VU ends day two in Miami with five wins

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – No. 26 Vanderbilt wrapped up the second day of competition at the Miami Invitational on Saturday. Vanderbilt competed against No. 11 Texas in singles and No. 9 Miami in doubles.8489974.jpeg

The Commodores came away with three wins in singles play and two wins in doubles action.

No. 102 Courtney Colton recorded a win versus Texas’ Elizabeth Begley, 7-6, 6-1. The win is the first singles victory of the spring for the talented freshman from Davie, Fla.

Georgina Sellyn defeated the Longhorns’ Juliana Gajic, 6-1, 6-1, while fellow freshman Frances Altick picked up the third singles victory with her win over Lina Padegimaite, 7-6 (7), 6-2.

In doubles action versus Miami, Courtney Colton and Georgina Sellyn defeated Melissa Bolivar and Clementina Riobueno, 8-4. Frances Altick and Ashleigh Antal won a tough match versus the Hurricanes’ Brittany Dubins and Kelsey Laurente, 8-7.

Play resumes at 8 a.m. CT on Sunday at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. Vanderbilt will face Texas in doubles, followed by Texas A&M in singles.

Friday’s Singles Results
No. 26 Vanderbilt vs. No. 11 Texas
Breanna Addison (Texas) def. Lauren Mira (Vanderbilt) 6-3, 6-2
No. 79 Noel Scott (Texas) def. No. 91 Marie Casares (Vanderbilt) 6-2, 6-3
Aeriel Ellis (Texas) def. Ashleigh Antal (Vanderbilt) 6-1, 6-2
No. 102 Courtney Colton (Vanderbilt) def. Elizabeth Begley (Texas) 7-6, 6-1
Georgina Sellyn (Vanderbilt) def. Juliana Gajic (Texas) 6-1, 6-1
Lana Groenvynck (Texas) def. Megan Gornet (Vanderbilt) 6-2, 6-2
Annat Rabinovich (Texas) def. Maggie Leavell (Vanderbilt) 6-2, 6-2
No. 115 Frances Altick def. Lina Padegimaite (Texas) 7-6 (7), 6-2

Doubles Results
No. 26 Vanderbilt vs. No. 9 Miami
Lileikite/Wagner (Miami) def. Mira/Casares (Vanderbilt) 8-3
Colton/Sellyn (Vanderbilt) def. Bolivar/Riobueno (Miami) 8-4
Altick/Antal (Vanderbilt) def. Dubins/Laurente (Miami) 8-7
Groenvynck/Rabinovich (Texas) def. Leavell/Gornet (Vanderbilt) 8-1