Audrey Banada Advances At ITA Regionals

Oct. 19, 2003

CORAL GABLES, Fla.-Freshman Audrey Banada (North Miami Beach, Fla.) of the Miami women’s tennis team will advance to the finals of the B bracket at the 2003 ITA Southern Regional Championships hosted by the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga.

Banada won both of her matches today and will face Alina Mihaliescu of Florida State in the finals at 9 a.m. Monday. She beat Emily Ladyman of Ole Miss 6-2, 6-4 before downing Mari Muller of Alabama 6-1, 6-4 to advance.

No. 34 Megan Bradley (Columbia, Mo.) the No. 1 seeded player in the A singles bracket defeated Karen Harboe of Ole Miss in straight sets 6-1, 6-1, before falling in three hard fought sets to Shadisha Robinson of Georgia 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.

Mari Toro (Miami, Fla.) seeded No. 11 in the A bracket fell to Jennifer Magley of Florida 6-4, 6-2.

Staci Stevens (Hammond, La.) defeated Lindsey Stauss of Ga. Tech 6-2, 6-3, before falling to Magley 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-5.

Sara Robbins (Tuscon, Ariz.) beat Florencia Basile of Ole Miss 6-0, 7-5, before falling to Carolina Ramirez of Auburn in the A consolation bracket.

ITA Southern Regional Championships
Oct. 18, 2003 – Day Three
A Singles Bracket
No. 34 Megan Bradley (Miami) def. Karen Harboe (Ole Miss) 6-1, 6-1
Shadisha Robinson (Georgia) def. No. 34 Megan Bradley (Miami) 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
Jennifer Magley (Florida) def. Mari Toro (Miami) 6-4, 6-2
Staci Stevens (Miami) def. Lindsey Stauss (Ga. Tech) 6-2, 6-3
Jennifer Magley (Florida) def. Staci Stevens (Miami) 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-5
A Consolation Singles Bracket
Sara Robbins (Miami) def. Florencia Basile (Ole Miss) 6-0, 7-5
Carolina Ramirez (Auburn) def. Sara Robbins (Miami) 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 ret.
B Singles Bracket
Audrey Banada (Miami) def. Emily Ladyman (Ole Miss) 6-2, 6-4
Audrey Banada (Miami) def. Mari Muller (Alabama) 6-1, 6-4