Tennis Opens Fall Season at Piedmont Invite
Demorest, Georgia- The Brenau tennis team kicked off its fall season with a strong showing at the Piedmont Invitational this past weekend.
On Friday, the squad started the invitational with two victories in singles competition as the team defeated host Piedmont (Ga.) University 5-1 and Mars Hill (NC) College 4-2. The early success continued into doubles play with wins over Emory-Oxford (Ga.) 3-0 and Truett McConnell (Ga.) 2-0.
During Saturday's singles competition,the squad split with Piedmont (3-3) and fell to Emory-Oxford 6-0. The Golden Tigers rallied with a 2-1 win over Mars Hill in doubles play to close out the weekend.
The squad continues its fall slate at the Berry (Ga.) College Invitational in Rome, Ga. on September 26-28.
Friday
Brenau vs. Piedmont
Kristina Radovic (BU) def Olivia Carpenter ( PU) 6-0, 6-1
Maëlys Perle Pigeonneau ( BU) def Sarah Row ( PU) 6-1, 6-1
Emma Ackermann ( BU) def Ella Kate Canaday (PU) 6-4, 6-3
Manuela Giraldo (BU) def Addyson Willis ( PU) 6-1, 6-0
Emily Gonzalez (PU) def Cady Geddings (BU) 7-6(4), 6-4
Bryson Bishop ( BU) def Karen Alexandra Sanchez Castillo (PU) 6-0, 6-1
Brenau vs. Mars Hill
Kristina Radovic ( BU) def Shakti Mishra (MarH) 7-5, 6-3
Maelys Përle Pigeonneau ( BU) def Charne Mulder ( MarsH) 6-3, 6-3
Valentina Castro Zavala (MarsH) def Manuela Giraldo ( BU) 7-6(2), 6-3
Emma Ackermann ( BU) def Versha Yadav ( MarsH) 7-5, 6-3
Anita Bizigato Portes ( BU) def Alaina Holden ( Mars Hill) 6-2, 6-1
Amanda Barrett ( MH) def Cady Geddings ( BU) 6-2, 6-1
Brenau vs. Emory-Oxford
Doubles
Maelys Përle Pigeonneau /Anita Bizigato Portes( BU) def Maelys Chloe Macaluso/ Karina Artemiev ( EO) 6-2
Emma Ackermann/Kristina Radovic ( BU) def Zari Haque/ Anastasiya Speyer ( EO) 6-3
Arielle Gomberg/Jennifer He (EO) def Manuela Giraldo/Bryson Bishop ( BU) 6-1
Brenau vs Truett McConnell
Kristina Radovic/ Maëlys Perle Pigeonneau ( BU) Kate-Rose Stanfield/Hannah Davidson (TMU) 6-4
Anita Bizigato Portes/ Emma Ackermann( BU) def Adlyne Benton/Audrey Wheeless ( TMU) 6-1
Saturday
Brenau vs. Piedmont
Singles
Kristina Radovic ( BU) def Brooklyn Bolch ( PU) 6-1, 6-4
Maelys Përle Pigeonneau ( BU) def Kaleigh Stallworth (PU) 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
Emma Ackermann ( BU) def Caroline Morrison (PU) 6-2, 2-6, 10-8
Olivia Carpenter (PU) def Anita Bizigato Portes ( BU) 5-7, 6-1,10-7
Halee Harper ( PU) def Bryson Bishop ( BU) 7-5, 6-1
Annalia Small (PU) def Cady Geddings ( BU) 7-5, 7-6(7)
Brenau vs. Emory-Oxford
Zari Haque ( EO) def Kristina Radovic ( BU) 6-1, 6-1
Anastasiya Speyer ( EO) def Emma Ackermann ( BU) 6-0, 6-3
Arielle Gomberg (EO) def Manuela Giraldo ( BU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-5
Karina Artemlev ( EO) Anita Bizigato Portes (BU) 6-0, 6-3
Samantah Goldberg (EO) def Bryson Bishop ( BU) 6-3, 6-3
Brenau vs. Mars Hill
Doubles
Maelys Përle Pigeonneau/Anita Bizigato Portes ( BU) def Charne Mulder/ Shakti Mishra ( MarsH) 6-3
Manuela Giraldo/Emma Ackermann (BU) def Versha Yadav/Aliana Holden ( Mars H) 6-1
Amanda Barrett/Jordan Ballard ( PU) def Cady Geddings/Bryson Bishop ( BU) 6-4