Miami Eliminated from Play at ITA Regional Championship

Oct. 24, 2010

CORAL GABLES, Fla. —The University of Miami’s run at the 2010 USTA/ITA Southeast Regional Championship ended Sunday as the 16th-ranked and second-seeded doubles tandem of Bianca Eichkorn and Anna Bartenstein fell in the semifinal round Saturday at the University of Georgia’s Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

After winning their first three doubles matches of the tournament, Eichkorn and Bartenstein lost 8-5 to the University of Florida’s Joanna Mather and Caroline Hitimana of Florida.

To reach the semifinal round, Eichkorn and Bartenstien won two matches Saturday, beating Georgia Tech’s Rocio Alberca Lopez and Muriel Wacker, 9-7, and Stetson’s Carolina de los Santos and Unnati Purushotham, 8-2.

The Hurricanes will now shift their attention to the ITA National Indoor Championships, slated for Nov. 4-7 in Flushing, N.Y. Draws for the tournament will be announced on Thursday, Oct. 28.