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USC's Eryn Cayetano Wins Singles Championship at Fall Ranked Spotlight

by usctrojans.com
Sep 27, 2021

The USC women's tennis team had a strong showing over the weekend at the Fall Ranked Spotlight as junior Eryn Cayetano won the Singles Championship and the pairs of Cayetano/Piper and Ewing/Han each won their doubles flights.
 
The tournament, hosted by NC State in Raleigh, N.C., was riddled with national talent. En route to the championship, No 56 Cayetano upset Miami's No. 16 Isabella Pfenning (3-6, 6-2, 6-0) and NC State's No. 23 Alana Smith (6-1, 6-2).
 
Senior No. 18 Salma Ewing reached the Quarterfinals of the singles tournament, and on the way, defeated Princeton's No. 102 Brianna Shvets 7-5, 6-2 in the Round of 16. 
 
In doubles, both Trojan tandems (Cayetano/Piper and Ewing/Han) blasted through their matches with decisive wins to each claim their individual flights. 
 
For a full list of Trojan scores from the tournament, see below. 
 
Fall Ranked Spotlight
 
Singles A Main Draw
 
Round of 32
#18 Salma Ewing (USC) def. Emma Jackson (Duke) – 6-3, 6-3
#56 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. #122 Jaedan Brown (Mich.) – 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4
#28 Chloe Beck (Duke) def. Grace Piper (USC) – 6-2, 6-4
 
Round of 16
#18 Salma Ewing (USC) def. #102 Brianna Shvets (Princeton) – 7-5, 6-2
#56 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. #16 Isabella Pfenning (Miami) – 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
 
Quarterfinals
Carson Tanguilig (UNC) def. #18 Salma Ewing (USC) – 7-5, 6-2
#56 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. #23 Alana Smith (NCSU) – 6-1, 6-2
 
Semifinals
#56 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Daria Frayman (Princeton) – 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
 
Final
#56 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Carson Tanguilig (UNC) – walkover
 
 
Singles A Backdraw
[#1 Newcomer] Sarah Hamner (South Carolina) def Grace Piper (USC) – 6-4, 6-0
 
 
Singles A Compass Draw South
Natasha Subhash (UVa) def. Grace Piper (USC) – 7-5, 6-7(4), 10-6

Singles A Compass Draw South
Alexandra Pisareva (OU) def. Grace Piper (USC) – 3-6, 7-6(6), 12-10
 
 
Singles A Compass Draw South-Southwest
#49 Sophie Abrams (NCSU) def. Grace Piper (USC) – 6-1, 5-7, 10-5
 
 
Singles A Compass Draw Northeast
#18 Salma Ewing (USC) def. #20 Valerita Zeleva (UCF) – 3-6, 7-5, 10-7
#23 Alana Smith (NCSU) def. #18 Salma Ewing (USC) – 6-4, 6-3
 
 
Singles B Main Draw
 
Round of 32
Snow Han (USC) def. Marcelina Podlinska (OU) – 6-1, 7-5
 
Round of 16
Snow Han (USC) def. Amelia Rejecki (NCSU) – 6-4, 6-1
 
Quarterfinals
Tenika McGiffin (Tenn) def. Snow Han (USC) – 7-6(1), 6-4
 
 
Singles B Compass Draw North
Snow Han (USC) def. Elza Tomase (Tenn) – 6-1, 6-1
Emma Staker (OU) def. Snow Han (USC) - 6-4, 3-4, 13-11
 
 
Doubles Flight C/D
Ewing/Han (USC) def. Hu/Velga (Princeton) – 6-3
Ewing/Han (USC) def. Mattel/Sharma (UCF) – 6-2
Ewing/Han (USC) def. Achong/Richardson (Miami) – 6-4
 
Doubles Flight E/F
Cayetano/Piper (USC) def. Abrams/Rajecki (NCSU) – 6-1
Caeytano/Piper (USC) def. Pisavera/Sleeth (OU) – 7-5
Cayetano/Piper (USC) def. Cantos/Ratliff (Oh. St.) – 6-0
 

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