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2015 Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Championships
Buckeye Francesca Di Lorenzo Falls at All-American Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
10/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 9, 2015
Riviera/ITA All-American Championship
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Francesca Di Lorenzo, a freshman on the Ohio State women’s tennis team, lost in the Round of 16 at the 2015 Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships Friday in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
In the Round of 16, Di Lorenzo fell to No. 29-ranked Ellen Perez of Georgia, 6-2, 6-2. The loss ended a four-match winning streak for Di Lorenzo, who was playing her first collegiate matches in the tournament.
Di Lorenzo, rated the top newcomer in college tennis this season by the ITA, won three matches in qualifying to earn one of eight spots in the 32-player main draw, with all three victories over ranked opponents. She then downed the No. 4 seed in her first main draw match, losing just two games.
Next up on the Buckeyes’ schedule is the ITA Midwest Regional, set for Oct. 22-27 in Ann Arbor, Mich.
ITA All-American Championships
Oct. 5-9, 2015
Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Qualifying
First Round
Skylar Kuykendall (LSU) def. Gabriella De Santis (OSU), 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU) def. Lucia Butkovska (Portland), 6-0, 7-5
Second Round
Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU) def. Despoina Vogasari (Houston), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Third Round
Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU) def. Beatrice Capra (Duke), 6-2, 6-2
Backdraw
Yuliya Lysa (Arkansas) def. Gabriella De Santis (OSU), 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-2
Main Draw
First Round
Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU) def. No. 5 Josie Kuhlman (Florida), 6-2, 6-0
Round of 16
No. 29 Ellen Perez (Georgia) def. Francesca Di Lorenzo (OSU), 6-2, 6-2
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