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2015 Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships
Di Lorenzo Advances to Main Draw at All-American Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 7, 2015
ITA All-American Championships
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Francesca Di Lorenzo, a freshman on the Ohio State women’s tennis team and New Albany, Ohio, native, recorded her third win in qualifying at the 2015 Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships Wednesday. Di Lorenzo earns one of eight spots in the 32-player main draw bracket, which starts Thursday in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
In the first round of the main draw, Di Lorenzo will take on fifth-ranked and No. 4 seed Josie Kuhlman of Florida at 4:45 p.m. ET Thursday.
All three wins in qualifying came over ranked opponents. Wednesday, Di Lorenzo topped No. 71-ranked Beatrice Capra of Duke in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2.
Tuesday, Di Lorenzo captured a win over No. 75-ranked Lucia Butkovska of Portland in straight sets, 6-0, 7-5, in the first round for her first collegiate win. She then won in three sets over No. 42-ranked Despoina Vogasari of Houston, a 9-16 seed, (6-4, 4-6, 6-2).
ITA All-American Championships
Oct. 5-7, 2015
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Qualifying
First Round
No. 52 Skylar Kuykendall (LSU) def. No. 117 Gabriella De Santis (OSU), 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU) def. No. 75 Lucia Butkovska (Portland), 6-0, 7-5
Second Round
Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU) def. No. 42 Despoina Vogasari (Houston), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Third Round
Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU) def. No. 71 Beatrice Capra (Duke), 6-2, 6-2
Backdraw
No. 30 Yuliya Lysa (Arkansas) def. No. 117 Gabriella De Santis (OSU), 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-2
