2023 RRAC Women's Tennis Championship
April 27-29, 2023 
Xavier University | New Orleans, LA

Host School: Xavier University (La.)

Site: XULA Tennis Center. For more information, click here. 

Location: New Orleans, La. For information on the local area, click here.

Hotel Accommodations: For more information, click here. 

Format:  Six RRAC teams qualified for the tournament. They will play a six-team bracket with two quarterfinal matches on Thursday followed by semifinals on Friday. The final will be held on Saturday between the remaining teams. 

Qualifiers: Lewis-Clark State, LSU Alexandria, LSU Shreveport, Our Lady of the Lake, Texas A&M-Texarkana, Xavier

Schedule: 

Thursday, April 27
Quarterfinals
#4 Our Lady of the Lake (6-15) d. #5 Texas A&M-Texarkana (9-13), 7-0
Doubles 1:  Lucia Popluharova/Saskia Vogelzang (OLLU) d. Andrea Barcenas/Lydia Oviedo (TAMUT), 6-4
Doubles 2: Ana Ossio/Valerie Navarro-Cavazos (OLLU) d. Andrea Castillo/Kenzie Feist (TAMUT), 6-2
Doubles 3: Katia Ivic/Sofia Ruiz (OLLU) d. Jaelee Young/Tatum Sikes (TAMUT), 6-4
Singles 1: Lucia Popluharova (OLLU) d. Andrea Barcenas (TAMUT), 6-1, 6-1
Singles 2: Saski Vogelzang (OLLU) d. Lydia Oviedo (TAMUT), 6-2, 6-1
Singles 3: Valerie Navarro-Cavazos (OLLU) d. Andrea Castillo (TAMUT), 6-2, 6-2
Singles 4: Ana Ossio (OLLU) d. Jaelee Young (TAMUT), 6-1, 6-0
Singles 5: Melanie Guzman (OLLU) d. Tatum Sikes (TAMUT), 6-1, 6-1
Singles 6: Katica Ivic (OLLU) d. Kenzie Feist (TAMUT), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)

#3 Lewis-Clark State d. #6 LSU Shreveport, 7-0
Doubles 1: Yelena Kim/Lina Boylan (LCSC) d. Angela Bastro/Sophia De Michele (LSUS), 6-3
Doubles 2: Catherine Khardina/Heidi Moyo (LCSC) d. Carmen Perez/Christhine de Freitas (LSUS), 6-1
Doubles 3 Alexis Maison/Maria Eduarda Santos da Silva (LCSC) won by default
Singles 1: Yelena Kim (LCSC) d. Angela Basto (LSUS), 6-3, 6-2
Singles 2: Lina Boylan (LCSC) d. Sophia de Michele (LSUS), 6-2, 6-3
Singles 3: Catherine Khardina (LCSC) d. Carmen Perez (LSUS), 6-1, 6-4
Singles 4: Heidi Moyo (LCSC) d. Cristhine de Freitas (LSUS), 6-1, 6-1
Singles 5: Alexis Maison (LCSC) d. Catherine de Freitas (LSUS), 6-2, 6-1
Singles 6: Maria Eduarda Santos da Silva (LCSC) won by default

Friday, April 28
Semifinals
#1 LSUA Alexandria d. #4 Our Lady of the Lake, 4-0
Doubles 1: Olivia Scattini/Annemart Kleijn (LSUA) d. Lucia Popluharova/Saskia Vogelzang (OLLU) 6-1
Doubles 2: Candela Bonivardi/Patricia Martinez Molina (LSUA) vs. Ana Ossio/Valerie Navarro-Cavazos (OLLU), did not finish...Bonivardi/Martinez Molina (LSUA) led 5-2
Doubles 3: Alicia Romero Gomez/Maria Alvarez (LSUA) d. Katica Ivic/Sofia Ruiz (OLLU) 6-0
Singles 1: Candela Bonivardi (LSUA) vs. Lucia Popluharova (OLLU), did not finish . . . Bonivardi (LSUA) led 6-5
Singles 2: Alicia Romero Gomez (LSUA) vs. Saskia Vogelzang (OLLU), did not finish . . . Romero Gomez (LSUA) led 6-1, 5-0
Singles 3: Olivia Scattini (LSUA) d. Valerie Navarro-Cavazos (OLLU) 6-1, 6-0
Singles 4: Annemart Kleijn (LSUA) vs. Ana Ossio (OLLU), did not finish . . . Kleijn (LSUA) led 6-3
Singles 5: Maria Alvarez (LSUA) d. Melanie Guzman (OLLU) 6-0, 6-0
Singles 6: Patricia Martinez Molina (LSUA) d. Katica Ivic (OLLU) 6-0, 6-1

#2 Xavier d. #3 Lewis-Clark State, 4-0
Doubles 1: Mbali Langa/Valentina Largacha (XULA) d. Yelena Kim/Lina Boylan (LCSC) 6-2.
Doubles 2: Kareemah Muhammad/Valaine Clarke (XULA) d. Catherine Khardina/Heidi Moyo (LCSC) 6-0.
Doubles 3: Tianna Dixon/McKenna Wheatley (XULA) vs. Alexis Maison/Maria Eduarda Santos da Silva (LCSC), did not finish . . . 4-all.
Singles 1: Mbali Langa (XULA) vs. Yelena Kim (LCSC), did not finish . . . Langa (XULA) led 7-6 (7-4), 1-1.
Singles 2: Tianna Dixon (XULA) d. Lina Boylan (LCSC) 6-2, 6-1.
Singles 3: Valentina Largacha (XULA) d. Catherine Khardina (LCSC) 6-1, 6-4.
Singles 4: McKenna Wheatley (XULA) vs. Heidi Moyo (LCSC), did not finish . . . Wheatley (XULA) led 6-2, 3-2.
Singles 5: Yi Chen Pao (XULA) d. Alexis Maison (LCSC) 6-0, 6-1.
Singles 6: Jalynn Balleste (XULA) vs. Maria Eduarda Santos da Silva (LCSC), did not finish . . . Balleste (XULA) led 6-4, 2-1.

Saturday, April 30
Championship Match
#2 Xavier d. #1 LSU Alexandria, 4-2
Doubles 1: Olivia Scattini/Annemart Kleijn (LSUA) vs. Mbali Langa/Valentina Largacha (XULA), did not finish...tied at 5-5
Doubles 2: Kareemah Muhammad/Valaine Clarke d. Candela Bonivardi/Patricia Martinez Molina (LSUA), 6-4
Doubles 3: Tianna Dixon/McKenna Wheatley (XULA) d. Alicia Romero Gomez/Maria Alvarez (LSUA), 6-4
Singles 1: Candela Bonivardi (LSUA) d. Kareemah Muhammad (XULA), 6-4, 7-6
Singles 2: Mbali Langa (XULA) d. Alicia Romero Gomez (LSUA), 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
Singles 3: Olivia Scattini (LSUA) d. Tianna Dixon (XULA), 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
Singles 4: Annemart Kleijn (LSUA) vs. Valaine Clarke (XULA), did not finish...Clarke led 7-5, 4-6, 4-3
Singles 5: Valentina Largacha (XULA) d. Maria Alvarez (LSUA), 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4)
Singles 6: McKenna Wheatley (XULA) d. Patricia Martinez Molina (LSUA), 6-2, 6-3

MVP

McKenna Wheatley, Xavier University (La.)

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM