W. Tennis Concludes Play in Tallahassee

By Alex Schwartz
HurricaneSports.com

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The University of Miami women’s tennis team wrapped up action Saturday at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships.

Competing in the doubles main draw, the Hurricanes went 1-2 to cap the weekend at 6-7 overall, including 3-2 in doubles play, at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center.

Freshman Nada Dimovska and senior Yuna Ito dropped their second round matchup, 4-8, against Basak Akbas and Komola Umarova of FIU.

The fourth-seeded duo of sophomore Daevenia Achong and freshman Selma Cadar advanced into the quarterfinals with an 8-5 victory over Florida Atlantic’s Radka Buzkova and May Kimhi.

The Miami pair then fell, 4-8, to Nandini Das and Andrea Garcia of homestanding Florida State to cap the weekend.

Up next for the Hurricanes, following a weekend off, is the Texas Invitational, set to take place Nov. 1-3 in Austin, Texas.

To keep up with the University of Miami women’s tennis team on social media, follow @CanesWTennis on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

SATURDAY RESULTS

Doubles Main Draw – Round of 16
[4] Daevenia Achong/Selma Cadar (UM) def. Radka Buzkova/May Kimhi (FAU), 8-5
Basak Akbas/Komola Umarova (FIU) def. Nada Dimovksa/Yuna Ito (UM), 8-4

Doubles Main Draw – Quarterfinals
Nandini Das/Andrea Garcia (FS) def. [4] Daevenia Achong/Selma Cadar (UM), 8-4