Photo Courtesy of Ed Davis

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Junior Kristen Mueller sliced her way through Flight C singles play and won the championship match on Sunday of the three-day, University of Maryland Invitational.

Mueller (at right) was awarded a bye in the first round of Flight C play before defeating George Washington's Michele Style 6-2, 6-2 and Maryland's Jordan Harvey 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 in Rounds two and three, respectively. It was Georgetown's Nora Montgomery who Mueller came-from-behind to defeat 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 and clinch the Flight C title.

Delaware junior Megan Doran also faired well having defeated three Flight A opponents before being edged by Radford's Ivana Tomaic in the semifinals, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5).

Doran defeated Mia Drobnjak of Radford 1-6, 6-3, 6-2, Alex Sebia of Georgetown 6-2, 6-3 and Colonial Athletic Association opponent Leah Demasters of James Madison, 6-1, 6-1, to earn her spot in the semis.

In other Flight A action, Delaware was riddled by injuries as junior Ivana Petrich retired early from her first match, while senior Elena Berry defeated her first opponent, Federica Longo of Nova Southeastern, 6-0, 6-1, before retiring from her second match.

Hens' sophomore Samantha Carnall and junior Montse Ripoll found success amidst their respective Flight B matches. Carnall notched a 6-2, 6-1 win over Nova Southeastern's Mary Crider before downing Howard's Akhimien 3-6, 6-0, 6-1. Carnall then fell in the quarterfinals to Simone Kalhorn of Syracuse 6-3, 6-1.

Ripoll tallied a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Nova Southeastern's Elisa Leeder before falling to JMU's Michelle Nguyen 6-0, 6-3.

In doubles action, the Delaware duo of Doran and Carnall went three-for-three winning each of their matches. On Friday the pair defeated Maryland's Eleonore Paillaud and Lauren Wolman 8-1, before sneaking past JMU's Kelly Maxwell and Kristin Nimitz, 9-8 (7-5) on Saturday.

Doran and Carnall defeated their final opponents, Oksana Krutiyenko and Julia Huschke of Maryland, 8-5 on Sunday.

Petrich teamed with freshman Amanda Halstrom on Friday for a 8-6 win over Howard's Brown and Michele Gee before falling on Saturday to the George Washington team of Mimi Hamling and Zoe Krohn, 8-4.

Ripoll and Mueller had a similar fate. They defeated Victoria Sekely and Sebia of Georgetown 8-3 on Saturday then fell to Yale's Elizabeth Epstein and Stephanie Kent, 8-4, on Sunday.

The Blue Hens will return to action on Saturday, Sept. 26 when they travel to Villanova University for a 12:30 p.m. match.

AGATE:

University of Maryland Invitational, no team scoring

Doubles Round 1:Petrich/Halstrom (DEL) def. M. Brown/M. Gee (HOWARD), 8-6; Parra/Kalhorn (SYRACUSE) def. Berry/Ripoll (DEL), 8-6; Doran/Carnall (DEL) def. Paillaud/Wolman (UMD), 8-1
Round 2: Hamling/Krohn (GWU) def. Petrich/Halstrom (DEL), 8-4; Ripoll/Mueller (DEL) def. Sekely/Sebia (GTWN), 8-3; Doran/Carnall (DEL) def. Maxwell/Nimitz (JMU), 9-8 (7-5)
Round 3: Epstein/Kent (YALE) def. Ripoll/Mueller (DEL), 8-4; Doran/Carnall (DEL) def. Krutiyenko/Hushcke (UMD), 8-5

Flight A Singles - Round 1: Doran (DEL) def. Drobnjak (RADFORD), 1-6, 6-3, 6-2; Sekely (GTWN) def. Petrich (DEL), Ret. Inj.; Berry (DEL) def. Longo (NOVA), 6-0, 6-1
Round 2: Doran (DEL) def. Sebia (GWTN), 6-2, 6-3; Kent (YALE) def. Berry (DEL), Inj.
Round 3: Doran (DEL) def. Demasters (JMU), 6-1, 6-1
Round 4: Tomaic (RADFORD) def. Doran (DEL), 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)

Flight B Singles - Round 1: Carnall (DEL) def. Crider (NOVA), 6-2, 6-1; Ripoll (DEL) def. Leeder (NOVA), 6-4, 6-2; Gluck (GWU) def. Halstrom (DEL), 6-4, 6-3
Round 2: Carnall (DEL) def. Akhimien (HOWARD), 3-6, 6-0, 6-1; Nguyen (JMU) def. Ripoll (DEL), 6-0, 6-3
Round 3: Kalhorn (SYRACUSE) def. Carnall (DEL), 6-3, 6-1

Flight C Singles - Round 2: Mueller (DEL) def. Style (GWU), 6-2, 6-2
Round 3: Mueller (DEL) def. Harvey (UMD), 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
Round 4: Mueller (DEL) def. Montgomery (GTWN), 1-6, 6-1, 6-4

Consolation Singles: Halstrom (DEL) def. Bauer (NOVA), 6-2, 6-2; Demidenko (GWU) def. Ripoll (DEL), 6-3, 7-6 (4); Morgan (HOWARD) def. Carnall (DEL), 6-0, 2-6, 7-6 (4); Epstein (YALE) def. Doran (DEL), 6-0, 6-1; Halstrom (DEL) def. Donner (JMU), 6-0, 6-0; Ripoll (DEL) def. Gluck (GWU), 6-4, 6-1