SURPRISE, Ariz. – The LSU women’s tennis team will continue to represent at the Oracle ITA Fall National Championships on Friday.
Sophomore Eden Richardson advances to the singles Round of 16 after a win over Pepperdine’s Jessica Failla on Thursday. No. 38 Richardson took the match in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.
Richardson joined senior Jessica Golovin to face off against Marie-Alexandre Leduc and Fernanda Navarro of Clemson. The No. 7 ranked doubles pair of Golovin and Richardson sent the match into a third set but were unable to secure the win, losing 6-4, 7-5, 6-10.
Richardson will square off against No. 60 Alexa Graham of North Carolina at 10 a.m. CT Friday. Quarterfinals follow after the Round of 16 at 2 p.m. CT.
Live streaming and scoring is available through the ITA website at https://www.itatennis.com/ITA/Events/Oracle_ITA_National_Fall_Championships.aspx.
Oracle ITA National Fall Championships
Wednesday, November 7
Singles
No.38 Eden Richardson (LSU) def. Paige Cline (SC), 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Doubles
No. 7 Eden Richardson/Jessica Golovin(LSU) def. Sofya Golubovskaya/Sofya Treshcheva (SYR), 6-2,7-6(5), 11-9
Thursday, November 8
Singles
No. 38 Eden Richardson (LSU) def. Jessica Failla (PEPP), 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
Marie-Alexandre Leduc and Fernanda Navarro (CLE) def. No. 7 Eden Richardson/Jessica Golovin (LSU), 6-4, 7-5, 6-10