Eagles Conclude Georgia Southern Shootout
10/15/2018 1:25:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The women’s tennis team will now travel to Atlanta, Georgia to compete in the ITA Southeast Regional
STATESBORO, Ga. – Over the weekend the Georgia Southern women's tennis team hosted their annual Georgia Southern Shootout at the Wallis Tennis Center. The Eagles had nine girls in action this weekend against a tough slate of opponents.
Two conference teams arrived in Statesboro to test their skills at the Georgia Southern Shootout, including Appalachian State and Georgia State. Emilia Bujan cruised through her draw winning all three of her matches in straight sets. In the first round she was able to defeat Brenna Reilly (KSU) 6-1, 6-2 to move on to the semifinals. Bujan took on Celine Schipers (Mercer) and defeated her 7-6, 6-2 to advance to the finals. In the finals Bujan defeated No. 1 seeded Teodora Sevo (APP) 6-1, 6-0 to take the crown in her flight.
Freshman Elizabeth Goines had an impressive weekend for the Eagles, defeating Nicole Katzarkov (SCAD) 6-1, 6-1, before falling in three sets to Christina Watson (Emory). Lindsay Truscott and Luisa Hrda teamed up in doubles play for the Eagles this weekend. The two advanced to the finals against Cantrell/Reilly (KSU) before falling 6-3.
WHAT HEAD COACH SEAN MCCAFFREY SAID
"I was very pleased we were able to host the Georgia Southern Shootout over the weekend. A bunch of folks had to help make things happen in order to have the facilities up and ready following Hurricane Michael passing through. Plus having all of the visiting teams and coaches being patient while we made a few minor adjustments to the schedule really proved to help the weekend run smoothly. Having perfect weather over the three days of the event certainly helped move things along as well. I think overall we learned a great deal about what things we need to work on in the time leading up to the spring season. Being able to play a tournament on your home courts brings a great deal of added energy from the fans and creates some great opportunities for a team to develop. I think that happened for all of the women on the team. We noticed some growth from each of the Eagles and it's something we can build upon in the comings weeks and months before the regular season starts. I believe freshman Elizabeth Goines had a good weekend as she worked through some important things in her game in order to finish the weekend successfully. She also teamed with doubles partner, Paige Christian, to win the White Doubles flight. Perhaps the best showing was by senior Emi Bujan as she won her singles championship against a very strong App State opponent. Emi lost to the same player last year in the regular season and she did more than prove that she is ready for her senior year as she won easily 6-1,6-0 in the final against an in-conference rival. For now we have a very quick turnaround before we depart for the ITA Regionals at Georgia Tech. Lindsay Truscott also put herself in great position to win as she battled to within just a few points of winning her championship flight in both singles and doubles over the weekend We have four women attending the event and will have Paula Boixader and Emi Bujan work their way through qualifying rounds in order to make the main draw of singles where they will hopefully join their teammates, Ari de Winter and Mila Hartig, who both earned automatic entries into the main draw. In doubles we have two teams looking to win one round of doubles in qualifying in order to reach the main draw as Emi & Mila, and Ari & Paula hope to do some damage while in Atlanta. Our goal is to finish the fall season on a strong note and look to build upon the many things we have learned over the season in order to develop our games leading into the championship season segment."
Two conference teams arrived in Statesboro to test their skills at the Georgia Southern Shootout, including Appalachian State and Georgia State. Emilia Bujan cruised through her draw winning all three of her matches in straight sets. In the first round she was able to defeat Brenna Reilly (KSU) 6-1, 6-2 to move on to the semifinals. Bujan took on Celine Schipers (Mercer) and defeated her 7-6, 6-2 to advance to the finals. In the finals Bujan defeated No. 1 seeded Teodora Sevo (APP) 6-1, 6-0 to take the crown in her flight.
Freshman Elizabeth Goines had an impressive weekend for the Eagles, defeating Nicole Katzarkov (SCAD) 6-1, 6-1, before falling in three sets to Christina Watson (Emory). Lindsay Truscott and Luisa Hrda teamed up in doubles play for the Eagles this weekend. The two advanced to the finals against Cantrell/Reilly (KSU) before falling 6-3.
WHAT HEAD COACH SEAN MCCAFFREY SAID
"I was very pleased we were able to host the Georgia Southern Shootout over the weekend. A bunch of folks had to help make things happen in order to have the facilities up and ready following Hurricane Michael passing through. Plus having all of the visiting teams and coaches being patient while we made a few minor adjustments to the schedule really proved to help the weekend run smoothly. Having perfect weather over the three days of the event certainly helped move things along as well. I think overall we learned a great deal about what things we need to work on in the time leading up to the spring season. Being able to play a tournament on your home courts brings a great deal of added energy from the fans and creates some great opportunities for a team to develop. I think that happened for all of the women on the team. We noticed some growth from each of the Eagles and it's something we can build upon in the comings weeks and months before the regular season starts. I believe freshman Elizabeth Goines had a good weekend as she worked through some important things in her game in order to finish the weekend successfully. She also teamed with doubles partner, Paige Christian, to win the White Doubles flight. Perhaps the best showing was by senior Emi Bujan as she won her singles championship against a very strong App State opponent. Emi lost to the same player last year in the regular season and she did more than prove that she is ready for her senior year as she won easily 6-1,6-0 in the final against an in-conference rival. For now we have a very quick turnaround before we depart for the ITA Regionals at Georgia Tech. Lindsay Truscott also put herself in great position to win as she battled to within just a few points of winning her championship flight in both singles and doubles over the weekend We have four women attending the event and will have Paula Boixader and Emi Bujan work their way through qualifying rounds in order to make the main draw of singles where they will hopefully join their teammates, Ari de Winter and Mila Hartig, who both earned automatic entries into the main draw. In doubles we have two teams looking to win one round of doubles in qualifying in order to reach the main draw as Emi & Mila, and Ari & Paula hope to do some damage while in Atlanta. Our goal is to finish the fall season on a strong note and look to build upon the many things we have learned over the season in order to develop our games leading into the championship season segment."
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