Friday will be the start of the NCAA Women’s Quarterfinals with the top 8 seeds making it to the Elite 8 for the first time since 2011. While the men have a day off between the quarters and semis the women will play three straight days which means fitness is going to be key with most of these matches expected to be hotly contested.
Five of the final eight have won a NCAA Championship with Stanford leading the way with 19 titles, Georgia and UCLA each having 2, while Vanderbilt and Duke have 1. Neither South Carolina or Pepperdine have ever advanced past the quarterfinal round while North Carolina will look to do so for just the third time in program history.
If looking at the UTR Power 6s, Georgia is the biggest favorite (+2.20) in the quarterfinals while No. 5 seed Duke is a favorite over No. 4 South Carolina with a UTR Power 6 of 1.01 point higher.
Slam.Tennis shows that Georgia and North Carolina are both prohibitive favorites, with an expected winning percentage of 96%, while Duke is the smallest favorite with a 56% expected winning percentage over South Carolina.
The USTA National Campus’s website has all the links that you’ll need to follow the championships so make sure you check out what they have to offer.
#4 South Carolina vs. #5 Duke – Duke +1.01
#3 Stanford vs. #6 Pepperdine – Stanford 78%
#4 South Carolina vs. #5 Duke – Duke 56%
#1 Georgia vs. #8 Vanderbilt (Friday 5 pm ET)
- def. Alabama State 4-0
- def. #22 Wake Forest 4-0
- def. #16 Michigan 4-2
- def. Miami OH 4-0
- def. #41 Georgia Tech 4-0
- def. #18 Texas A&M 4-0
Georgia is in the Elite 8 for the 2nd year in a row and 6th time in the last 8 years and will be trying to get back to the semifinals for the first time since 2015
- Vivian Wolff and Elena Christofi are a perfect 16-0 in doubles
- Vivian Wolff has won 18 straight matches and is 22-1 in dual-match play
- Katarina Jokic has lost her last 2 completed matches while 13 of her prior 17 went unfinished
- Marta Gonzalez has won her last 2 matches – in the previous 12 she went 1-2 with 9 going unfinished
- Lourdes Carle has won 14 of her last 15 completed matches
- Elena Christofi has won 11 straight matches
- Meg Kowalski only lost one match all season – including the fall (SC’s Rohrabacher on 4/21)
Vanderbilt has advanced to the Elite 8 for the 4th year in a row and will seeking its 4th straight appearance in the semifinals
- Georgia Drummy has split her last 6 completed matches
- Fernanda Contreras has won her last 4 completed matches and 5 of her last 6
- Christina Rosca has won 8 of her last 10 matches
- Amanda Meyer has lost her last 3 completed matches and 4 of her last 5 matches
- Carolyn Campana has won her last 2 completed matches – had lost the 3 prior to that
- Emily Smith has won 6 of her last 7 matches
#2 Georgia 4, #7 Vanderbilt 1
Apr 14, 2019 at Athens, Ga. (Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Courts)
Singles Competition
1. #1 Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. #68 Georgia Drummy (VU) 6-4, 6-4
2. #7 Fernanda Contreras (VU) def. #20 Marta Gonzalez (UGA) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
3. #87 Lourdes Carle (UGA) def. #17 Christina Rosca (VU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
4. #53 Vivian Wolff (UGA) def. Carolyn Campana (VU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Elena Christofi (UGA) vs. Summer Dvorak (VU) 4-2, unfinished
6. #97 Meg Kowalski (UGA) vs. #105 Emily Smith (VU) 1-0, unfinished
Doubles Competition
1. #77 Emma Kurtz/Emily Smith (VU) def. Katarina Jokic/Lourdes Carle (UGA) 6-2
2. #74 Elena Christofi/Vivian Wolff (UGA) def. Georgia Drummy/Fernanda Contreras (VU) 6-3
