TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn women's tennis opened day one of the Washburn Invite with a pair of doubles teams staying alive in main flight draws. The Ichabods will wrap up day two of the tournament beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday with singles play.
In the Blue Flight of doubles action Daniela Tijaro and Mariana Silva Balsa fell 6-4 to a duo from Missouri State. On the other side of the bracket Riko Konno and Ruriha Miyawaki won 6-2 in their quarterfinal-round battle. In the Red Flight, Saajida Razick and Jasel Bailey swept their way into the semifinal round winning 6-0.
In singles competition both Daniela Tijaro and Riko Konno fell in quarterfinal round duals in the Blue Flight. Playing in the Red Fligh, Jasel Bailey won a three-set match in the quarterfinal round before falling in a long three-set battle in the semifinals. Saajida Razick was knocked out in three sets in the quarterfinal round of the flight.
Playing in the Green Flight Ruriha Miyawaki lost a two-set quarterfinal dual.
Doubles competition:
Blue Flight
QF – Ercoli, Matilde/Baudouin, Marielou (MSU) def. Tijaro, Daniela/Silva Balsa, Mariana (WU) 6-4
QF – Konno, Riko/Miyawaki, Ruriha (WU) def. Braga, Luciana/Xibilia, Alessandra (UMKC) 6-2
Red Flight
QF – Bailey, Jasel/Razick, Saajida (WU) def. Jukic, Sarah/Reznik, Alisa (UMKC) 6-0
Singles competition:
Blue Flight
QF – Ercoli, Matilde (MSU) def. Tijaro, Daniela (WU) 6-1, 6-2
QF – Braga, Luciana (UMKC) def. Konno, Riko (WU) 2-6, 6-4, 11-9
Red Flight
QF – Bailey, Jasel (WU) def. Kojima, Haruna (SBU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-5
QF – Xibilia, Alessandra (UMKC) def. Razick, Saajida (WU) 4-6, 7-6(1), 10-5
SF – Monteverde, Flavia (UMKC) def. Bailey, Jasel (WU) 3-6, 7-6(6), 10-6
Green Flight
QF – Medina Hernandez, Martina (MSU) def. Miyawaki, Ruriha (WU) 6-2, 6-3
Consolation matches
Djokic, Majra (NWMSU) def. Tijaro, Daniela (WU) 6-1, 6-2
Konno, Riko (WU) def. Rojas-Hernandez, Noah (MSU) 6-4, 6-3
Ito, Chiharu (NWMSU) def. Razick, Saajida (WU) 1-6, 6-2, 11-9
Soo, Hui Yii (UCO) def. Miyawaki, Rurihi (WU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-6
