Newberry, S.C. - The Newberry College women's tennis team competed in the Bearcat Challenge at Lander University in Greenwood, S.C. over the weekend. Participants were placed in individual draws based on individual tennis ratings with representation from Newberry, Georgia College, Augusta, Converse, North Greenville, and host Lander.
Singles:
In singles play, Newberry would be represented in four out of six draws, and Zulay Castaneda and Ish Singh would ultimately win their respective singles draws, Castaneda's being the top draw overall.
In draw one, Castaneda would start off by defeating Maria Belen Vendrell of Converse 6-1 6-0. Teammate Judit Gonzalez-Agud would earn a hard-fought victory over second-seeded Sofia Shing of Georgia College by a score of 7-5 6-2 to reach the semifinals of the draw where Castaneda would be waiting for her. Castaneda would defeat Gonzalez-Agud in the all-Wolves matchup 6-3 6-2, advancing to the final of the top singles draw. She would face off against Augusta's Claudia Roca, and she would ultimately defeat Roca 6-3 7-5 to win the top draw, claiming the title of Bearcat Challenge Champion.
In draw two, Amy Griffiths Lander's Miranda Adiar 6-4 6-1 before falling to Converse's Marleen Prinz in a hard-fought match by a score of 6-2 1-6 [10-3].
In draw three, Singh would start off her tournament by defeating Lander's Roberta Armani 6-3 6-1. She would then go on to defeat Anna Klasson of Converse by a score of 6-2 6-2 to advance to the draw three final against Augusta's top-seeded Edith Croda. In the battle of the top two seeds of the draw, Singh would prevail by a score of 6-3 6-3, winning draw three.
Newberry would be represented in draw four by Rosie Harfield who would start off by defeating North Greenville's Hanah Hill by a score of 6-3 6-0. However, she would fall to Georgia College's Shradra Chhabra by a score of 6-1 6-3 in the draw four semifinal.
Doubles:
The ladies were able to find even more success in the doubles draws, winning two out of three with the third draw not including any participants from the Wolves.
In flight one, there would be an all-Wolves final as Gonzalez-Agud and Griffiths defeated Newberry teammates Spice and Chamoun 6-4. Spice and Chamoun reached the final after defeating Lander's Millie Elsborg and Armani 6-0 and upsetting the top seeded team of the draw, Georgia College's Emilia Richter and Emma Fleming, 6-3. Gonzalez-Agud and Griffiths took down North Greenville's Mitzy Enderink and Larissa Berger 6-2 and Augusta's Roca and Teresa Dias 6-4 en route to facing teammates Spice and Chamoun for the draw final.
In flight two, the duo of Castaneda and Harfield would find themselves as the top-seeded team. After a first-round bye, the pair would defeat Jordan Bowie and Chhabra of Georgia College 6-0. They would then go on to face another team from Georgia College in Ashton Morrison and Shing whom they would beat 6-4 to claim the flight two doubles draw for the Wolves.
After having a tournament to be proud of, the Wolves turn their attention to their next match at Emmanuel College on Oct. 20 at 1 p.m.
