Box Score CARY, N.C. – Iva Zelic and Sally Pethybridge won their opening doubles match, but were knocked out in the second round of the Qualifying Draw Monday at the ITA All-American Championships hosted at Cary Tennis Park.

The Portland duo cruised to an 8-3 win against Utah's tandem of Kaila Barksdale and Marcela Lopez in the opening match, but were defeated by Nebraska's Raphaelle Lacasse and Isabel Adrover Gallego in the next round, 8-2.

In the singles Prequalifying Draw, Zelic fell 6-3, 7-6 (4) to Alabama's Margaux Maquet, who was ranked as high as No. 45 nationally last season while playing at Charlotte, and dropped a hard-fought consolation match to San Diego's Filippa Bruu-Syversen 7-5, 7-5.

Since 1983, the ITA Women's All-American Championships have featured the nation's top NCAA Division I players and have been a pioneer in women's college tennis. The event features a Prequalifying Draw (96 Singles, 32 Doubles) and Qualifying Draw (64 Singles, 32 Doubles) leading up to the main event which features a Draw of 32 in both singles and doubles.

Zelic and Pethybridge will take the weekend off while the remaining Pilots will open their 2023-24 campaign this weekend at the Duck Invitational in Eugene.

ITA All-American Championships
Cary, N.C. (Cary Tennis Park)
Sept. 30-Oct. 8, 2023

Prequalifying Singles Draw
64 Margaux Maquet (ALA) def. Iva Zelic (POR) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
C Filippa Bruu-Syversen (USD) def. Zelic (POR) 7-5, 7-5

Qualifying Doubles Draw
64 #33 (5) Zelic/Pethybridge (POR) def. Kaila Barksdale/Marcela Lopez (UTAH) 8-3
32 Raphaelle Lacasse/Isabel Adrover Gallego (NEB) def. #33 (5) Zelic/Pethybridge (POR) 8-2
 

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