FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Sweet Briar tennis earned its second-ever draw victory at the ITA Regional Championship as the doubles team of Caro/Simhambhatla won both their matches to earn a 3-0 record.
 
Competing in the Blue D bracket, the pairing took down Carter/Eze (Salisbury) and Igoni/Sterner (Saint Mary's (Md.)) by scores of 8-3 and 8-0, respectively, to leave the tournament undefeated.
 
Both Andrade/Patino and de Souza/Wandling fell in the Round of 16 in the Championship draw, while A. Guilarte/I. Guilarte suffered a loss to Malinowski/Untermeyer (SIT) in the Championship draw consolation Round of 16 to close out doubles play for the Vixens.
 
In singles play, senior Ruth de Souza (Marilia, Brazil) advanced to the quarterfinals of the championship bracket with a 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 victory over Lauren Long (W&L) before falling to Sarah Yang or Carnegie Mellon who finished last season ranked No. 13 in the nation.
 
Junior Isabela Guilarte (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) competed in the final of the Blue B bracket, while senior Allison Wandling (Mechanicsville, Va.) won her Round of 16 consolation match over Jenna Harrison (F&M) by retirement to advance to play tomorrow.
 
Highlights

• de Souza competed in the quarterfinal of the Championship draw for the second-straight year.
• Caro/Simhambhatla improve to 13-2 all-time when playing together.
• Seven Vixens hold a .500 or better winning percentage in singles tournament play this season, with I. Guilarte leading the way with a 4-1 record.

What's Next
Wandling will compete in the consolation quarterfinal round tomorrow with a match against Zoe Angell of Carnegie Mellon set to start at 9:15 a.m. As a team, Sweet Briar will be back on the court at the CNU Invite, Oct. 14-16 and the Battle of the Blue Ridge on Oct. 15.