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Clay Court Invitational
Boscher, Jackson Advance At Collegiate Clay Court Invitational
October 30, 2014 | Women's Tennis
Hortense Boscher advanced to the Flight A Round of 16 at the 2014 USTA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational presented by VisitFlorida.com.
October 30, 2014
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Texas Tech freshmen Hortense Boscher and Katelyn Jackson each advanced to the Round of 16 on Thursday at the 2014 USTA Collegiate Clay Court Invitational presented by VisitFlorida.com at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World.
The event, which airs live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app, runs through Sunday.
Boscher, a freshmen from Villepreaux, France, battled her way to a 7-6, 6-3 victory over Central Florida's Courtney Ceasarini in the Flight A Round of 32. Things do not get easier for Boscher in the Round of 16, as she faces fifth-seeded and No. 95 Trisen Dewar of Clemson at 8 a.m. on Friday.
Jackson, a freshman from Roland, Ark., cruised past South Florida's Jessica Cortes in the Flight B Round of 32. There is no rest for Jackson, as she faces the bracket's No. 1 seed and No. 79 nationally-ranked Yukako Noi of Florida State at 9:30 a.m. on Friday.
The field for the national invitational-only event features players from Auburn, Central Florida, Clemson, Columbia, Florida State, Illinois, Miami, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Stetson, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech and Youngstown State.
The Clay Courts are the last event of the fall. The No. 30 Lady Raiders will begin the spring season in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Jan. 16 an the Michigan Invitational. Texas Tech's first home match of the spring is slated for Jan. 30 at the McLeod Tennis Center against Wyoming at 5 p.m.
DOUBLES
Flight A
Round of 16
Brooke Riscbieth / Lok Sze Leung (Northwestern) def. Hortense Boscher / Katelyn Jackson (TT), 8-1
SINGLES
Flight A
Round of 32
Hortense Boscher (TT) def. Courtney Ceasarini (Central Florida), 7-6, 6-3
Round of 16
Hortense Boscher (TT) vs. (5) #95 Tristen Dewar (Clemson), Friday, 8 a.m.
Flight B
Round of 32
Katelyn Jackson (TT) def. Jessica Cortes (South Florida), 6-2, 6-1
Round of 16
(1) #79 Yukako Noi (Florida State) vs. Katelyn Jackson (TT), Friday, 9:30 a.m.
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