Sewanee posts strong showing at ITA Regionals, led by High, Foster, and Davis

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Sewanee women's tennis turned in a strong showing at the ITA Regional Championships over the weekend, advancing multiple players deep into singles and doubles play.

On day one, Emma Foster and Hanna Davis each picked up a pair of straight-set singles victories. Foster cruised past Isabella Sanchez of Asbury (6-0, 6-0) and Skylar Keesee of Centre (6-1, 6-2), while Davis blanked Bella-Bennett Graham (6-0, 6-0) and followed with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Caroline Morrison of Piedmont. Harper High advanced with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Zainab Baba of Rhodes after earning a first-round bye, and Natalie Pumpelly topped Kayla Harger of Centre (6-0, 7-6 [5]) before falling to Emory's Audrey Pogue.

In doubles, Lucy Lee and High teamed up for an impressive run, defeating Millsaps' Riley McClain and Alexis Oliver (8-4) and Berry's Sara Mejia and Carolina Hanson in a tiebreak (8-7 [5]) to advance to the quarterfinals. Davis and Foster also posted an 8-3 win over Emily Immordino and Sophie Maddux of Centre.

Day two featured High advancing to the singles quarterfinals, becoming the only non-Emory player to reach that round. She defeated Grace Williams of Centre (6-3, 6-1) before falling to top-seeded Emily Kantrovitz (6-3, 7-6 [5]). Foster and Davis both dropped their round of 16 matches to seeded Emory opponents.

In doubles quarterfinal action, Lee and High fell to the No. 1-seeded Emory team of Iris Berman and Kantrovitz, while Davis and Foster dropped their match to the Eagles' No. 2-seeded duo of Izabele Antanavicius and Erika Olson.

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Players Mentioned

Harper High: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Lucy Lee: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Hanna Davis: 5' 5"; Freshman

Emma Foster: 5' 3"; Freshman

Natalie Pumpelly: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Harper High
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Lucy Lee
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Hanna Davis
: 5' 5"; Freshman

Emma Foster
: 5' 3"; Freshman

Natalie Pumpelly
: Freshman