The Emory University women's tennis program saw its third day of competition at the ITA Cup in Mount Berry, Georgia with three Eagles competing across two draws.
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Leading the way for Emory was junior
Emily Kantrovitz and graduate student
Dakota Fordham who have been an unstoppable force for the Eagles this fall. Kantrovitz and fellow junior
Izzy Antanavicius also competed in singles with Antanavicius advancing to the finals of the North Draw.
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Competing early Saturday morning, Kantrovitz started things off facing Clara Zou of Chicago in the semifinals of the East Draw. After Zou took the first set 7-5, Kantrovitz fought back to take set two with a 6-4 line forcing a third set. Zou was able to clinch with a 6-1 set win to advance to the finals.
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Later In the all-UAA North Draw, Antanavicius competed against NYU's Jimena Menendez in the semifinals taking the first set with a 6-3 decision. Menendez followed with a 6-2 win also forcing a third set in the match. Coming down to a tiebreaker, Antanavicius clinched the match with a 7-6 third set line after taking the tiebreaker, 7-5.Â
Doubles competition once again finished the day for the Eagles with Kantrovitz and Fordham proving to be a force on the courts. The first set came down to a tiebreaker with the Emory duo taking a 7-6 first set following the 7-4 tiebreaker before dominating the second set and clinching the match with a 6-2 win to advance to the finals. The Eagles will face Caitlin Bui and Eleanor Archer in the doubles final at 10:00 AM on Sunday.
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