Klinteby, Vrsalovic Come Back to Advance to WAC Championship

WAC Tennis Invitational
Thursday, Oct.16 - Saturday, Oct. 18
Trailblazer Tennis Courts | St. George, UT

Thursday Live Results | Friday Live Results | Saturday Live Results


ST. GEORGE, Utah -- ACU tennis player Masha Vrsalovic made two rallies, first in her singles match, and then with doubles partner Alice Klinteby, to keep championship hopes alive at the WAC Tennis Invitational on Thursday.

Vrsalovic and Klinteby lost the first set of their semifinal doubles match, but stormed back to skunk their opponents in set two before winning the match in the 10-point tiebreaker. The 3-6, 6-0, 1-0 [10-5] victory sends the two seniors to the doubles championship on Friday at 2 p.m. CT.

ACU plays a pair from Tarleton State -- Maria Castano and Aya Ishii -- with the winner claiming an automatic spot in the second-ever NCAA Doubles Championship in November.

Each of the WAC's four women's tennis programs sent two singles players, and one doubles team. The winners of each draw earn an automatic spot in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships which is scheduled for Nov. 18-23 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.

Vrsalovic and Klinteby represented the Wildcats in both sections of play.

In singles action, Klinteby fell in straight sets while Vrsalovic again came from behind to win. Vrsalovic rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Utah Tech's Maya Inouye, and will play in the singles semifinal round on Friday at 10 a.m. CT.

The singles championship is Saturday at 11:30 a.m. CT.


Thursday, Oct. 16 (LIVE RESULTS)

Women's Singles Quarterfinals 
Match 1: No. 1 Maria Castano (Tarleton State) defeated No. 8 Sofia Selle (UTA): 6-4, 6-3
Match 2: No. 4 Mariana Zurita Berdecio (Utah Tech) defeated No. 5 Alice Klinteby (ACU): 6-1, 6-3
Match 3: No. 3 Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) defeated No. 6 Maya Inouye (Utah Tech): 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Match 4: No. 2 Emma Persson (Tarleton) defeated No. 7 Tasnime Ahamout (UTA): 6-2, 6-0

Women's Doubles Semifinals 
Match 1: No. 1 Alice Klinteby/Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) defeated No. 4 Tasnime Ahamout/Vanja Cado (UTA): 3-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-5)
Match 2: No. 3 Maria Castano/Aya Ishii (Tarleton State) defeated No. 2 Mariana Zurita Berdecio/Maya Inouye (Utah Tech): 6-3, 6-3

Friday, Oct. 17 (LIVE RESULTS)

Women's Singles Semifinals
Match 5: No. 1 Maria Castano (Tarleton State) vs. No. 4 Mariana Zurita Berdecio (Utah Tech) | 10 a.m. CT
Match 6: No. 3 Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) vs. No. 2 Emma Persson (TAR) | 10 a.m. CT

Women's Singles Consolations
Match 7: No. 8 Sofia Selle (UTA) vs. No. 5 Alice Klinteby (ACU) | 10 a.m. CT
Match 8: No. 6 Maya Inouye (Utah Tech) vs. No. 7 Tasnime Ahamout (UTA) | 10 a.m. CT

Women's Doubles Final
Match 3: No. 1 Alice Klinteby/Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) vs. No. 3 Maria Castano/Aya Ishii (Tarleton State) | 2 p.m. CT

Women's Doubles Consolation
Match 4: No. 4 Tasnime Ahamout/Vanja Cado (UTA) vs. No. 2 Mariana Zurita Berdecio/Maya Inouye (Utah Tech) | 2 p.m. CT

Saturday, Oct. 18 (LIVE RESULTS)

Women's Singles Consolations
Match 9 (3rd Place Match): Match 5 Loser vs. Match 6 Loser | 10 a.m. CT
Match 10 (5th Place Match): Match 7 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner | 10 a.m. CT
Match 11 (7th Place Match): Match 7 Loser vs. Match 8 Loser | 10 a.m. CT

Women's Singles Final
Match 12: Winner Match 5 vs. Winner Match 6 | 11:30 a.m. CT