Williams Tennis Players Excel at ITA Regional
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The USTA/ITA Regional Championships concluded Sunday, crowning new champions in singles and doubles. Both the singles champion, Linda Shin, and the doubles champions, Maria Pylypiv and Rebecca Curran, were from Williams.
Three of the four semifinalists in singles were Ephs, guaranteeing a Williams representative in the finals. Linda Shin defeated her teammate Maria Pylypiv, 6-2, 6-2 in the semis, while teammate Juli Raventos beat her opponent, Aandrita Deb of Tufts, 6-4, 6-2. In the Williams vs. Williams final, Shin won a thriller 6-1, 7-6 (7-5). Shin came into the tournament as the third seed.
In doubles, the senior-captain pairing of Curran/Pylypiv beat NESCAC foes Chow/Trinka of Bowdoin, 8-4.
The 2014 USTA/ITA National Small College Championships (NCAA Divisions II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community College) tournament field will be comprised of the singles and doubles champions or at-large representatives from the eight USTA/ITA Regional Championships. The USTA/ITA National Small College Championships will be held Oct. 9-12 at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, S.C.
