Florida women’s tennis has completed the pre-qualifying and qualifying rounds in North Carolina, and the official main draw is set to start on Wednesday at 9 a.m. with two Gators competing on behalf of the Gators.
CARY, N.C.- Florida women’s tennis closed out pre-qualifying and qualifying play at the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C., with the Gators posting multiple wins in both singles and doubles ahead of the main draw beginning Wednesday, Sept. 24.
In pre-qualifying singles, Nikola Daubnerova<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/nikola-daubnerova/17736>, Xinyi Nong<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/xinyi-nong/17738>, and Lucie Pawlak<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/lucie-pawlak/17757> each opened with back-to-back victories to advance through the Round of 128. Daubnerova earned straight-set wins over NC State’s Jasmine Conway and Illinois’ McKenna Schaefbauer before falling in a tight three-setter against Washington’s Jermine Sherif.
Nong battled two consecutive tiebreaker wins against Princeton’s Eva Elbaz and TCU’s Yu-Chin Tsai, while Pawlak knocked off LSU’s Kenna Erickson and Penn State’s Maelie Monfils before being edged in the Round of 64 by Prisca Abbas of UNC Charlotte.
In doubles pre-qualifying, the freshman pairing of Gabia Paskauskas<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/gabia-paskauskas/17756> and Valery Gynina<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/valery-gynina/17737> secured a first-round win over Utah’s Emma Kamper and Emmie Moore before dropping a three-set thriller to Clemson’s Romana Cisovska and Candela Yecora.
Gynina carried her singles momentum into the qualifying draw, where she notched two impressive victories defeating the No. 16 seed Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (Texas Tech) in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, before rallying past Baylor’s No. 17 Zuzanna Kubacha, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, to reach the Round of 16. With back-to-back wins in qualifiers, Gynina earned a spot in the main draw and will face No. 9 seeded Julia Garcia Ruiz (Oklahoma) in Wednesday’s round of 64.
In qualifying doubles, Daubnerova and Nong combined to post a 6-4, 2-6, 10-4 victory over Washington State’s Eve Sande and Maxine Murphy to advance to the round of 32. After splitting sets against Roisin Gilheany and Gloriana Nahum of Oklahoma, the Gators’ duo ultimately fell 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.
The ITA All-American main draw officially begins tomorrow in Cary, N.C. with Gynina and Paskauskas both representing Florida in the elite bracket. Paskauskas grabbed a main draw selection from preseason rankings and will face Anna Zyryanova from North Carolina State, while Gynina earned her way into the main draw after two hard fought battles in the qualifying rounds.
Match Coverage:
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Pre-Qualifying Singles Results:
R256
Nikola Daubnerova<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/nikola-daubnerova/17736> (UF) def. Jasmine Conway (NC State) 7-6(5), 7-6(2)
Xinyi Nong<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/xinyi-nong/17738> (UF) def. Eva Elbaz (Princeton) 2-0 (retired due to injury)
#20 Lucie Pawlak<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/lucie-pawlak/17757> (UF) def. Kenna Erickson (LSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
R128
Nikola Daubnerova<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/nikola-daubnerova/17736> (UF) def. McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois) 6-2, 7-6(4)
Xinyi Nong<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/xinyi-nong/17738> (UF) def. Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) 7-6(2), 7-6(3)
#20 Lucie Pawlak<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/lucie-pawlak/17757> (UF) def. Maelie Monfils (Penn State) 6-2, 6-4
R64
#21 Jermine Sherif (UW) def. Nikola Daubnerova<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/nikola-daubnerova/17736> (UF) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Sandugash Kenzhibayeva (Kansas) def. Xinyi Nong<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/xinyi-nong/17738> (UF) 6-3, 7-5
Prisca Abbas (UNC Charlotte) def. #20 Lucie Pawlak<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/lucie-pawlak/17757> (UF) 6-4, 6-3
Pre-Qualifying Doubles Results:
R32
Gabia Paskauskas<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/gabia-paskauskas/17756>/Valery Gynina<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/valery-gynina/17737> (UF) def. Emma Kamper/Emmie Moore (Utah) 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
R16
Romana Cisovska/Candela Yecora (Clemson) def. Gabia Paskauskas<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/gabia-paskauskas/17756>/Valery Gynina<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/valery-gynina/17737> (UF)1-6, 6-4, 10-5
Qualifying Singles Results:
R64
Valery Gynina<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/valery-gynina/17737> (UF) def. #16 Yekaterina Dmitrichenko (Texas Tech) 6-3, 6-4
R32
Valery Gynina<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/valery-gynina/17737> (UF) def. #17 Zuzanna Kubacha (Baylor) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
Qualifying Doubles Results:
R32
Nikola Daubnerova<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/nikola-daubnerova/17736>/Xinyi Nong<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/xinyi-nong/17738> (UF) def. Eve A. Sande/ Maxine Murphy (WSU) 6-4, 2-6, 10-4
R316
Roisin Gilheany/ Gloriana Nahum (Oklahoma) def. Nikola Daubnerova<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/nikola-daubnerova/17736>/Xinyi Nong<https://floridagators.com/sports/womens-tennis/roster/xinyi-nong/17738> (UF) 6-3, 3-6, 10-5
Main Draw
Wednesday, Sept. 24 – Sunday, Sept. 28
Beginning at 9:00 am ET
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