Courtesy of Utah State Athletics-

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Utah State women’s tennis participated on the final day of tournament play at the Jake Frederick Memorial Islander Open on Sunday.

Two pairs of Aggies played in the final round of doubles play in their consolation draws. Fifth-year senior Zeynep Naz Ozturk and freshman Niyati Kukreti won their consolation bracket in Flight A by retirement. Senior Laura Fernanda Eugenio De Hilario and sophomore partner Magdalena Nunez Pureco lost 6-2 in their Flight B consolation game, and junior Indya Nespor along with freshman Savannah Johnson were defeated in a 6-4 battle against Lamar’s Saloni Tamang and Natalia Turczuk.

Following doubles play, seven Aggies competed in the final singles rounds of draw play.

Kukreti recorded a 6-0, 6-2 straight-set win over LU’s Marika Mueller in Flight B to take the consolation title.

In another Flight B draw, Nunez Pureco had a three-set victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Manuela Turolo, 6-2, 5-7, (10-8).

In Flight C and D, respectively, Hilario and Nespor each won in three-set victories. Hilario defeated Texas State’s Sofia Fortuno, 6-2, 7-6 (9-7), while Nespor defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Victoire Delattre, 5-7, 6-2 (10-6).

Freshman Savannah Johnson competed in the Flight X draw which includes three other players in a round-robin style play. Johnson defeated Texas A&M Kingsville’s Ella Hester in a 6-4, 6-3 straight-set victory to take second in her flight.

Utah State women’s tennis continues its fall season at the Air Force-hosted Bedford Cup in the Mountains on Thursday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 17.

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JAKE FREDERICK MEMORIAL ISLANDER OPEN RESULTS
SEPT. 10, 2023
THOMAS J. HENRY TENNIS CENTER
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

DOUBLES
Final Round
Zeynep Naz Ozturk/Niyati Kukreti (USU) def. Isabelle Bahr/Marjorie Souza (UTRGV), retired
Mae McCutcheon/Jadeh Chan (TXST) def. Lisa Küng/Ana Paula Chavez Sanchez (USU), retired
Emily Niers/Jacqueline Schnabel (TXST) def. Laura Eugenio/Magdalena Nunez Pureco (USU) 6-2
Saloni Tamang/Natalia Turczuk (LU) def. Indya Nespor/Savannah Johnson (USU) 6-4

SINGLES
Final Round 
Emily Niers (TXST) Def. Lisa Küng (USU) 6-1, 5-7, [10-7]
Alessa Maier (TA&M-K) def. Zeynep Naz Ozturk (USU) 6-3, 6-3
Niyati Kukreti (USU) def. Marika Mueller (LU) 6-0, 6-2
Magdalena Nunez Pureco (USU) def. Manuela Turolo (TA&M-K) 6-2, 5-7, [10-8]
Laura Fernanda Eugenio de Hilario (USU) def. Sofia Fortuno (TXST) 6-2, 7-6 (9-7)
Indya Nespor (USU) def. Victoire Delattre (TA&M-CC) 5-7, 6-2 [10-6]
Mae McCutcheon (TXST) def. Ana Paula Chavez Sanchez (USU), retired
Savannah Johnson (USU) def. Ella Hester (TA&M-K) 6-4, 6-3