Wilkins remains unbeaten, advances to flight final at UVA Invitational

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Redshirt sophomore Niltooli Wilkins advanced to Sunday's final in Flight B singles as UNCG picked up three more wins on the second day of action at the UVA Women's Tennis Fall Invitational on Saturday.

Wilkins topped Virginia's Caryssa Peretz in a three-setter, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0, to remain unbeaten on the fall season at 6-0. She will face Virginia's Maria Fuccillo in the final at 12 noon Sunday.

Annette Rios' quest of a bid in the finals was ended by Winthrop's Andressa Garcia, 6-4 and 6-3, in Saturday's semifinal round in Flight D. She will play for third place on Sunday against Dartmouth's Rachel Decker-Sadowski.

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Singles

Flight B

Semifinals: Wilkins (UNCG) def. Peretz (UVA) 6-2, 4-6, 6-0

Flight C

Consolation Bracket: Provancha (Utah) def. Whitehead (UNCG) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3

Flight D

Semifinals: Garcia (Winthrop) def. Rios (UNCG) 6-4, 6-3

Consolation Bracket: Kucin (Marshall) def. Macfarlane (UNCG) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles

Flight A

Consolation Bracket: Wilkins/Rios (UNCG) def. Kryuchkova/Pham (Utah) 8-4; Hojckova/Ilova (NC State) def. Wilkins/Rios (UNCG) 8-6.

Flight B

Semifinals: Whitehead/Macfarlane (UNCG) def. Peretz/Fuccillo (UVA) 8-6; Voscekova/Kellner (Marshall) def. Whitehead/Macfarlane 8-6.

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