Eagles Set Up All-Emory Finals During Day Two of the Wilson/ITA South Region Championships

After two days at the Wilson/ITA South Region Championship, only Emory University players remain alive in the main singles and doubles brackets, as the Eagles turned in another group of strong performance at the tournament on Saturday.

For more information on the tournament, including complete brackets and results of all the draws and consolations, visit the tournament website.

The Eagles' top four seeds all advanced to the final four of the singles bracket, headlined by reigning Division III champion Lorne McManigle, who came from behind to win her quarterfinals match 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.  Sophomore second seed Zahra Dawson, freshman fifth seed Jordan Wylie and junior fourth seed Lindsay Reidenbach all cruised into the semifinals with straight-set victories in their two matches during the day.  Reidenbach's path was the hardest, defeating sixth-seed Stephanie Brown of Millsaps 6-2, 6-2 in the quarters.

Tomorrow's singles semifinals will pit McManigle against Reidenbach and Wylie against Dawson, with the winners playing for the tournament championship.

In doubles play, Emory's top-seeded pairing of Dawson and McManigle won both of their matches during the day, including an 8-2 win over the fourth-seeded pair of Anna Beth Sanford and Alice Havner during the semifinals.  Emory's Reidenbach and Sara Vrabec teamed up to upset second-seeded teammates Tshema Nash and Amanda Wylie 8-6 in the quarterfinals, followed by another upset win, 8-4, over third-seeded Jenny Liles and Michelle Flume of Sewanee to advance to the finals.

Dawson and McManigle will face Reidenbach and Vrabec at 3:00 PM on Sunday for the doubles championship.

The Wilson/ ITA South Region Championships will conclude on Sunday, starting with the singles semifinals at 9:00 AM, with winners playing in the championship match scheduled for noon, at the Woodruff Physical Education Center.  The doubles championship is scheduled for a 3:00 PM start.