Oct. 25, 2011
STANFORD, Calif.- Nicole Gibbs captured the first singles title of her career on Tuesday afternoon, defeating teammate Mallory Burdette 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships.
Gibbs was a runner-up in last year's event, falling to teammate Kristie Ahn when the match was not played and ended in a walkover.
The singles finalists and doubles champion from each regional earn berths to the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, slated for Nov. 4-7 in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Winners and finalists from the various ITA Regional Championships around the country, plus at-large selections, will make up the singles field of 32 and the 16-team doubles draw.
Singles First Round
Iveta Masarova (Pacific) d. Veronica Li 6-3, 6-3
Dahra Zamudio (UC Davis) d. Elizabeth Ecker 6-3, 6-0
Singles Second Round
Nicole Gibbs d. Jade Frampton (Saint Mary's) 6-1, 6-4
Stacey Tan d. Yurie Hashiguchi (San Francisco) 6-2, 6-0
Ellen Tsay d. Anastasia Romantsova (Washington State) 6-0, 6-0
Mallory Burdette d. Natali Coronel (Washington) 6-1, 6-1
Singles Round of 32
Nicole Gibbs d. Maria Meliuk (Sacramento State) 6-3, 6-1
Stacey Tan d. Andjela Nemoevic (Washington) 6-0, 6-1
Ellen Tsay d. Tayler Davis (California) 7-5, 6-4
Mallory Burdette d. Alice Duranteau (California) 6-0, 6-3
Singles Round of 16
Nicole Gibbs d. Julija Lukac (Washington) 6-3, 6-0
Stacey Tan d. Annett Schutting (California) 7-5, 6-3
Katie Le (Santa Clara) d. Ellen Tsay 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (3)
Mallory Burdette d. Catherine Isip (Saint Mary's) walkover (injury)
Singles Quarterfinals
Nicole Gibbs d. Annie Goransson (California) 6-3, 6-1
Denise Dy (Washington) d. Stacey Tan 6-2, 6-2
Mallory Burdette d. Katie Le (Santa Clara) 6-3, 6-1
Singles Semifinals
Nicole Gibbs d. Jana Juricova (California) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
Mallory Burdette d. Denise Dy (Washington) 6-4, 6-1
Singles Championship Match
Nicole Gibbs d. Mallory Burdette 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3)
Consolation Singles Round of 64
Veronica Li d. Melissa Kobayakawa (UC Davis) 6-2, 6-2
Jocelyn Davis (Cal Poly) d. Elizabeth Ecker 6-1, 6-2
Consolation Singles Round of 32
Zsofia Susanyi (California) d. Veronica Li 6-1, 6-4
Doubles Round of 32
Tan/Tsay d. Sebastiani Leon/Chau Truong (San Jose State) 8-3
Doubles Round of 16
Tan/Tsay d. Tayler Davis/Cecilia Estlander (California) 9-7
Doubles Quarterfinals
Tan/Tsay d. Kelly Chui/Megan Heneghan (UC Davis) 8-5
Doubles Semifinals
Tan/Tsay d. Annie Goransson/Annett Schutting (California) 8-4
Doubles Championship Match
Tan/Tsay d. Clarisse Baca/Maria Meliuk (Sacramento State) 8-4