Oct. 18, 2014 Complete Results
SAN DIEGO - For the third year in a row, Lorraine Guillermo of the Pepperdine women's tennis team has reached the singles semifinal of the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championships. Additionally, she won twice today alongside Apichaya Runglerdkriangkrai in doubles to advance to the semifinals of that draw as well.
Guillermo (Walnut, Calif./Rowland HS), ranked #20 and seeded second in the tournament, faced #96 Cindy Nguyen of Hawaii. After edging Nguyen 7-5 in set one, Guillermo cruised to a 6-2 win in the second.
The senior ace will face #38 Giuliana Olmos of USC on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in the semifinals.
In doubles, both Pepperdine pairs won their first matches of the day to advance to the quarterfinals. Guillermo and Runglerdkriangkrai (Bangkok, Thailand/IMG Academy) narrowly escaped with a 7-5 win the tiebreaker against UC Santa Barbara's Jaimee Gilbertson and Natalie Da Silveira before dispatching Kyle McPhillips and Kristin Wiley of UCLA, 8-4.
A semifinal matchup against Alexandra Osborne and Leghann Sahgun of Arizona State is on tap tomorrow morning.
Danielle Feneridis (Auckland, New Zealand/Westlake Girls HS) and Michaela Capannolo (Melbourne, Australia/Genazzano FCJ College) ousted Lauren Marker and Hanna Sohn of Arizona in the round of 16, but saw their run come to an end against fourth-seeded Giuliana Olmos and Gabby Smith in the quarterfinals.
Runglerdkriangkrai picked a banner victory in the Lucky Loser Draw. The sophomore Wave grinded out a 4-6, 7-5, 10-7 triumph against #57 Catherine Harrison. It was Runglerdkriangkrai's first-ever win against a ranked opponent.
USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championship
Oct 16-20, 2014 at San Diego, Calif. (Barnes Tennis Center)
Singles
Quarterfinals
#20 Lorraine Guillermo (Pepperdine) def. #96 Cindy Nguyen (Hawai`i) 7-5, 6-2
Consolation
R4 Andrea Crespo (Loyola Marymount) def. Danielle Feneridis (Pepperdine) 6-2, 6-1
R4 Sarah Gong (UC Irvine) def. Michaela Capannolo (Pepperdine) 7-6 (0-5), 6-1
Lucky Loser Draw
A.Runglerdkriangkrai (Pepperdine) def. #57 Catherine Harrison (UCLA) 4-6, 7-5, 10-7
Criss Rodriguez (Cal State Northridge) def. Christine Maddox (Pepperdine) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles
Round of 16
Michaela Capannolo/Danielle Feneridis (Pepperdine) def. Lauren Marker/Hanna Sohn (Arizona) 8-6
Lorraine Guillermo/A.Runglerdkriangkrai (Pepperdine) def. Jaimee Gilbertson/Natalie Da Silveira (UCSB) 8-7 (5)
Quarterfinals
Giuliana Olmos/Gabby Smith (USC) def. Michaela Capannolo/Danielle Feneridis (Pepperdine) 8-3
Lorraine Guillermo/A.Runglerdkriangkrai (Pepperdine) def. Kyle McPhillips/Kristin Wiley (UCLA) 8-4