BERKELEY, Calif. – Santa Clara women's tennis finished the second day of competition at the Cal Nike Invitational on Saturday in Berkeley, California. Freshman Caitlyn Frankel and junior Giannina Ong won their doubles matchup and their respective singles matches on Saturday.
In the White doubles consolation semifinal, Frankel and Ong defeated Amber DelRosario and Sarina Chhabra (San Francisco, 8-7 (5). Senior Nabila Farah and junior Zeina El Tawil came up short in the Gold doubles quarterfinal, falling, 8-4, to Pari Kaur and Vanessa Nommenson (St. Mary's). In the other White semifinal, freshman Caraline Patterson and sophomore Elizabeth Stephens lost, 8-3, to Demi Daniels and Taylah Beckman (BYU).
Ong was also successful in singles play, knocking off Claire Bouquet (Cal Poly, 6-2; 7-6, in the White singles consolation quarterfinal. El Tawil also earned a victory in the Gold consolation quarterfinal, defeating Sofia Gulnova (Sacramento State), 6-0 (retired due to injury). The Broncos recorded two more singles wins in the consolation round robin play. Frankel bested Kyla Jarrar (Santa Barbara), 6-2; 6-1, and Patterson won, 6-2; 7-5, over Jessica Kaye (Pacific).
Competition resumes on Sunday and updated draws can be found here.
Cal Nike Invitational – Saturday Results
Sept. 30 – Oct. 2, 2015 at Hellman Tennis Complex
Blue – Top Flight. Gold – Second Flight. White – Third Flight.
Singles
Blue Singles Consolations -- Consolation Quarterfinals
UCLA No. 7 Kristen Wiley d. SC Madison Clarke, 7-5;3-6;1-0(6)
Gold Singles Consolations -- Consolation Quarterfinals
SC Zeina El Tawil d. SAC Sofia Gulnova, 6-0 Ret (inj)
White Singles Consolations -- Consolation Quarterfinals
SC Giannina Ong d. CP Claire Bouquet, 6-2;7-6
Consolation Round Robin Singles -- Round Robin 1
SC Caitlyn Frankel d. SB Kyla Jarrar, 6-2;6-1
SC Caraline Patterson d. PAC Jessica Kaye, 6-2;7-5
Doubles
Gold Doubles -- Quarterfinals
SM Pari Kaur /Vanessa Nommenson d. SC Nabila Farah/Zeina El Tawil, 8-4
Blue Doubles Consolations -- Consolation Quarterfinals
FS Georgia Lawson/Katrna Stloukalova d. SC Daniella Silva/Madison Clarke, Wd (inj)
White Doubles Consolations -- Consolation Semifinals
BYU Demi Daniels/Taylah Beckman d. SC Caraline Patterson/Elizabeth Stevens, 8-3
SC Caitlyn Frankel/Giannina Ong d. USF Amber DelRosario/Sarina Chhabra, 8-7(5)
