MADISON, Wisc. – After a hard 4-3 loss to Ohio State in Saturday’s ITA Indoors quarterfinals, the No. 1 Vanderbilt Commodores bounced back with a huge 4-0 sweep over the 7th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers in consolation play.
Vanderbilt got off to a quick and decisive lead, as Vandy’s senior/freshman duo of Frances Altick and Fernanda Contreras dominated No. 3 doubles in a 6-0 victory.
Down 3-2 on courts one and two, Astra Sharma and Ellie Yates teamed up to take the next four straight games to seal the doubles point advantage for the Commodores. No. 11 Courtney Colton and Sydney Campbell were up 5-3 over No. 19 Collins/Kelley when doubles was clinched.
Reeling off her commanding doubles win, Yates carried the momentum into her singles performance, only allowing UVA’s Erica Susi three games in her 6-2, 6-1 victory on six.
VU took the 3-0 lead, as one of Vandy’s senior leaders, Colton, earned her 80th collegiate victory by taking court four 6-3, 6-4 over Victoria Olivarez
No. 33 Sharma took the fourth and final first set for VU, coming out on top of a tiebreaker, 7-6(6). The redshirt sophomore had an extremely resilient second set, clinching the match for Vanderbilt 7-6(6), 6-0.
The Commodores concluded ITA Indoors with a 2-1 record, and will be on the road next Saturday for a rematch against OSU.
Results:
#1 Vanderbilt 4, #7 Virginia 0
Singles:
- #24 Sydney Campbell (VANDY) vs. #4 Danielle Collins (VA) 3-6, 3-5, unfinished
- #15 Frances Altick (VANDY) vs. #8 Julia Elbaba (VA) 6-4, 1-6, unfinished
- #33 Astra Sharma (VANDY) def. #30 Stephanie Nauta (VA) 7-6 (8-6), 6-0
- Courtney Colton (VANDY) def. Victoria Olivarez (VA) 6-3, 6-4
- Fernanda Contreras (VANDY) vs. Meghan Kelley (VA) 5-7, 1-2, unfinished
- Ellie Yates (VANDY) def. Erica Susi (VA) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles:
- #11 Courtney Colton/Sydney Campbell (VANDY) led #19 Danielle Collins/Meghan Kelley (VA) 5-3
- Astra Sharma/Ellie Yates (VANDY) def. Julia Elbaba/Stephanie Nauta (VA) 6-3
- Frances Altick/Fernanda Contreras (VANDY) def. Victoria Olivarez/Taylor Wingo (VA) 6-0
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,4,3)
2016 ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championship
