Photo Courtesy of Ed Davis

NORFOLK, Va. -- The University of Delaware tennis teams displayed a number of stellar performances at the Old Dominion University Collegiate Open Oct. 2-4.

On the women’s side, junior Kristen Mueller led the Hens in winning one of the three No. 3 singles competitions of the tournament. Mueller (at right) first defeated Michele Jordan of Villanova, 6-1, 6-1, before defeating Naeemah Brooks of Norfolk State, 6-3, 6-1, in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Mueller edged Fanny Aizier of NJIT, 6-2, 7-5, to earn a spot in the championship match. Mueller defeated Campbell’s Anais Gomar, 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5), in the final match of the bracket.

In another of the No. 3 singles competitions, freshman Amanda Halstrom sliced her way through to the championship match but fell to ODU’s Diana Ivanova, 6-1, 6-1. Halstrom was awarded a bye in the first round before defeating Navy’s Stefanie Ton, 6-2, 6-4, in the quarterfinals. Halstrom then blanked Brooke Sailor of Hofstra, 6-2, 6-2, in the semis before advancing to play Ivanova for the title.

In No. 1 singles play, Delaware’s junior Megan Doran fell to Anik Cepeda of William & Mary, 6-3, 6-1, before losing to Pittsburgh’s Elizabeth Adams, 8-6, in the consolation bracket. Also at No. 1 singles, Hens’ junior Ivana Petrich def. Ashley Moore of Howard, 6-3, 6-4, to advance to the quarterfinals. VCU’s Josefin Hjertquist beat out Petrich, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (6), to move on to the semifinals.

In second-flight singles, sophomore Samantha Carnall easily handled Michele Gee of Howard, 6-1, 6-1, before taking Drexel’s Emma Brooks, 6-0, 6-3. Carnall dropped her semifinal match to JMU’s Michelle Nguyen in a close 6-4, 7-4 (4) loss. Montse Ripoll also competed at No. 2 singles for the Blue and Gold, but fell to Howard’s Brittney Morgan 7-6 (4), 6-3.

The Blue Hens tallied a title in No. 1 doubles action as Petrich and Ripoll teamed to defeat four opposing squads. The Delaware duo earned a close, 9-8 (4), win in the round of 16 by defeating Navy’s Dyuti Das and Emani Decuir before advancing to easily defeat NJIT’s Nina Mayevska and Isha Toor, 8-1. In the semifinals Petrich and Ripoll overpowered Elizabeth Adams and Shannon Benic of Pittsburgh, 8-3, and went on to defeat Anik Cepeda and Nina Vulovich of William & Mary, 9-7, for the championship.

At No. 2 doubles Carnall and Halstrom defeated Kristin Gobberg and Courtney Reed of Villanova, 8-4, but fell to
Liberty’s Jordan Jenkins and Nadia Solomon-Burgess, 8-4, in the quarterfinals.

Closing out women’s doubles play for the Hens, Doran and Mueller defeated Brooke Sailor and Sonia Isay of Hofstra, 8-1, and Melissa Bohm and Anahita Jagtiani of Drexel, 8-5, before falling in the No. 3 doubles semifinals match. Campbell’s Anais Gomar and Blanca Saenz defeated the pair, 8-3.

In men’s action, the lone title was won by the team of freshman Ryan Kent and senior Camilo Perez in No. 4 doubles action. Kent and Perez defeated NJIT’s Dimitri Athans and Bryan Keelan, 8-5, and advanced to beat Aaron Benjamin and Richard King of Morgan State, 8-1. In the semifinals, the duo defeated Anton Anderson and Jacob Braig, 8-3, and later earned an 8-5 victory over Campbell’s Ondej Kralik and Loukas Wallaart, in the championship match.

Another Delaware squad advanced to the final match its respective bracket as junior Gokay Celik and senior Austin Longacre faced JMU’s Matt King and Mike Smith in the No. 1 doubles championship. Celik and Longacre dropped a 8-4 decision to the Dukes’ duo in the final match, but won three straight to get to that match.

Celik and Longacre defeated Hofstra’s Stian Tvedt and Matt Wacks, 8-1, in the first round of play. They then edged out Liberty’s Tristan Stayt and Siim Tuss, 9-7, before defeating Kriztian Krocsko and Filip Svensson of VCU, 8-5.

At No. 2 doubles, junior Chris Hincker and sophomore Courtney Scott swept Chris Brown and Eric Chavous of Howard, 8-0. The pair then lost in the quarterfinals to Louis Steyn and Ben Wirth of Liberty, 9-8 (6).

Senior Sam Barrer and junior Nick Piacente received a bye in the first round of No. 3 doubles and went on to defeat
Norfolk State’s Dexter McDowell and Jonathan Sessom, 8-6. The Hens’ duo lost their next match, 8-5, to Ken Mkrtchian and Garrett Lockhart of George Washington.

