Vest and Buchheim were leading UAB's Femke deBoer and Sjouke Liem, 3-1, before the UAB pairing retired because of an injury. Vest and Buchheim were the only Middle Tennessee players to make the finals during the three-day, 86-player event.

In singles action, Tennessee Tech's Lupita Hernandez defeated Monika Schmid of UAB, 6-2, 4-6, 10-3, to win the Flight A championship, while Natascha Immele won 6-2, 6-4 over Georgia State's Jovana Krsikara in the Flight B singles final.

In Flight C, Mississippi State's Yumi Ueda defeated Tennessee Tech's Maja Russinova, 6-3, 6-2, in the final match, and Karmelina Rivera of Tennessee Tech won 6-0, 6-3 in the Flight D championship match over UAB's Nadia Dellariciprete.

The remaining doubles matches were also played Sunday, with Immele and Schmid teaming for UAB to defeat Sabrina Lindeman and Monica Gonzalez-Gordo of Memphis, 8-5, in the Flight A finals. Krsikara and Maria Soerenson beat Robin Rae Gorman and Vanessa Gomez of Jacksonville State, 8-1, in the Flight B finals.

The Lady Raiders will next compete in the Vanderbilt Invitational October 19-21 in Nashville, including undefeated MT player Manon Kruse. The Vandy tournament will be used as a warmup before the ITA Rolex Regional Championships in Winston Salem, N.C., October 26-29.

FRIDAY RESULTS

SINGLES

Flight A

Round of 32

Klara Miklikdva, GSU def. Tammy Beaulieu, APP 6-2, 6-4

Sophie DeSmet, JSU def. Alba Garcia, BU 7-6 (4), 4-6, 10-6

Charlotte Goude, UTC def. Judy Liwanpo, APSU 6-3, 7-5

Melissa Roach, BSU def. Carien Venter, MT 6-1, 6-3

Monica Gonzalez-Gordo, UM def. Laura DeHaan, BU 6-0, 6-1

Sally Pearson, JSU def. Mojca Pavlinic, GSU 6-2, 7-6 (6)

Maria Alonte, MUR def. Abigail Hodge, BSU 6-1, 6-4

Flight B

Elena Berger, APP def. Zarinah Brown, APSU 6-1, 6-3

Justyna Switala, MSU def. Carrie Osborne, BU 6-1, 6-1

Maria Soerenson, GSU def. Jenny Batty, BSU 4-6, 6-4, 11-9

Robin Rae Gorman, JSU def. Mariana Torres, UL 7-6 (6), 6-1

Sumitra Rao, UM def. Jennifer Ward, UM 6-2, 6-0

Tanja Buchheim, MT def. Bethany Everett, UTC 7-5, 7-5

Annika Westberg, UM def. Paige Eber, UL 6-0, 6-2

Jaclyn Leeper, MUR def. Starr Steffner, BU 6-0, 6-2

Elaine Fagan, MSU def. Michaela Gridling, MT 6-1, 1-6, 10-6

Stephanie Miles, UTC def. Cheryl Graham, MUR 6-2, 7-6 (1)

