May 16, 2015 #2 NORTH CAROLINA (30-1) def. #15 MIAMI (18-7), 4-1
Hurd Tennis Center Grandstand Courts and Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center
No. 2 North Carolina defeated No. 15 Miami, 4-1, to advance to Sunday's quarterfinal round. The Tarheels made quick work of the doubles point, 8-4 and 8-3, riding the momentum into singles. When rain forced the match to Hawkins Indoor, Caroline Price moved UNC to a 2-0 match lead from the No. 3 pairing in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2. Haley Carter extended the match lead to 3-0 on the No. 2 court, 6-3, 7-5. Miami posted their lone point with the quick response at No. 4 singles by LIna Lileikite, 7-5, 6-2. The rally was cut short when UNC's Jamie Loeb shut the door on Miami at No. 1 singles, bouncing back from a first set deficit for a 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 victory. The Tarheels will face UCLA in Sunday's quarterfinal round.
#7 UCLA (21-4) def. #10 TEXAS A&M (17-6), 4-1
Hurd Tennis Center Riverside Courts and Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center
No. 7 UCLA fought back to a 4-1 victory over No. 10 Texas A&M, advancing to a Sunday quarterfinal matchup with North Carolina. The Aggies came out strong, picking up the doubles point, 3-8, 8-5, 8-6. The transition to singles moved the match to Hawkins Indoor and saw UCLA take back full control of the match, pushing the match to a 1-1 tie from No. 3 singles, with Jennifer Brady picking up the 6-3, 6-2 victory. No. 2 singles was not far behind, lifted by Chanelle Van Nguyen's 6-3, 6-2 win. No. 1 singles and top-ranked Robin Anderson overcame a first set deficit, dominating the final sets for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory. The Bruins closed out the match in the No. 4 spot, with Catherine Harrison running away with a 6-1, 7-5 victory.
#6 GEORGIA (23-6) def. #11 MICHIGAN (26-4), 4-2
Brookshire Family Pavilion (SMU/DALLAS)
No. 6 Georgia defeated No. 11 Michigan, 4-2, to extend their season through to quarterfinal play. Michigan grinded out the doubles point, 6-8, 8-3, 8-6. Georgia grabbed the lead back, picking up straight set victories at No. 4, 5, and 6 singles. Michigan narrowed the UGA lead to 3-2 with Sarah Lee's 6-3, 6-2 victory in the No. 3 spot. Georgia's Ellen Perez clenched the victory on No. 2, outlasting Michigan's Ronit Yurovsky for the 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 victory. The Bulldogs will face No. 14 Stanford in Sunday's quarterfinal round.
#14 STANFORD (18-5) def. #3 CALIFORNIA (22-4), 4-3
Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center
No. 14 Stanford pulled out a 4-3 upset of No. 3 California, advancing to a quarterfinal round matchup with Georgia. The Cardinal came away with the crucial doubles point, 1-8, 8-4, 8-6, with the No. 1 doubles team of Taylor Davidson and Carol Zhao winning the deciding set. California fought back in singles, picking up wins at No. 6 from Karla Popovic, 6-1, 6-0, and No. 4 Zsofi Susanyi, 6-1, 6-1, to take the 2-1 lead. Stanford drew it back to even with Taylor Davidson earning a 6-4, 6-0 victory at No. 2. Stanford's Caroline Doyle grinded out a 6-4, 6-4 victory from the No. 3 spot, while California's Lynn Chi evened the match right back at No. 5 with a 6-7 (2), 6-0, 6-1 mark. Down to the final matchup at No. 1, Stanford's Carol Zhao downed Maegan Manasse, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 to clinch the Stanford victory.
#5 FLORIDA (24-3) def. #12 OKLAHOMA STATE (23-6), 4-0
Brookshire Family Pavilion (SMU/DALLAS)
No. 5 Florida swept No. 12 Oklahoma State 4-0 in Friday's round of 16 play to advance to Sunday's quarterfinal matchup against No. 4 Vanderbilt. The Gators won the doubles point and reeled off straight-set singles wins by Brianna Morgan at No. 3 and Kourtney Keegan at No. 4 before Josie Kuhlman provided the 6-3, 7-5 knockout punch at court 2 to eliminate the Cowgirls.
#1 USC (24-2) vs. #16 TEXAS TECH (21-7), 4-0
Hurd Tennis Center Riverside Courts
No. 1 USC cruised to a 4-0 sweep of No. 16 Texas Tech to advance to Sunday's quarterfinals. USC clinched the doubles point when Giuliana Olmos and Zoe Scandalis combined for an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles. Sabrina Santamaria rolled to a 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles, Scandalis claimed a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles, and Meredith Xepoleas clinched the match with a 7-5, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles. USC will take on No. 8 Baylor in the quarterfinals.
#4 VANDERBILT (22-6) def. #17-32 CLEMSON (18-10), 4-0
Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center
No. 4 Vanderbilt rolled to a 4-0 victory over Clemson in a match that was moved indoors due to early afternoon rain. The Commodores won doubles matches at No. 1 and No. 3 to take a 1-0 lead, with Marie Casares and Frances Altick finishing off the point with an 8-6 victory. Sydney Campbell extended the lead to 2-0 by winning in 6-3, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, Ashleigh Antal pushed the Tigers to the brink with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 6 singles, and Casares punctuated the win with a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles. Vandy advances to face No. 5 Florida in Sunday's quarterfinals.
#8 BAYLOR (28-6) def. #9 VIRGINIA (23-6), 4-3
Hurd Tennis Center Grandstand Courts
No. 8 Baylor needed a tiebreaker to win the third doubles match and claim a 1-0 lead against No. 9 Virginia, and that was only the beginning of the drama. Blair Shankle and Kiah Generette combined to defeat Maci Epstein and Danielle Collins 8-7 (4) in the decisive doubles match, and Baylor took a 2-0 lead when Kelley Anderson won in straight sets at No. 6 singles. UVA rebounded to even the match after straight set wins at No. 2 singles by Collins and No. 1 singles by Julia Elbaba. Shankle then finished off a three-set win over Stephanie Nauta on No. 3, but Epstein again tied the score by winning her three-set match on No. 5 against Theresa Van Zyl. That set up a dramatic finish at No. 4 as Baylor's Rachael James-Baker rallied to win 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-1 against UVA's Skylar Morton. With the victory, BU advances to face USC in Sunday's quarterfinals.