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Temple Women's Tennis Seeded Tenth in American Athletic Conference Tournament
4.18.17 | Women's Tennis
PROVIDENCE, RI. – The Temple University women's tennis team will head to the American Athletic Conference Championship as the tenth seed, the conference announced Monday. The women's tournament will be held April 19-22 and will be played at USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida.
The women's team posted an 11-12 record this season, going 1-3 in conference play. The Owls picked up a 4-3 win over UConn, but fell to Tulsa, USF, and Cincinnati. The women will face off against the USF Bulls in the opening round of the conference tournament as the #7/#10 matchup on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. ET/ 8 a.m. CT.
Senior Mariana Bedon (14-5) led the team with a 14-3 dual record, going 7-3 at the sixth flight and a 43-26 overall singles record concluding her regular season play. Junior Alina Abdurakhimova (12-9) finished with an 11-7 dual record, going 12-6 at the first flight, while classmate Dina Karina (11-8) finished with an 11-6 record, mainly at the fourth flight. Junior Yana Khon (11-9) played all across the board, finishing with a 10-8 dual record, while graduate student Galina Chernykh battled early season injuries to come back and post a 3-2 dual record. Junior Monet Stuckey-Willis posted 10-10 dual record mainly in the second flight.
In doubles, Khon and Abdurakhimova went 5-1 at the first flight, while Karina and Stuckey-Willis went 2-0 in the first and second flights. Bedon and Anais Nussaume went 4-4 at the third flight to top off their senior season regular doubles play.
The women's quarterfinal matches will be held on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT, with the semifinal matches being held on Friday at 3 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. CT and the championship final taking place Saturday at 3 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. CT.
The 2017 Men's and Women's Tennis Championship finals will be streamed on The American Digital Network (www.TheAmerican.org/DN). The finals will be free of charge and available on mobile, tablet and desktop devices as well as our Roku App. For more information and full coverage of the 2017 Championships, visit Championship Central at TheAmerican.org/tennis and follow @American_Tenn on Twitter.
2017 American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championship Schedule
USTA National Campus- Orlando, Fla.
Wednesday, April 19 - First Round
Match 1: No. 10 Temple vs. No. 7 USF - 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT
Match 2: No. 11 UConn vs. No. 6 East Carolina - Noon ET/11 a.m. CT
Match 3: No. 9 Houston vs. No. 8 UCF - Noon ET /11 a.m. CT
Thursday, April 20 - Quarterfinals
Match 4: Winner of Match 3 vs. No. 1 Tulsa – Noon ET/11 a.m. CT
Match 5: No. 5 Memphis vs. No. 4 Cincinnati - Noon ET/11 a.m. CT
Match 6: Winner of Match 2 vs. No. 3 SMU - 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
Match 7: Winner of Match 1 vs. No. 2 Tulane - 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
Friday, April 21 - Semifinals
Match 8: Winner of Match 4 vs. Winner of Match 5 - 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
Match 9: Winner of Match 6 vs. Winner of Match 7 - 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
Saturday, April 22 - Final
Match 10: Winner of Match 8 vs. Winner of Match 9 - 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
American Athletic Conference Tournament Central | Women's Bracket
The women's team posted an 11-12 record this season, going 1-3 in conference play. The Owls picked up a 4-3 win over UConn, but fell to Tulsa, USF, and Cincinnati. The women will face off against the USF Bulls in the opening round of the conference tournament as the #7/#10 matchup on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. ET/ 8 a.m. CT.
Senior Mariana Bedon (14-5) led the team with a 14-3 dual record, going 7-3 at the sixth flight and a 43-26 overall singles record concluding her regular season play. Junior Alina Abdurakhimova (12-9) finished with an 11-7 dual record, going 12-6 at the first flight, while classmate Dina Karina (11-8) finished with an 11-6 record, mainly at the fourth flight. Junior Yana Khon (11-9) played all across the board, finishing with a 10-8 dual record, while graduate student Galina Chernykh battled early season injuries to come back and post a 3-2 dual record. Junior Monet Stuckey-Willis posted 10-10 dual record mainly in the second flight.
In doubles, Khon and Abdurakhimova went 5-1 at the first flight, while Karina and Stuckey-Willis went 2-0 in the first and second flights. Bedon and Anais Nussaume went 4-4 at the third flight to top off their senior season regular doubles play.
The women's quarterfinal matches will be held on Thursday at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT, with the semifinal matches being held on Friday at 3 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. CT and the championship final taking place Saturday at 3 p.m. ET/ 2 p.m. CT.
The 2017 Men's and Women's Tennis Championship finals will be streamed on The American Digital Network (www.TheAmerican.org/DN). The finals will be free of charge and available on mobile, tablet and desktop devices as well as our Roku App. For more information and full coverage of the 2017 Championships, visit Championship Central at TheAmerican.org/tennis and follow @American_Tenn on Twitter.
2017 American Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championship Schedule
USTA National Campus- Orlando, Fla.
Wednesday, April 19 - First Round
Match 1: No. 10 Temple vs. No. 7 USF - 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT
Match 2: No. 11 UConn vs. No. 6 East Carolina - Noon ET/11 a.m. CT
Match 3: No. 9 Houston vs. No. 8 UCF - Noon ET /11 a.m. CT
Thursday, April 20 - Quarterfinals
Match 4: Winner of Match 3 vs. No. 1 Tulsa – Noon ET/11 a.m. CT
Match 5: No. 5 Memphis vs. No. 4 Cincinnati - Noon ET/11 a.m. CT
Match 6: Winner of Match 2 vs. No. 3 SMU - 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
Match 7: Winner of Match 1 vs. No. 2 Tulane - 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
Friday, April 21 - Semifinals
Match 8: Winner of Match 4 vs. Winner of Match 5 - 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
Match 9: Winner of Match 6 vs. Winner of Match 7 - 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
Saturday, April 22 - Final
Match 10: Winner of Match 8 vs. Winner of Match 9 - 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
American Athletic Conference Tournament Central | Women's Bracket
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