Luciana Tamburini, TTU def. Vanessa Gomez, JSU 6-2, 6-3

Flight C

Rebecca Manta Mitchell, GSU def. Laura Hughes, UM 6-4, 6-1

Donna Altenburger, APP def. Katie Kelsey, BU 7-5, 6-1

Maja Russinova, TTU def. Jessie Mills, APSU 6-1, 6-1

Yumi Ueda, MSU def. Sjouke Liem, UAB 3-6, 6-2, 10-2

Saskia van Velze, UTC def. Jenica Proctor, APSU 6-1, 6-0

Annette Steen, MUR def. Heather Miller, JSU 6-2, 5-7, 10-7

Karine Etienne, GSU def. Kara Sullivan, BSU 6-1, 6-4

Flight D

Round of 16

Lauren Snipes, UTC def. Alyce Zollman, BSU 5-7, 6-2, 11-9

Nadia Dellariciprete, UAB def. Kelli Bridges, APSU 6-0, 6-0

Karmelina Rivera, TTU def. Laura Henry, UTC 6-3, 6-2

DOUBLES

Round of 16

Flight A

Switala/Fagan, MSU def. Spencer/Glass, MUR 9-7

van Velze/Everett, UTC def. Beaulieu/Finkowska, APP 8-5

Lindeman/Gonzalez-Gordo, UM def. DeHaan/Steffner, BU 8-1

Liwanpo/Brown, APSU def. Venter/Varnell, MT 8-6

Pearson/DeSmet, JSU def. Roach/Hodge, BSU 8-5

Flight B

Gomez/Gorman, JSU def. Graham/Ward, MUR 8-5

Westberg/Rao, UM def. Kelley/Sullivan, BSU 8-6

Krsikara/Soerenson, GSU def. Batty/Zollman, BSU 8-3

Torres/Eber, UL def. Baca/Miller, JSU 8-3

Goude/Henry, UTC def. Garcia/Freese, BU 9-8 (2)

Flight C

Mills/Proctor, APSU def. Kelsey/Osborne, BU 8-0

Etienne/Mitchell, GSU def. Miles/Wooten, UTC 8-5

San Martin/Kiehna, UL def. Gordon/Leathers, JSU 8-4

Alonte/Steen, MUR def. Aid/Mukhisyan, BU 8-0

SATURDAY RESULTS

SINGLES

Flight A

Round of 16

Lupita Hernandez, TTU def. Klara Miklikdva, GSU 6-2, 6-0

Verena Preiss, MT def. Sophie DeSmet, JSU 6-2, 6-4

Sabrina Lindeman, UM def. Charlotte Goude, UTC 6-4, 6-3

Melissa Spencer, MUR def. Melissa Roach, BSU 6-4, 7-6 (5)

Monica Gonzalez-Gordo, UM def. Stacy Varnell, MT 6-1, 6-4

Sally Pearson, JSU def. Korrin Scott, VU 4-6, 6-4, 10-8

Ana Marie Cibils, TTU def. Kasia Finkowska, APP 6-0, 7-6 (5)

