Florida Gators
Riviera/ITA All-American Championships Main Draw Day 3
Gators Reach the End of the Road at Riviera
Sunday, October 5, 2014 | Women's Tennis
All six Gators competing in the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships main draw ended their run Saturday at the Riviera Tennis Center.
Freshman Brooke Austin advanced the furthest of the Gators in the main draw, reaching the singles semifinals, but the Florida rookie dropped straight sets to the No. 6 seed in the tournament, UCLA's No. 7-ranked Channelle Van Nguyen, 6-2, 7-5. Despite the loss, Austin's achievement in reaching the semifinals ensured her an automatic bid into next month's National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, held at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York, November 6-9.
Gator doubles duos No. 13-ranked Kourtney Keegan and Belinda Woolcock as well as Josie Kuhlman and Peggy Porter both forced their respective opponents into third-set tie breaks, but were unable to seal the deal and fell short in the consolation doubles semifinals. The freshman tandem of Kuhlman and Porter played all the way through pre-qualifying and qualifying doubles to make their way to the main draw.
“I witnessed incredible effort all week from this team,” said associate head coach Dave Balogh. “Every day we got better and competed a little harder. That's all you can ask for as a coach. We just got outplayed today, but I'm very proud of these girls. We're certainly headed in the right direction.”
Complete Singles, Consolation Singles, Doubles and Consolation Doubles Main Draws Available
2014 Riviera/ITA All-American Championships Main Draw
Day Three Results – UF Only
SINGLES
Semifinals
No. 7 Channelle Van Nguyen (UCLA) [6] def. Brooke Austin (UF), 6-2, 7-5
CONSOLATION SINGLES
Semifinals
No. 5 Julia Elbaba (UVA) [2] def. No. 14 Brianna Morgan (UF), 6-0, 6-0
CONSOLATION DOUBLES
Semifinals
No. 4 Catherine Harrison/Kyle McPhillips (UCLA) [2] def. Josie Kuhlman/Peggy Porter (UF), 6-3, 3-6, 12-10
Lina Lileikite/Stephanie Wagner (Miami) def. No. 13 Kourtney Keegan/Belinda Woolcock (UF), 4-6, 7-5, 10-4
NEED TO KNOW INFO ON THE RIVIERA:
The Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., will again serve as the host site for the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships. The national championship, considered the first leg of the collegiate grand slam, began on Saturday, September 27 with pre-qualifying singles and doubles matches, which was hosted by UCLA. Qualifying competition was held September 30-October 1 and main draw action runs Thursday, October 2-Sunday, October 5 at the Riviera Tennis Club.
HOW IT WORKS:
The qualifying rounds are comprised of a singles draw of 64 and a doubles draw of 32. Just as with pre-qualifying, a singles player or doubles tandem must win three consecutive matches to stay alive and move into the main draw. Eight spots in the singles main draw are reserved for qualifiers, while the doubles main draw features four teams from qualifying.
GATORS SELECTED FOR RIVIERA/ITA ALL-AMERICAN:
• Brianna Morgan received an automatic berth into the singles main draw
• Brooke Austin and Josie Kuhlman played through qualifying and earned a spot in the singles main draw
• Kourtney Keegan and Belinda Woolcock received an automatic berth into main draw doubles
• Kuhlman and Peggy Porter advanced through pre-qualifying and qualifying doubles and earned a spot in the main draw
WHAT'S AT STAKE:
Singles semifinalists, doubles finalists and consolation champions will receive automatic entry into the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships November 6-9 in Flushing, New York.
FOLLOWING THE ACTION:
Follow the ITA on Twitter for updates and news from California, or search for the hashtag #RivieraITA to find other tweets from those tweeting about the Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships. Check out the ITA Facebook page or the 2014 All-American Championships Tournament Hub for more updates.
UP NEXT:
The Gators will stay on the East Coast for their next tournament, the 2014 Bedford Cup in Jacksonville, Florida, on October 10-12.
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