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Racquet Club Collegiate
Lady Raiders Close Play In Midland
September 14, 2014 | Women's Tennis
MIDLAND, Texas - Samantha Czarniak Rego and Katelyn Jackson each won a pair of matches at the rain-shortened Midland Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational at the Midland Racquet Club over the weekend.
Rain cancelled all matches on Friday, forcing the women to play pro sets for the remainder of the event.
In Flight 1, Czarniak Rego topped Mahitha Dadireddy of Tulsa in the Round of 64 and then upended Natasha Smith of New Mexico in the Round of 32. Her run ended in the Round of 16 when TCU's Seda Arantekin pulled out an 8-5 victory.
In Flight 2, Jackson def. Kansas' Lauren Pickens, 8-1, in the Round of 16, before falling to Penn State's Kim Surin. Jackson rebounded to topple Melinda Johnson of Kansas, 8-2, in a consolation match.
Midland Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational
SINGLES
Flight 1 - Round of 64
Samantha Czarniak Rego (TT) def. Mahitha Dadireddy (Tulsa), 8-4
Flight 1 - Round of 32
Samantha Czarniak Rego (TT) def. Natasha Smith (UNM), 8-4
Flight 1 - Round of 16
Seda Arantekin (TCU) def. Samantha Czarniak Rego (TT), 8-5
Flight 2 - Round of 16
Katelyn Jackson (TT) def. Lauren Pickens (Kansas), 8-1
Flight 2 - Quarterfinals
Kim Surin (Penn State) def. Katelyn Jackson (TT), 8-2
Flight 2 - Consolation
Katelyn Jackson (TT) def. Melinda Johnson (Kansas), 8-2
DOUBLES
Flight 1 - Round of 32
Franziska Sprinkmeyer/Alexis Thoma (UNT) def. Samantha Czarniak Rego/Katelyn Jackson (TT), 6-4
Flight 1 - Consolation Round of 16
Rachana Bhat/Emily Olivier (UNM) def. Samantha Czarniak Rego/Katelyn Jackson (TT), 6-4
