, 6-3 Sara Walker, UCLA (6), def. Julia Scaringe, Florida, 6-2, 6-2 Daria Panova, Oregon, def. Antonina Grib, Brenau, 7-6 (2), 6-2 Julie Smekodub, Tulane, def. Julie Rotondi, Florida, 6-3, 6-4 Alicia Pillay, Tulsa, def. Nataly Cahana, Old Dominion (5), 7-5, 6-3 Mira Radu, Mississippi, def. Raquel Kops-Jones, California, 6-4, 7-6 (4) Jewel Peterson, Southern California (4), def. Chloe Carlotti, Fresno State, 6-3, 6-4 Kate Pinchbeck, North Carolina, def. Lauren Barnikow, Stanford, 6-4, 6-1 Julie Coin, Clemson (8), def. Jenny Langer, SMU, 6-3, 7-6 (2) Alexis Gordon, Florida, def. Alexis Matire, Harvard, 6-2, 6-2 Christelle Grier, Northwestern, def. Vilmarie Castellvi, Tennessee (2), 6-4, 6-3
Second Round - Friday Kelly McCain, Duke (1), def. Alice Pirsu, Pennsylvania, 6-3, 7-5 Lindsay Dawaf, Florida (7), def. Marine Piriou, Northwestern, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 Agata Cioroch, Georgia (3), def. Courtney Bergman, Harvard, 6-2, 7-6 (7) Daria Panova, Oregon, def. Sara Walker, UCLA (6), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 Julie Smekodub, Tulane, def. Alicia Pillay, Tulsa , 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 Jewel Peterson, Southern California (4), def. Mira Radu, Mississippi, 6-0, 6-2 Kate Pinchbeck, North Carolina, def. Julie Coin, Clemson (8), 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 Alexis Gordon, Florida, vs. Christelle Grier, Northwestern , 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1
Quarterfinals - Friday Kelly McCain, Duke (1), def. Lindsay Dawaf, Florida (7), 6-3, 6-1 Agata Cioroch, Georgia (3) vs. Daria Panova, Oregon, in progress Jewel Peterson, Southern California (4), def. Julie Smekodub, Tulane, 7-6 (4), 6-4 Kate Pinchbeck, North Carolina vs. Alexis Gordon, Florida, in progress (4:30 start)
Semifinals - Saturday Noon Kelly McCain, Duke (1) vs. TBA Jewel Peterson, Southern California (4) vs. TBA Final - Sunday
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