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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Virginia Tech women’s tennis had a strong opening day at the Martha Thorn Invitational with all four Hokies advancing to the semifinals of their singles' flights on Friday in Morgantown, W.Va.

In the flight A singles, Tea Ivanovic picked up a pair of wins, defeating Youngstown State’s Carolyn Jesko, 6-2, 6-0 in the first round. The Tech sophomore followed that up with a win over Jocelyn Lu of Pitt with scores of 6-2, 6-1.

Isel Martinez-Marcos also claimed a pair of wins in the A flight. She dropped Tiffany Dittmer of Ohio State, 6-4, 6-3 in the first round. In the second round Martinez-Marcos had a hard fought three set match against host team WVU’s Ikttesh Chahal, but came out on top with scores of 6-7, 6-1, 6-3.

Ivanovic will square off against Ohio State’s Noelle Malley in the semifinals while Martinez-Marcos will face Emily Mathis of WVU.

In the flight B singles, Emily Lauten defeated Cleveland State’s Nicole Janek in a back and forth three set match. Lauten claimed the opening set 7-5, but fell in the second 6-1 before rallying for a 6-3 win in the third set. In the second round Lauten, downed Tara Majdalani of Duquesne, 6-0, 6-1.

Katie Blow picked up a win over Pitt’s Taylor Washington in the first round with straight set scores of 6-1, 6-2. In the second round, Blow defeated Duquesne’s Chandler Consonary, 6-0, 6-1.

In the semifinals, Lauten will face Pitt’s Molly Wickman and Blow will play Veronica Cardenas of WVU.

Competition will resume on Saturday at 9 a.m.

Singles
Flight A
Tea Ivanovic (VT) def. Carolyn Jesko (YSU) 6-2, 6-0
Tea Ivanovic (VT) def. Jocelyn Lu (Pitt) 6-2, 6-1

Isel Martinez-Marcos (VT) def. Tiffany Dittmer (OSU) 6-4, 6-3
Isel Martinez-Marcos (VT) def. Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) 6-7, 6-1, 6-3

Flight B
Emily Lauten (VT) def. Nicole Janek (CSU) 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
Emily Lauten (VT) def. Tara Majdalani (Duq) 6-0, 6-1

Katie Blow (VT) def. Taylor Washington (Pitt) 6-1, 6-2
Katie Blow (VT) def. Chandler Consonary (Duq) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
Flight A
Megan O’Sullivan/Vanessa Steiner (Duq) def. Blow/Ivanovic (VT) 8-2
Martha Burak/Carolyn Jesko (YSU) def. Lauten/Martinez-Marcos (VT), 8-6

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