Monika Schmid, UAB def. Abigail Hodge, BSU 6-4, 7-5

Quarterfinals

Lupita Hernandez, TTU def. Verena Preiss, MT 6-3, 6-2

Sabrina Lindeman, UM def. Melissa Spencer, MUR 6-3, 7-5

Monika Schmid, UAB def. Ana Marie Cibils, TTU 6-4, 6-4

Sally Pearson, JSU def. Monica Gonzalez-Gordo, UM 2-6, 6-2, 10-8

Flight B

Anita Obando, TTU def. Elena Berger, APP 3-6, 6-3, 10-6

Maria Soerenson, GSU def. Justyna Switala, MSU 6-4, 6-2

Natasche Immele, UAB def. Robin Rae Gorman, JSU 6-3, 6-2

Tanja Buchheim, MT def. Sumitra Rao, UM 6-2, 6-4

Annika Westberg, UM def. Jaclyn Leeper, MUR 6-4, 7-5

Jovana Krsikara, GSU def. Elaine Fagan, MSU 6-1, 6-2

Luciana Tamburini, TTU def. Stephanie Miles, UTC 6-0, 6-0

Femke deBoer, UAB def. Jennifer Fayad, APP 6-2, 6-2

Quarterfinals

Anita Obando, TTU def. Maria Soerenson, GSU 3-6, 6-3, 11-9

Natasche Immele, UAB def. Tanja Buchheim, MT 1-6, 7-6 (4), 11-9

Femke deBoer, UAB def. Luciana Tamburini, TTU 6-2, 6-3

Jovana Krsikara, GSU def. Annika Westberg, UM 5-7, 6-2, 10-4

Flight C

Rebecca Manta Mitchell, GSU def. Gabriela Baca, JSU 6-2, 6-2

Emily Vest, MT def. Donna Altenburger, APP 6-1, 6-0

Susan Kelley, BSU def. Jaclyn Wooten, UTC 6-4, 6-0

Maja Russinova, TTU def. Kelly Kiehna, UL 7-6 (8), 6-1

Yumi Ueda, MSU def. Stephanie Freese, BU 6-0, 6-0

Saskia van Velze, UTC def. Louise Holmvik, TTU 7-6 (3), 6-4

Annette Steen, MUR def. Rebecca Garner, UM 6-4, 6-4

Karine Etienne, GSU def. Melisa San Martin, UL 6-0, 7-5

Quarterfinals

Rebecca Manta Mitchell, GSU def. Emily Vest, MT 6-4, 6-1

Maja Russinova, TTU def. Susan Kelley, BSU 6-4, 6-2

Yumi Ueda, MSU def. Saskia van Velze, UTC 7-6 (1), 6-2

Karine Etienne, GSU def. Annette Steen, MUR 6-0, 6-2

Flight D

Quarterfinals

Lauren Snipes, UTC def. Somer Lynn Leathers, JSU 6-2, 6-1

Nadia Dellariciprete, UAB def. Jamie Aid, BU 6-0, 6-0

Karmelina Rivera, TTU def. Leslie Gordon, JSU 6-2, 6-4

Semifinals

Nadia Dellariciprete, UAB def. Lauren Snipes, UTC 6-3, 6-2

Karmelina Rivera, TTU def. Kristina Mukhisyan, BU 6-1, 6-1

DOUBLES

Quarterfinals

Flight A

Schmid/Immele, UAB def. Switala/Fagan, MSU 8-6

Hernandez/Cibils, TTU def. van Velze/Everett, UTC 8-1

Lindeman/Gonzalez-Gordo, UM def. Liwanpo/Brown, APSU 8-2

Pavlinic/Miklikdva, GSU def. Pearson/DeSmet, JSU 8-2

Semifinals

Schmid/Immele, UAB def. Hernandez/Cibils, TTU 8-6

Lindeman/Gonzalez-Gordo, UM def. Pavlinic/Miklikdva, GSU 9-8 (16-14)

Flight B

Gomez/Gorman, JSU def. Gridling/Preiss, MT 8-4

Rivera/Russinova, TTU def. Westberg/Rao, UM 8-5

Krsikara/Soerenson, GSU def. Torres/Eber,UL 8-0

Obando/Tamburini, TTU def. Goude/Henry, UTC 8-0

Semifinals

Gomez/Gorman, JSU def. Rivera/Russinova, TTU 8-5

Krsikara/Soerenson, GSU def. Obando/Tamburini, TTU 8-4

Flight C

Vest/Buchheim, MT def. Mills/Proctor, APSU 8-2

San Martin/Kiehna, UL def. Etienne/Mitchell, GSU 8-6

Garner/Hughes, UM def. Fayaf/Berger, APP 8-4

deBoer/Liem, UAB def. Alonte/Steen, MUR 8-3

Semifinals

Vest/Buchheim, MT def. San Martin/Kiehna, UL 8-3

deBoer/Liem, UAB def. Garner/Hughes, UM 8-2

SUNDAY RESULTS

SINGLES

Flight A

Semifinals

Lupita Hernandez, TTU def. Sabrina Lindeman, UM 6-4, 5-7, 10-6

Monika Schmid, UAB def. Sally Pearson, JSU 6-3, 6-1

Finals

Lupita Hernandez, TTU def. Monika Schmid, UAB 6-2, 4-6, 10-3

Flight B

Semifinals

Natasche Immele, UAB def. Anita Obando, TTU 6-0, 6-1

Jovana Krsikara, GSU def. Femke deBoer, UAB 4-1, default

Finals

Natasche Immele, UAB def. Jovana Krsikara, GSU 6-2, 6-4

Flight C

Semifinals

Maja Russinova, TTU def. Rebecca Manta Mitchell, GSU 6-1, 6-0

Yumi Ueda, MSU def. Karine Etienne, GSU 6-3, 7-5

Finals

Yumi Ueda, MSU def. Maja Russinova, TTU 6-3, 6-2

Flight D

Finals

Karmelina Rivera, TTU def. Nadia Dellariciprete, UAB 6-0, 6-3

DOUBLES

Flight A

Finals

Schmid/Immele, UAB def. Lindeman/Gonzalez-Gordo, UM 8-5

Flight B

Finals

Krsikara/Soerenson, GSU def. Gomez/Gorman, JSU 8-1

Flight C

Vest/Buchheim, MT def. deBoer/Liem, UAB 3-1, retired

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