Monday, September 25, 2017

Bonada, Goreau advance in 2 brackets at ITA regional

LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia — Xavier University of Louisiana's Manon Bonada and Charlene Goreau won in doubles and singles Friday at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association NAIA South Regional Championships.

Bonada and Goreau defeated SCAD Atlanta's Giulianna Hull and Madison Umbaugh 8-4 to advance to the women's doubles quarterfinals, where they'll play Saturday against Georgia Gwinnett's Henar Garcia Munoz and Chiari Rebecchi.

In singles, Bonada beat Reinhardt's Albane Queinnec 6-1, 6-4, and Goreau — the No. 2 seed — defeated Rebecchi 6-3, 6-4 to reach the round of 16.

Others from XULA advancing to the round of 16 in the main draw are:

• Yi Chen Pao, a 6-1, 6-2 women's singles winner against Point's Maddi Marler.
• Catalin Fifea, the No. 4 seed in men's singles and a 6-1, 6-0 victor against Reinhardt's Nikita Hrynov.
• Samir Chikhaoui, a 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6) men's singles winner against SCAD Atlanta's eighth-seeded Alberto Menendez.

The three-day tournament will conclude Sunday. All matches are at Georgia Gwinnett.

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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