At the No. 1 singles spot for the Hens, Celik led the way by advancing to the finals. Celik had a bye in the first round before defeating Hofstra’s Chris Damion, 6-4, 6-4, in the quarterfinals. Celik then edged East Carolina’s Henrik Skalmerud, 6-3, 7-5, to advance to the final match. In the championship Celik fell to Ernesto Ramos of Coastal Carolina, 6-3, 6-2.

Also in No. 1 singles action Longacre defeated JMU’s Jared Robinson in a hard-fought 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (8) victory, but then fell to VCU’s Filip Svensson, 6-4, 7-5, in the quarterfinals.

Scott defeated Juan Ortiz of Morgan State, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 2 singles, before falling to William and Mary’s Richard Wardell 6-1, 6-3. Also competing at No. 2 singles, Hincker defeated Diego Abreu of NJIT 6-1, 6-1 and went on to overpower Drexel’s Jason Savage-Pollock, 6-0, 6-3. Hincker fell to JMU’s Greg Vladimirsky, 6-4, 6-1, in the semifinals.

At No. 3 singles action, Delaware’s Nick Piacente dropped a 6-0, 6-4 decision to Lubos Sobotka of Campbell, 6-0, 6-4, while Perez was given a bye. Perez fell in the quarterfinals to JMU’s Stephen Hardy, 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (8).

Barrer was also a part of the No. 3 singles action. In his first match, Barrer defeated Jonathan Sessom of Norfolk State, 6-1, 6-2, before recording a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Josep Baro of Campbell. Barrer fell in the semifinals to Chad Simpson of Liberty, 6-2, 6-2.

Closing out the Hens’ singles play, Kent made it to the finals match at No. 4 play. After being awarded a bye in the first round, Kent defeated Neal Mirchandani of Drexel, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 1-0 (5), and went on to blank George Washington’s Garrett Lockhart, 6-2, 6-1. Kent was edged by Campbell’s Loukas Wallaart, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (7), in the championship.

The Hens’ women’s team will next compete on Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. when they host Saint Joseph’s (Pa.), while the men’s team returns to action on Oct. 10 at the Lehigh Tournament.

AGATE:

Delaware at Old Dominion Collegiate Open, no team scoring

W. No. 1 Singles - 1
Round of 16: Anik Cepeda W&M def. Megan Doran DEL 6-3, 6-1
W. No. 1 Singles Consolation
1st Round: Elizabeth Adams PITT def. Megan Doran DEL 8-6

W. No. 1 Singles - 2
Round of 16: Ivana Petrich DEL def. Ashley Moore Howard 6-3, 6-4
Quarterfinals: Josefin Hjertquist VCU def. Ivana Petrich DEL 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (6)

W. No. 2 Singles - 1
Round of 16: Samantha Carnall DEL def. Michele Gee Howard 6-1, 6-1
Quarterfinals: Samantha Carnall DEL def. Emma Brooks Drexel 6-0, 6-3
Semifinals: Michelle Nguyen JMU def. Samantha Carnall DEL 6-4, 7-6 (4)

W. No. 2 Singles - 2
Round of 16: Brittney Morgan Howard def. Montse Ripoll DEL 7-6 (4), 6-3
W. No. 2 Singles Consolation
1st Round: Montse Ripoll DEL def. Alexis McCoy Morgan State 8-3

W. No. 3 Singles - 2
Round of 16: Kristen Mueller DEL def. Michele Jordan Villanova 6-1, 6-1
Quarterfinals: Kristen Mueller DEL def. Naeemah Brooks Norfolk State 6-3, 6-1
Semifinals: Kristen Mueller DEL def. Fanny Aizier NJIT 6-2, 7-5
Finals: Kristen Mueller DEL def. Anais Gomar Campbell 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5)

W. No. 3 Singles - 3
Round of 16: Amanda Halstrom DEL Bye
Quarterfinals: Amanda Halstrom DEL def. Stefanie Ton NAVY 6-2, 6-4
Semifinals: Amanda Halstrom DEL def. Brooke Sailor Hofstra 6-2, 6-2
Finals: Diana Ivanova ODU def. Amanda Halstrom DEL 6-1, 6-1

W. No. 1 Doubles:
Round of 16: Ivana Petrich/Montse Ripoll DEL def. Dyuti Das/Emani Decuir Navy 9-8 (4)
Quarterfinals: Ivana Petrich/Montse Ripoll DEL def. Nina Mayevska/Isha Toor NJIT 8-1
Semifinals: Ivana Petrich/Montse Ripoll DEL def. Elizabeth Adams/Shannon Benic PITT 8-3
Finals: Ivana Petrich/Montse Ripoll DEL def. Anik Cepeda/Nina Vulovich W&M 9-7

