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Amber Van Duyn ITA Regionals 9-20-19
Amber Van Duyn advanced to the ITA Regionals D bracket semifinals.

Women's Tennis

Van Duyn Advances to Semifinals at ITA Regionals

RESULTS 

ABILENE, Texas -- LeTourneau University women's tennis player Amber Van Duyn advanced to the semifinals of the singles D bracket at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southwest Regionals Friday.

Van Duyn, a freshman from Corpus Christi, Texas, beat Macie Dehnisch, of Mary Hardin-Baylor, 6-2, 6-3, in the Round of 16. She defeated Concordia Texas' Anitza Alanis, 5-7, 7-5, 10-7, in the quarterfinals. She will play Concordia's Veronica Gutierrez in Saturday's semifinals.

Maddison Brackenreg beat UHMB's Vicky Rendon, 6-3, 6-2, in the first round of the A bracket. She lost to Southwestern's Alli Ziehm, 7-5, 6-1, in the Round of 16. Summer Apostalo fell to Austin College's Garielle Francis, 6-0, 6-2, in the first round. Apostalo lost to Hardin-Simmons' Maddie Hammond, 6-0, 6-0, in the consolation round. 

In the B draw, Samantha Trevino outlasted McMurry's Hope Turner, 2-6, 7-5, 10-2, in the first round. She lost to Austin College's Joanna Leitch, 6-4, 7-5, in the Round of 16.

In the C bracket, Mimi Samdi beat Texas Lutheran's Jade Sosa, 6-0, 6-2, in the Round of 16. She lost to Hendrix College's Greer Ayers, 6-1, 6-2, in the quarterfinals. Sierra Giesen Linssen lost to Schreiner's Victoria Morales, 6-2, 6-1, in the Round of 16. Giesen Linssen lost to Hendrix's Karen Morris, 4-6, 6-0, 10-4, in an exciting match. Savannah Orton dropped her opening round match to McMurry's Tristyn Fambrough, 6-1, 6-2. Orton fell in the consolation round to UHMB's Laurel Turco, 6-4, 5-7, 10-6. Sophie Hill lost her first match to Schreiner's Tracy Truong, 6-0, 6-1. Hill fell in the consolation round to Texas Lutheran's Kaitlyn Enloe, 6-4, 6-0.

Hannah Moore lost to Emily Nuttall, of McMurry, 6-1, 6-3, in the opening round of the D bracket. In the consolation round, Moore fell to East Texas Baptist's Ryleigh Moore, 7-5, 6-3. 

In pairs play, Brackenreg and Apostalo defeated Concordia's Isabella Wiik and Cassandra Landeros-Cabrera, 9-8 (7-4), in the opening round of the A bracket. The YellowJackets duo lost to McMurry's Claire Huffine and Turner, 9-7, in a great battle in the Round of 16. Orton and Trevino lost to Trinity's second-seeded Mary Kaffen and Zoe Kaffen, 8-0, in the opening round.  

In the doubles B bracket, Giesen Linssen and Van Duyn fell to East Texas Baptist's Kelsey Roberts and Kylee Mixon, 8-4, in the first round. Hill and Samdi fell to Schreiner's Iris Montero and Morales, 8-1, in the opening round.

Play continues Saturday and Sunday. 

 
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Players Mentioned

Maddison  Brackenreg

Maddison Brackenreg

5' 9"
Senior
Sophie Hill

Sophie Hill

5' 5"
Sophomore
Hannah Moore

Hannah Moore

5' 2"
Junior
Mimi Samdi

Mimi Samdi

5' 5"
Junior
Samantha  Trevino

Samantha Trevino

4' 10"
Junior
Summer Apostalo

Summer Apostalo

5' 6"
Freshman
Sierra Linssen

Sierra Linssen

5' 1"
Freshman
Savannah Orton

Savannah Orton

5' 2"
Freshman
Amber Van Duyn

Amber Van Duyn

5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Maddison  Brackenreg

Maddison Brackenreg

5' 9"
Senior
Sophie Hill

Sophie Hill

5' 5"
Sophomore
Hannah Moore

Hannah Moore

5' 2"
Junior
Mimi Samdi

Mimi Samdi

5' 5"
Junior
Samantha  Trevino

Samantha Trevino

4' 10"
Junior
Summer Apostalo

Summer Apostalo

5' 6"
Freshman
Sierra Linssen

Sierra Linssen

5' 1"
Freshman
Savannah Orton

Savannah Orton

5' 2"
Freshman
Amber Van Duyn

Amber Van Duyn

5' 4"
Freshman