3. Meg Kowalski/Marta Gonzalez (UGA) def. Christina Rosca/Summer Dvorak (VU) 7-6 (7-3)
Match Notes:
Vanderbilt 15-6, 10-3 SEC; National ranking #7
Georgia 21-0, 13-0 SEC; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,1,2,3)
Played indoors due to rain
T-3:07 A-650
#5 Georgia 4, #4 Vanderbilt 3
National Indoors Quarterfinals – Feb 10, 2019 at Seattle, Wa (Seattle Tennis Club)
Singles competition
1. #2 Katarina Jokic (UGA) def. #3 Fernanda Contreras (VAN) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
2. #12 Christina Rosca (VAN) def. #10 Marta Gonzalez (UGA) 6-2, 7-6(5)
3. #102 Lourdes Carle (UGA) def. #42 Georgia Drummy (VAN) 7-6(8), 4-6, 6-2
4. #31 Amanda Meyer (VAN) def. #58 Vivian Wolff (UGA) 4-6, 7-5, 6-3
5. Elena Christofi (UGA) def. #65 Emily Smith (VAN) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
6. #84 Meg Kowalski (UGA) def. #93 Carolyn Campana (VU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Competition
1. #46 Contreras/Smith (VU) def. Carle/Wolff (UGA) 7-5
2. Rosca/Drummy (VU) def. Christofi/Coppoc (UGA) 6-4
3. Kurtz/Dvorak (VU) vs. Jokic/Kowalski (UGA) 6-5, unf.
Match Notes
Georgia 6-0; National ranking #5
Vanderbilt 4-2; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,2,4,5,6,3)
Prediction & Thoughts: This will be the third meeting of the season between these SEC rivals but the first to be played outdoors. Georgia was pushed by Michigan in the Super Regionals while Vanderbilt played really well against Texas A&M and won going away. If Vanderbilt is going to win the match they’ll have to find a way to get a point down low, which is a place where Georgia has dominated this year (57-4), and run the table up top. I think that’s too much of an ask because Georgia is going to get at least one point up top – Georgia 4-2
#4 South Carolina vs. #5 Duke (Friday NB 7 pm ET)
- def. North Florida 4-0
- def. #21 Virginia 4-1
- def. #13 USC 4-0
- def. James Madison 4-0
- def. #36 Arizona State 4-0
- def. #12 NC State 4-0
South Carolina’s is making its 3rd all-time appearance in the Elite 8 and first since 2009 – the Gamecocks have never advanced to the semifinals
- South Carolina has won 13 straight matches
- Paige Cline & Silvia Chinellato are listed in the master lineups at #3 doubles however Cline has played with Kennedy Wicker in the last 2 rounds
- Ingrid Martins has won her last 8 completed matches and 16 of her last 17
- Paige Cline has won 4 straight and 11 of her last 12 completed matches
- Mia Horvit has won her last 9 completed matches and 13 of her last 14 completed matches
- Megan Davies has split her last 4 completed matches
- Silvia Chinellato has dropped her last 2 completed matches after winning her previous 6
- Rachel Rohrabacher has won 3 of her last 5 completed matches
- Kennedy Wicker has won 3 of her last 4 completed matches
Duke has advanced to the Elite 8 for the 2nd consecutive year and is trying to make a 2nd straight appearance in the semifinals
- Duke’s Kaitlyn McCarthy and Meible Chi have only lost 1 time in doubles
- Duke’s Maria Mateas has lost her last 2 completed matches and 3 of her last 4
- Duke’s Meible Chi has won 7 of her last 8 completed matches
- Duke’s Kelly Chen has won her last 7 completed matches
- Duke’s Kaitlyn McCarthy has won her last 3 matches after losing the previous 3
- Duke’s Ellyse Hamlin has won her last 7 completed matches and 14 of her last 15 (12 in straight sets)
- Duke’s Margaryta Bilokin has won 8 of her last 9 matches
#3 Stanford vs. #6 Pepperdine (Friday 2 pm ET)
- def. New Mexico State 4-0
- def. #31 Syracuse 4-1
- def. #14 Kansas 4-3
- def. Fairfield 4-0
- def. #17 California 4-0
- def. #23 UCF 4-2
