Collins Advances To NCAA Singles Championships Quarterfinals

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May 27, 2016

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TULSA, Okla.- Virginia women’s tennis senior Danielle Collins (St. Petersburg, Fla.) advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Women’s Tennis Singles Championship on Friday with a win over Ole Miss’ Arianne Hartono at the Case Tennis Center.

Collins defeated Hartono 6-4, 6-0 in the Round of 16 matchup and will now face Jasmine Lee of Mississippi State at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday in the quarterfinals. Collins is the overall No. 2 seed in the tournament, while Lee is in the group of players seeded from 9-16. Collins is currently ranked No. 2 in the ITA singles rankings, while Lee is ranked No. 13.

Collins claimed the 2014 NCAA Singles Championship as a sophomore and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles Championship last season when she fell in three sets to Jamie Loeb of North Carolina.

Fans can keep up with the action through live stats and video linked at VirginiaSports.com or by following the program’s official Twitter account @UVAWomensTennis or following @NCAATennis on Twitter.

Senior Julia Elbaba (Oyster Bay, N.Y.) saw her historic senior season come to an end on Friday, falling to the tournament’s top-seeded player in Hayley Carter of North Carolina. Carter defeated Elbaba 6-2, 6-2 in the Round of 16. Elbaba finished the season with a 37-9 record, setting the single-season win record for a senior and also setting the school record for wins in a career with 133.

In doubles competition, Collins and freshman Meghan Kelley (Falmouth, Me.) also saw the season come to an end with a 6-4, 6-2 loss in the Round of 16 on Friday. Collins and Kelley were defeated by the duo of Mayar Sherif Ahmed and Rana Sherif Ahmed from Fresno State.