BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Vanderbilt women’s tennis team finished day two of competition at the Hoosier Classic with a perfect 7-0 record, including junior Courtney Ulery capturing the championship in singles flight B.
“I thought today was an excellent day for our team,” head coach Geoff Macdonald said. “Courtney Ulery had a great tournament, winning her flight. I saw good growth from our team today and that’s what you look for. Some teams fall back on day two of a tournament, but we really stepped up today and played well.”
Courtney Ulery won the championship of singles flight B by defeating Cameron Ellis from SEC-foe Georgia. Ulery won in straight sets 7-5, 6-3.
Keilly Ulery won her match in singles flight A, defeating Jacqueline Lee of Iowa 6-0, 6-0. In the third-place match of singles flight C, senior Caroline Ferrell ousted Myriam Sopel from Indiana 6-2, 6-2.
Junior Liberty Sveke defeated Antra Huljev from Kansas State in straight sets 6-1, 7-6 (6). Freshman Katie Kilborn also won in straight sets, beating Alejandra Meza Cuadra of Illinois 6-0, 6-1.
The Commodores picked up a pair of doubles wins on Saturday. Caroline Ferrell and Courtney Ulery defeated Shivani Dave and Marisa Lambropoulous of Illinois 8-0, while Liberty Sveke and Keilly Ulery won 8-1 over Kayla Berry and Lynne Poggensee-Wei from Iowa.
Action concludes Sunday at the Hoosier Classic with the remainder of the doubles competition.
Today’s Results:
Singles Play:
Keilly Ulery (VU) def. Jacqueline Lee (Iowa) – 6-0, 6-0 – Singles Flight A
Courtney Ulery (VU) def. Cameron Ellis (UGA) – 7-5, 6-3 – Singles Flight B
Caroline Ferrell (VU) def. Myriam Sopel (IU) – 6-2, 6-2 – Singles Flight C
Liberty Sveke (VU) def. Antea Huljev (KSU) – 6-1, 7-6 (6) – Singles Flight D
Katie Kilborn (VU) def. Alejandra Meza Cuadra (Illinois) – 6-0, 6-1 – Singles Flight F
Doubles Play:
Ferrell/C. Ulery (VU) def. Shivani Dave/Marisa Lambropoulous (Illinois) – 8-0 – Doubles Flight A
Sveke/K. Ulery (VU) def. Kayla Berry/Lynne Poggensee-Wei (Iowa) – 8-1 – Doubles Flight A