Stanford has won 20 straight matches and is making its 10th straight Elite 8 appearance – has advanced to semis or better in 8 of those 10 years
- Caroline Lampl is undefeated at 21-0 (hasn’t dropped a set since March 30 vs. USC)
- Michaela Gordon has won 7 of her last 8 completed matches and 12 of her last 13
- Melissa Lord has won 12 of her last 13 matches (11 in straight sets)
- Emily Arbuthnott has won 14 of her last 15 completed matches
- Janice Shin has won her last 5 completed matches and 13 of her last 15
- Emma Higuchi lost her last completed match but won 12 of the previous 13 (didn’t play vs. Kansas in R16)
- Niluka Madurawe has won 4 of her last 5 completed matches (loss vs. Kansas in R16)
Pepperdine has advanced to the Elite 8 for the 3rd time in the last 4 years (7th overall) however the Waves have never made it to the semifinals
- Ashley Lahey has won 12 of her last 14 completed matches
- Adrijana Lekaj has won 5 of her last 6 completed matches
- Jessica Failla has won her last 8 completed matches
- Dzina Milovanovic has won 11 of her last 12 completed matches
- Daria Kuczer has won 8 of her last 10 completed matches with 10 unfinished matches in the middle
- Anastasia Iamachkine has won her last 14 completed matches (12 in straight sets)
#2 North Carolina vs. #7 UCLA (Friday 12 pm ET)
- def. South Carolina State 4-0
- def. #32 Oklahoma 4-0
- def. #15 Oklahoma State 4-2
- def. Northern Arizona 4-0
- def. #28 LSU 4-0
- def. #10 Washington 4-0
North Carolina has won 23 straight matches and is making its 9th appearance in the Elite 8 and will be seeking its 3rd semifinal appearance (2014/2010)
- North Carolina is a perfect 31-0 in doubles
- Jessie Aney and Alexa Graham had a 7-match winning streak at No. 1 doubles get snapped against Oklahoma State
- Makenna Jones has won her last 8 completed matches
- Alexa Graham has won 4 of her last 6 completed matches and is 23-2 on the year (lost last match against Okla State)
- Sara Daavettila has won 11 of her last 12 completed matches
- Cameron Morra has won her last 8 completed matches
- Jessie Aney has won 8 of her last 9 completed matches
- Alle Sanford has won 5 of her last 6 completed matches (lost last match against Okla State)
UCLA is into the Elite 8 for the second year in a row and 7th time in the last 9 years – last semifinal appearance was 2015
- Jada Hart has won her last 3 matches after dropping the previous 2
- Elysia Bolton has won 8 of her last 10 completed matches
- Ayan Broomfield has split her last 4 completed matches
- Alaina Miller has lost 4 of her last 5 completed matches
- Abi Altick has won her last 3 completed matches after losing the previous 3
- Gabby Andrews has won her last 7 completed matches
2/10/2019 at Seattle, WA (Nordstrom Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Jada Hart (UCLA) vs. #6 Makenna Jones (UNC) 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
2. #15 Sara Daavettila (UNC) def. #18 Elysia Bolton (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3
3. #7 Alexa Graham (UNC) def. #117 Ayan Broomfield (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3
4. #77 Abi Altick (UCLA) vs. #20 Cameron Morra (UNC) 5-7, 6-2, unfinished
5. Alaina Miller (UCLA) def. #104 Alle Sanford (UNC) 7-5, 7-5
6. Jessie Aney (UNC) def. Taylor Johnson (UCLA) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Aney/Graham (UNC) def. #14 Andrews/Broomfield (UCLA) 6-0
2. #5 Jones/Morra (UNC) def. #15 Bolton/Hart (UCLA) 7-6(7)
3. Altick/Johnson (UCLA) def. Daavettila/Sanford (UNC) 6-4
Match Notes:
UCLA 5-1; National ranking #8
North Carolina 8-0; National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,2,5,3)
Latest Comments