ITA Atlantic Regional – Tournament Central

LYNCHBURG, Va. –The Virginia women’s tennis duo of senior Meghan Kelley (Falmouth, Maine) and freshman Sofia Munera (Pereira, Colombia) claimed the doubles championship at the ITA Atlantic Regional hosted by Liberty on Tuesday (Oct. 16).

The pairing defeated Old Dominion’s Oleksandra Andrieieva and Yulia Starodubsteva in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3 to claim the title. It is the second consecutive season that a Virginia duo won the doubles title at the ITA Atlantic Regional.
 
Kelley and Munera will advance to compete at the Oracle/ITA National Fall Championships from Nov. 7-11 in Surprise, Ariz. Players can also play their way into an at-large berth with their performances in regional play. 
 
Virginia had two players advance to the semifinals in singles action, in Kelley and junior Chloe Gullickson (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.), while junior Camille Favero (Sacramento, Calif.) advanced to the quarterfinals.

The Oracle ITA National Fall Championships features 128 of the nation’s top collegiate singles players (64 men and 64 women) and 64 doubles teams (32 men’s teams and 32 women’s teams). In its second year, having replaced the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, it is the lone event on the collegiate tennis calendar to feature competitors from all five divisions playing in the same tournament.

Main Draw Doubles – Finals
Meghan Kelley/Sofia Munera (UVA) def. Oleksandra Andrieieva/Yulia Starodubsteva (ODU), 6-4, 6-3