Felicity Maltby Advances to All-American Round of 16

Tuesday, October 2

Pacific Palisades, Calif.

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Felicity Maltby Advances to All-American Round of 16

October 02, 2018 | Women's Tennis

Qualifying Draws

Senior will play for a chance to qualify for main draw

PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIF. – Senior Felicity Maltby advanced to the Riviera/ITA All-American qualifying Round of 16 after two wins on Tuesday and will play for a spot in the main draw.

Maltby opened the day with a comeback win over Oklahoma State's Marina Guinart. After a 6-1 loss in set one, Maltby battled back to a 6-4 victory in set two and forced a third set. Maltby clinched the win with a 7-5 victory, moving on to the Round of 32.

In the second match of the day, Maltby swept UCLA's Abi Altick in straight sets (6-4, 6-4).

Last year, Maltby advanced to the Round of 16 in the qualifying draw after two wins on the opening day and eventually earned a spot in the main draw.

Maltby is set to face No. 6 seed Anna Bright (California) tomorrow at 1:45 pm CT.

In doubles play, Maltby teamed up with freshman Nell Miller in the qualifying doubles draw. The two fell to Jessica Failla and Anastasia Iamachkine, 8-0. The pair will face Abigail Chiu and Madison Hwang of Dartmouth in the first round of the doubles backdraw. Their match is set for 12 pm CT.

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RIVIERA/ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Qualifying
SINGLES
Round of 64 – Tuesday, Oct. 2
No. 13 Felicity Maltby (TTU) def. No. 73 Marina Guinart (Oklahoma St): 1-6, 6-4, 7-5

Round of 32 – Tuesday, Oct. 2
No. 13 Felicity Maltby (TTU) def. Abi Altick (UCLA): 6-4, 6-4

Round of 16 – Wednesday, Oct. 3
No. 13 Felicity Maltby vs. No. 6 Anna Bright (CAL) – 1:45 pm (CT)

DOUBLES
Round of 32 – Tuesday, Oct. 2
Failla/Iamachkine (Pepperdine) def. Maltby/Miller (TTU): 8-0

DOUBLES BACKDRAW
Round of 16 – Wednesday, Oct. 3
Maltby/Miller (TTU) vs. Chiu/Hwang (Dartmouth) – 12 pm (CT)