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Marisa Lambropoulos advanced to the semifinals at the ITA Summer Championships.

Women's Tennis

Lambropoulos Advances in ITA Summer Championships

Women's Tennis

Lambropoulos Advances in ITA Summer Championships

Aug. 10, 2009

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Marisa Lambropoulos posted two victories Monday to advance to the semifinal round of the ITA Summer Championships hosted by Indiana University. Lambropoulos defeated Elizabeth Kilborn (Georgia Tech), 2-6, 7-6 (4), 1-0 (10) in the fourth round Monday morning, before topping Rosalia Alda (Tennessee), 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (6) in the quarterfinal match in the afternoon. Illini incoming freshman Rachael White also won her fourth-round match, 7-5, 3-6, 1-0 (4) over Katya Zapadalova (Indiana), but lost in the quarterfinal to third-seeded Jennifer Stevens (Virginia), 0-6, 6-1, 0-1 (2). Lambropoulos will face Stevens tomorrow in the semifinals. The duo also competed together in doubles, advancing to the quarterfinals before falling, 8-1, to Notre Dame's top-seeded pair of Kali Krisik and Kristy Frilling. Also in doubles, Orange and Blue teammate Amy Allin teamed with Heather Steinbauer of Vanderbilt, advancing to the quarterfinals before being defeated by Ohio State's Kirsten Flower and Kelsey Haviland, 8-6. In the singles consolation bracket, Kristina Minor swept her first two matches, winning 6-0, 6-0 over Sarah Knoll (High School) and 6-0, 6-3 versus Sarah Irvin (Memphis). For complete tournament results visit: http://itatennis.com.

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Players Mentioned

Marisa Lambropoulos

Marisa Lambropoulos

5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Marisa Lambropoulos

Marisa Lambropoulos

5' 4"
Freshman