BELTON, S.C. – The Wofford women's tennis team concluded the 2021 fall season at the Southern Conference Fall Championship on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The tournament, sanctioned by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association and hosted by the Belton Tennis Association, featured women's teams from Furman, Mercer, Chattanooga and Wofford. The women played a 16-compass draw in doubles and two equally split 16-compass draws (Palmetto and Standpipe) in singles.
Highlights of the weekend included
Lily Woods and
Georgia Fischer finishing third in the open doubles draw and
Lily Woods finishing third in the singles draw.
"The Southern Conference individual championships was a great tournament to end our fall season," said head coach
Krissy Hall. "We made a lot of strides as a team this fall season and will continue to focus on working towards our goals this off season. We are already looking forward to starting the spring season."
Wofford will begin the spring season on January 14 against Kennesaw State.
Palmetto Singles Main Draw
R16 Maggie Pate (FUR) def.
Emma Sorensen (6-0, 6-1)
R16
Liz Massie def Lekha Varudandi (MER) (6-2, 6-4)
R16 Nicole Abel (UTC) def.
Ansley Hardeman (6-2, 6-4)
R16
Georgia Fischer def Callie Billman (UTC) (6-3, 6-1)
QF
Lily Woods def. Maggie Pate (FUR) (2-6, 6-0, 6-1)
QF Nicole Abel (UTC) def.
Liz Massie (2-6, 6-3, 6-3)
QF Jess Dawson (FUR) def. Georgia Fisher (6-0, 6-1)
SF Madison Dillon (FUR) def.
Lily Woods (6-3, 6-1)
Palmetto Singles Consolation Draws
Emma Van Hee (UTC) def.
Emma Sorensen (2-6, 6-3, 6-2)
Lekha Varudandi (MER) def.
Ansley Hardeman (6-1, 4-6, 6-4)
Georgia Fischer def.
Liz Massie (6-3, 6-4)
Maggie Pate (FUR) def.
Georgia Fischer (6-2, 6-3)
Lily Woods def. Nicole Abel (UTC) (7-6 (3), 6-1)
Lekha Varudandi (MER) def.
Emma Sorensen (6-4, 7-6 (1))
Liz Massie def. Lauren Rich (MER) (5-7, 7-5 (10-6))
Standpipe Singles Main Draw
R16 Ashley Popham (MER) def.
Breda Brennan (3-6, 6-4, 6-3)
R16 Coco Bosman (UTC) def.
Brianna Wilbur (3-6, 6-4, 7-5)
R16 Ilayda Baykan (FUR) def.
Emely Kahrs (1-6, 6-4, 6-3)
QF Ellie Schoppe (FUR) def.
Lilie Steryous (6-0, 6-2)
Standpipe Singles Consolation Draws
Ellie Schulson (FUR) def.
Brianna Wilbur (6-3, 6-1)
Ellie Schulson (FUR) def.
Breda Brennan (6-1, 6-3)
Emely Kahrs def. Kristin Yordanova (MER) (7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (2))
Ellie Schulson (FUR) def.
Emely Kahrs (7-5, 6-2)
Caroline Gibbens (UTC) def.
Lilie Steryous (6-0, 2-6, 6-1)
Lilie Steryous def. Ashley Popham (MER) (7-6 (1), 6-0)
Additional Singles Matches
Brianna Wilbur def. Maggie Pate (FUR) (6-4, 0-6, 12-10)
Breda Brennan def. Emma Van Hee (UTC) (7-6 (6), 6-2)
Caroline Gibbons (UTC) def.
Emma Sorensen (6-3, 6-2)
Brianna Wilbur def. Emma Van Hee (UTC) (6-3, 6-1)
Coco Bosman (UTC) def.
Ansley Hardeman (6-1, 6-0)
Women's Open Doubles
R16 Breda Brennen/
Liz Massie def. Bosman/van Hee (UTC) (6-4)
R16 Georgia Fisher/
Lily Woods def. Rich/Tillitt (MER) (6-2)
R16 Pate/Schoppe (FUR) def.
Ansley Hardeman/
Emely Kahrs (6-0)
QF Abel/Billman (UTC) def.
Lilie Steryous/
Brianna Wilbur (6-4)
QF Dawson/Dillon (FUR) def.
Breda Brennan/
Liz Massie (6-4)
QF Georgia Fisher/
Lily Woods def. Schulson/Snyder (FUR) (6-4)
SF Dawson/Dillon (FUR) def. Georgia Fisher/
Lily Woods (6-2)
Women's Doubles Consolation Draws
Rich/Tillitt (MER) def. Popham (MER)/
Emma Sorensen (6-1)
Ansley Hardeman/
Emely Kahrs def. Varudandi/Yordanova (MER (7-6 (5))
Baykan/Borders def.
Ansley Hardeman/
Emely Kahrs (7-6 (1)
Breda Brennan/
Liz Massie def. Schulson/Snyder (FUR) (6-3)
Lilie Steryous/
Brianna Wilbur def.
Breda Brennan/
Liz Massie (6-0)
Georgia Fischer/
Lily Woods def. Abel/Billman (UTC) (6-0)
Varudandi/Yordanova (MER) def. Popman (MER)/
Emma Sorensen (6-2)
Rich/Tillitt (MER) def.
Ansley Hardeman/
Emely Kahrs (6-1)