DePaul University Athletics
Blue Demons Finish Successful First Day at Wildcat Invite
9/30/2016 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
Singles Results- Day 1 
| Doubles Results- Day 1
EVANSTON, Ill. - The DePaul women's tennis team recorded impressive performances on the first day of the Wildcat Invitational in Evanston on Friday. The Blue Demons finished day one of the three-day event with an overall 7-1 record on the courts of the Vandy Christie Tennis Center and Combe Tennis Center.
Teams competed in two rounds of doubles and a round of singles for the day.
Notably, Aspasia Avgeri and Marina Cozac won all of their matches in singles and doubles. The two teamed up in the B Draw of the doubles bracket to defeat Jeannie Nash and Hayden Siegfried of Notre Dame 6-1 and then Montana Crawford and Taylor Tamblyn of Iowa 6-4.
In singles, Avgeri defeated Ani Gogvadze from Eastern Michigan 6-3, 7-5 in the Purple Draw. Cozac bested Melika Leblanc of UIC 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 in the Green Draw.
Ana Vladutu and Patricia Lancranjan made their season debuts. In doubles, the two won both matches in the A Draw. The tandem defeated Melika LeBlanc and Georgie Sanders from UIC 7-5 and Adorabol Huckleby and Carin Ruenfelt from Iowa 6-0.
Milica Tesic only competed in singles action for the Blue Demons. She won her match 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 against Bianaca Zulu from UIC in the Red Draw.
Competition resumes Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Matches will be played at the Vandy Christie Tennis Center. In case of inclement weather, matches will be moved indoors at Combe Tennis Center.
DAY ONE RESULTS:
Singles
Purple Draw
Van Heuvelen (IA) def. Lancranjan (DPU)- 7-5, 6-2
Avgeri (DPU) def. Gogvadze (EMU)- 6-3, 7-5
Green Draw
Cozac (DPU) def. Leblanc (UIC)- 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Red Draw
Tesic (DPU) def. Zulu (UIC)- 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles
A Draw
Vladutu/Lancranjan (DPU) def. LeBlanc/Sanders (UIC)- 7-5
Vladutu/Lancranjan (DPU) def. Huckleby/Ruenfelt (IA)- 6-0
B Draw
Cozac/Avgeri (DPU) def. Nash/Siegfried (ND)- 6-1
Cozac/Avgeri (DPU) def. Crawford/Tamblyn (IA)- 6-4
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