Gamecocks Complete Day One of South Carolina Fall Invitational
Sept. 16, 2016
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Gamecocks’ 2016-17 season is officially underway as the team completed day one of the South Carolina Fall Invitational at the Carolina Tennis Center on Friday.
The Gamecocks began the day by taking two out of three matches against Middle Tennessee in doubles. The team of Ingrid Gamarra Martins and Silvia Chinellato kicked things off by earning a 6-4 win over Alory Pereira and Holly Horsfall. Hannah Templeton and Alison Mills followed that up with a 6-3 triumph over Costanza Magazzini and Marta Peris Herrero.
In the second leg of Friday’s action, Carolina took on North Florida in singles, splitting the matchup 3-3. Brigit Folland, Rachel Rohrabacher and Templeton each picked up wins for the Gamecocks.
The final portion of Friday’s slate featured three more doubles matches, this time against North Florida. Martins and Rachel Rohrabacher captured a 6-2 victory over Irina Karangozishvili and Quetzali Vazquez, while Chinellato and Folland posted a 6-4 win over Rafaela Gomez and Luise Intert. The Ospreys salvaged a win in the third and final match.
Carolina gets right back at it on Saturday at 9 a.m. For updates, be sure to follow the Gamecocks on Twitter (@GamecockWTennis) and visit GamecocksOnline.com.
Saturday Schedule
9 a.m. — Doubles: South Carolina vs. Winthrop | North Florida vs. Middle Tennessee
10:30 a.m. — Singles: South Carolina vs. Middle Tennessee | North Florida vs. Winthrop
1 p.m. — Doubles: South Carolina vs. Middle Tennessee | North Florida vs. Winthrop
FRIDAY’S RESULTS
SINGLES
South Carolina vs. North Florida
1. Michelle Valdez (UNF) def. Ingrid Gamarra Martins (SC), 6-3, 6-1
2. Brigit Folland (SC) def. Irina Karangozishvili (UNF), 6-3, 6-0
3. Rachel Rohrabacher (SC) def. Quetzali Vazquez (UNF), 6-3, 6-2
4. Rafaela Gomez (UNF) def. Silvia Chinellato (SC), 6-1, 6-1
5. Hannah Templeton (SC) def. Luise Intert (UNF), 6-3, 6-4
6. Lucia Montano (UNF) def. Alison Mills (SC), 6-3, 7-6 (3)
DOUBLES
South Carolina vs. Middle Tennessee
1. Martins/Chinellato (SC) def. Pereira/Horsfall (MTSU), 6-4
2. Sediri/Zehnder (MTSU) def. Rohrabacher/Folland (SC), 6-3
3. Mills/Templeton (SC) def. Magazzini/Herrero (MTSU), 6-3
South Carolina vs. North Florida
1. Martins/Rohrabacher (SC) def. Karangozishvili/Vazquez (UNF), 6-2
2. Chinellato/Folland (SC) def. Gomez/Intert (UNF), 6-4
3. Valdez/Gartner (UNF) def. Mills/Templeton (SC), 7-6 (6)
