Freshman Duo Performs Well for Women's Tennis at Virginia

Friday, September 17

Charlottesville, Va.

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Freshman Duo Performs Well for Women's Tennis at Virginia

9/19/2010 9:13:00 PM | Women's Tennis

By: Dartmouth

CBHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Dartmouth women's tennis freshmen Melissa Matsuoka (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Rachel Decker-Sadowski (Santa Barbara, Calif.) finished second and third respectively in the “D” Flight at the University of Virgina Fall Invitational this afternoon. Matsuoka was edged 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the final by Winthrop's Andressa Garcia, while Decker-Sadowski defeated Annette Rios of UNC Greensboro 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in the third-place playoff.

Also competing in the “D” flight, sophomore Jeri Reichel won her back draw match against No. 3 seed Steph MacFarlane of UNCG, 6-0, 7-5. Sophomore Christina Danosi won her back draw “C” Flight match against Ashely Tanner of Utah 7-6, 7-5. Senior tri-captain Ryan Reichel was winning her “C” Flight back draw match 5-4 against Wake Forest's Ryan Cutillo when Cutillo retired. Senior tri-captain Georgiana Smyser dropped her “C” Flight singles match to NC State's Christy Sipes, who earlier in the tournament had beaten Danosi.

The Big Green return to action on Oct. 9 at the USTA National Tennis Center College Invitational in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Senior tri-captain Molly Scott will also compete for the second year at the Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, which starts October 2 and is held at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

UVA Fall Invitational, Day Three

Singles
A Flight
Molly Scott-Did not play due to illness

C Flight
Georgie Smyser lost to Christy Sipes, NC State, 6-1, 6-2
Ryan Reichel defeated Ryan Cutillo, Wake Forest, 5-4, ret.
Christina Danosi defeated Ashely Tanner, Utah, 7-6, 7-5

D Flight Final
Melissa Matsuoka lost to Andressa Garcia, Winthrop, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Third-place playoff: Rachel Decker-Sadowski defeated Annette Rios, UNCG, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
Jeri Reichel defeated No. 3 Steph MacFarlane, UNCG, 6-0, 7-5

Doubles
A Flight
Molly Scott/Melissa Matsuoka defeated Evgenia Kryuchkova/Sarah Pham, Utah, 8-5

B Flight
Jeri Reichel/Christina Danosi lost to Ryan Cutillo/Anna Mydlowska Wake Forest 8-4
Georgiana Smyser/Rachel Decker-Sadowski lost to Rashmi Teltumbde/Clare Spooner, Virginia, 8-6