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It's semifinal Friday at the Universal Tennis NIT Championship! Universal Tennis is hosting the first-ever National Invitational Tennis Championship from May 17-20 at the Peachtree City Tennis Center.
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Eight men’s and eight women’s teams started off the week competing for a national title. Friday morning features the women's semifinal matches of TCU vs. Wyoming and Stetson vs. Colorado. The men's semifinals will be later on Friday and feature Vanderbilt vs. UC Davis followed by Liberty vs. Denver.
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Day 3, May 19 - Women's Semifinal Recap
The TCU Horned Frogs dropped the doubles point in a dramatic deciding set tiebreak on Court No. 3 before sweeping four singles matches to top the Wyoming Cowgirls 4-1.
(1) TCU def. Wyoming 4-1
#1 Sophie Zehender & Ana Fernandez (WYO) def. Tiphanie Lemaitre & Destinee Martins (TCU), 6-2
#2 Jade Otway & Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Maria Oreshkina & Violetta Borodina (WYO), 6-3
#3 Noesjka Brink & Nikol Dobrilova (WYO) def. Helena Narmont & Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU), 7-6 (7)
Wyoming wins doubles point
#1 Tiphanie Lemaitre (TCU) def. Sophie Zehender (WYO), 6-4, 6-0
#2 Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Maria Oreshkina (WYO), 6-3, 6-1
#3 Jade Otway (TCU) def. Noesjka Brink (WYO), 6-1, 6-2
#4 Yu-Chin Tsai (TCU) vs. Violetta Borodina (WYO), 6-2, 5-3 DNF
#5 Destinee Martins (TCU) vs. Nikol Dobrilova (WYO), 3-6, 6-2 DNF
#6 Helena Narmont (TCU) def. Ana Fernandez (WYO), 6-4, 6-1*
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(3) Stetson def. Colorado 4-3
#1 Antonia Balzert & Aya El Sayed (COL) def. Cheri Darley & Alanna DiFrancesco (STE), 6-4
#2 Mila Stanojevic & Elya Ventura (COL) vs. Noa Cohen & Anais Gabriel (STE), 5-4 DNF
#3 Ellie Puzak & Betina Tokac (COL) def. Magdalena Hedzrak & Astigarraga Harper (STE), 6-2
Colorado wins doubles point
#1 Alanna DiFrancesco (STE) def. Antonia Balzert (COL),7-5, 6-3*
#2 Anais Gabriel (STE) def. Elya Ventura (COL), 6-3, 6-3
#3 Cheri Darley (STE) def. Mila Stanojevic (COL), 6-2, 6-3
#4 Noa Cohen (STE) def. Aya El Sayed (COL), 6-3, 6-4
#5 Betina Tokac (COL) def. Magda Hedzrak (STE) 6-3 6-3
#6 Carri Hayes (COL) def. Pilar Astigarraga Harper (STE), 6-3, 6-1
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Day 3, May 19 - Men's Semifinal Recap
Vanderbilt took out UC Davis in the men's semifinals in a tight battle that came down to Court No. 2.
(1) Vanderbilt def. UC Davis 4-3
#1 Michael Ross & Nathan Cox (VANDY) def. Mitchell Davis & Andras Necz (UCD), 6-2
#2 Joubert Klopper & Macsen Sisam (VANDY) def. Ryan Torres (UCD) & Lucas Bollinger (UCD), 6-3
#3 Sam De Vries & Constantinos Djakouris (UCD) win via walkover
Vanderbilt wins doubles point
#1 Constantinos Djakouris (UCD) def. Nathan Cox (VANDY), 6-2, 0-6, 6-2
#2 Joubert Klopper (VANDY) def. Ryan Torres (UCD), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2*
#3 Michael Ross (VANDY) def. Sam De Vries (UCD), 7-5, 6-4
#4 Macsen Sisam (VANDY) def. Lucas Bollinger (UCD), 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
#5 Andras Necz (UCD) def. Mitchell Deames (VANDY), 6-4, 6-2
#6 Mitchell Davis (UCD) wins via walkover
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(3) Liberty def. (2) Denver 5-0
#1 Christiaan Worst & Josh Wilson (LIB) def. Peter Sallay & Rafaello Papajcik (DEN), 6-3
#2 Daniel Sancho & Nicolas Cuesta (DEN) def. Deji Thomas-Smith & Luis Felipe Queiroz Miguel (LIB), 6-2
#3 Thando Longwe-Smit & Zion Heaven (LIB) def. Charlie Miller & Relja Eskic (DEN), 6-1
Liberty wins doubles point
#1 Josh Wilson (LIB) vs. Nicolas Cuesta (DEN), 3-6, 6-1, 1-2
#2 Christiaan Worst (LIB) vs. Daniel Sancho (DEN), 7-6(2), 2-3
#3 Deji Thomas-Smith (LIB) def. Peter Sallay (DEN), 6-2, 6-4
#4 Beau Pelletier (LIB) def. Charlie Miller (DEN), 6-2, 6-1
#5 Thando Longwe-Smit (LIB) def. Rafaello Papajcik (DEN), 6-2, 6-4
#6 Luis Felipe Queiroz Miguel (LIB) def. Relja Eskic (DEN), 6-0, 7-6(3)*
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