W. No. 2 Doubles:
Round of 16: Samantha Carnall/Amanda Halstrom DEL def. Kristin Gobberg/Courtney Reed Villanova 8-4
Quarterfinals: Jordan Jenkins/Nadia Solomon-Burgess Liberty def. Samantha Carnall/Amanda Halstrom DEL 8-4

W. No. 3 Doubles:
Round of 16: Megan Doran/Kristen Mueller DEL def. Brooke Sailor/Sonia Tsay Hofstra 8-1
Quarterfinals: Megan Doran/Kristen Mueller DEL def. Melissa Bohm/Anahita Jagtiani Drexel 8-5
Semifinals: Anais Gomar/Blanca Saenz Campbell def. Megan Doran/Kristen Mueller DEL 8-3

M. No. 1 Singles - 1
Round of 16: Austin Longacre DEL def. Jared Robinson JMU 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (8)
Quarterfinals: Filip Svensson VCU def. Austin Longacre DEL 6-4, 7-5

M. No. 1 Singles - 2
Round of 16: Gokay Celik DEL Bye
Quarterfinals: Gokay Celik DEL def. Chris Damion Hofstra 6-4, 6-4
Semifinals: Gokay Celik DEL def. Henrik Skalmerud ECU 6-3, 7-5
Finals: Ernesto Ramos Coastal Carolina def. Gokay Celik DEL 6-3, 6-2

M. No. 2 Singles - 1
Round of 16: Courtney Scott DEL def. Juan Ortiz Morgan State 6-1, 6-1
Quarterfinals: Richard Wardell W&M def. Courtney Scott DEL 6-1, 6-3

M. No. 2 Singles - 2
Round of 16: Chris Hincker DEL def. Diego Abreu NJIT 6-1, 6-1
Quarterfinals: Chris Hincker DEL def. Jason Savage-Pollock Drexel 6-0, 6-3
Semifinals: Greg Vladimirsky JMU def. Chris Hincker 6-4, 6-1

M. No. 3 Singles - 1
Round of 16: Lubos Sobotka Campbell def. Nick Piacente DEL 6-0, 6-4; Camilo Perez DEL Bye
Quarterfinals: Stephen Hardy JMU def. Camilo Perez DEL 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (8)
M. No. 3 Singles Consolation
1st Round: Nick Piacente DEL Bye
Quarterfinals: Nick Piacente DEL Bye
Semifinals: Nick Piacente DEL def. Dimitri Athens NJIT 8-2

M. No. 3 Singles - 2
Round of 16: Sam Barrer DEL def. Jonathan Sessom Norfolk State 6-1, 6-2
Quarterfinals: Sam Barrer DEL def. Josep Baro Campbell 6-4, 6-4
Semifinals: Chad Simpson Liberty def. Sam Barrer DEL 6-2, 6-2

M. No. 4 Singles - 2
Round of 16: Ryan Kent DEL Bye
Quarterfinals: Ryan Kent DEL def. Neal Mirchandani Drexel 6-7 (6), 6-4, 1-0 (5)
Semifinals: Ryan Kent DEL def. Garrett Lockhart GWU 6-2, 6-1
Finals: Loukas Wallaart Campbell def. Ryan Kent DEL 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (7)

M. No. 1 Doubles
Round of 16: Gokay Celik/Austin Longacre DEL def. Stian Tvedt/Matt Wacks Hofstra 8-1
Quarterfinals: Gokay Celik/Austin Longacre DEL def. Tristan Stayt/Siim Tuss Liberty 9-7
Semifinals: Gokay Celik/Austin Longacre DEL def. Kriztian Krocsko/Filip Svensson VCU 8-5
Finals: Matt King/Mike Smith JMU def. Gokay Celik/Austin Longacre DEL 8-4

M. No. 2 Doubles
Round of 16: Chris Hincker/Courtney Scott DEL def. Chris Brown/Eric Chavous Howard 8-0
Quarterfinals: Louis Steyn/Ben Wirth Liberty def. Chris Hincker/Courtney Scott DEL 9-8 (6)

M. No. 3 Doubles
Round of 16: Sam Barrer/Nick Piacente DEL Bye
Quarterfinals: Sam Barrer/Nick Piacente DEL def. Dexter McDowell/Jonathan Sessom Norfolk State 8-6
Semifinals: Ken Mkrtchian/Garrett Lockhart GWU def. Sam Barrer/Nick Piacente DEL 8-5

M. No. 4 Doubles
Round of 16: Ryan Kent/Camilo Perez DEL def. Dimitri Athans/Bryan Keelan NJIT 8-5
Quarterfinals: Ryan Kent/Camilo Perez DEL def. Aaron Benjamin/Richard King Morgan State 8-1
Semifinals: Ryan Kent/Camilo Perez DEL def. Anton Anderson/Jacob Braig W&M 8-3
Finals: Ryan Kent/Camilo Perez DEL def. Ondej Kralik/Loukas Wallaart Campbell 8-5