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BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech women’s tennis team tallied three singles victories in two different flights on the second day of the Virginia Fall Invitational, held at the Sheridan Snyder Tennis Center, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Juniors Caroline Daxhelet and Sarah Baron along with sophomore Emily Pence each capture one singles matches on the day to advance within their respective brackets.

"The ladies put up a great effort today," said assistant coach Will Davis. "They all showed that they grew from their matches yesterday and put what they learned into play today. I know the girls grew today as well, and I can't wait to see them play tomorrow and show their fire."

In the Blue Singles Flight, Daxhelet fell to South Carolina’s Silvia Chinellato in straight sets by a score of 7-6, 6-3. However, she came back strong and eliminated her mistakes in the afternoon to overcome Michigan’s Kara Hall in a three-set victory. Daxhelet dropped the first set, but recovered quickly in the final two sets to claim the win (3-6, 6-2, 6-3).

Daxhelet will face Maryland’s Alexandra Stanova for fifth place on Sunday, at 11:30 a.m.

In the White Singles Flight, Baron and Pence each picked up one victory apiece in the consolation bracket. Baron defeated Maryland’s Cassandra Thebault in a three-set battle (3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)) to advance to the semifinal round of competition. Baron then fell to Utah’s Brianna Turley in straight sets by a score of 6-3, 6-4. In that same bracket, Pence dropped a 6-0, 6-2 decision to Utah’s Alexia Petrovic in the quarterfinal round, but bounced back in the afternoon session to claim a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Utah’s Kallie Sperry-Rice.

Baron will compete for third place in the White Singles Flight (consolation) against Marshall’s Rachel Morales, while Pence battles against Thebault for 13th place. Both matches will take place on Sunday, at 10:30 a.m.

Freshman Fallon Delp struggled in the Orange Singles Flight today, dropping back-to-back matches in the consolation bracket. Delp fell to Marshall’s Maddie Silver in straight sets by a score of 7-6, 6-1. In the afternoon session, Delp also suffered a 6-2, 6-2 setback to Marshall’s Nikki Novockova.

Delp will play against South Carolina’s Ali Mills tomorrow, at 10:30 a.m.

The duo of Daxhelet and Baron also will compete for third place in the Orange Doubles Fight, as they take on Marshall’s Anna Pomyatinskaya and Turhan on Sunday morning. Pence and Delp will play for third place in the White Doubles Flight, as they square off against Marshall’s Daniela Dankanych and Marija Bogicevic in the consolation bracket.

The Hokies will wrap up the Virginia Fall Invitational on Sunday, Sept. 25. Doubles action starts at 9 a.m., followed by singles play at 10:30 a.m.

Singles Competition:

White Flight

Alexia Petrovic (Utah) def. Emily Pence (Tech), 6-0, 6-2

Sarah Baron (Tech) def. Cassandra Thebault (Maryland), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)

Emily Pence (Tech) def. Kallie Sperry-Rice (Utah), 6-3, 6-2

Brianna Turley (Utah) def. Sarah Baron (Tech), 6-3, 6-4

Orange Flight

Maddie Silver (Marshall) def. Fallon Delp (Tech), 7-6, 6-1

Nikki Novockova (Marshall) def. Fallon Delp (Tech), 6-2, 6-2

Blue Flight

Silvia Chinellato (South Carolina) def. Caroline Daxhelet (Tech), 7-6, 6-3

Caroline Daxhelet (Tech) def. Kara Hall (Michigan), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

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