ATHENS, GA.– Arizona completed day one of the ITA Kickoff weekend with a final score of 1-4 against South Carolina Friday, Sat. 26.
 
Senior/Freshman duo, Kayla Wilkins and Teja Tirunelveli, earned Arizona the first doubles victory towards putting the point on the board for the Wildcats 6-0. However, the doubles point was secured by South Carolina as pairs Reece Carter/Martyna Ostrzygalo and Bradelyn Fugenzi/Lauren Friedman were defeated 6-3, 6-0 on courts one and two.
 
The first singles match win went to South Carolina as No.6 Ayana Akii won her match 6-1, 6-1 against Carter in the No. 1 doubles spot. Tanvi Narendran fought for the Cats defeating her opponent in a straight-set victory 6-1, 6-4. After her win the scoreboard showed South Carolina leading 2-1. The rest of South Carolina’s points followed on courts five and three. No.76 Shahar Biran and Elis Mills bested Tirunelveli and Wilkins taking them to round two of the ITA Kickoff Weekend.
 
The Cats stayed in the match-up as long as they could before South Carolina clinched. On courts two, three, and four, Arizona made it to three sets. After falling short the first set, Tirunelveli came back, but ultimately Biran took the win. Before abandoning their match Ostrzygalo was in the midst of a tie-breaker for her second set leading 6-6(5-4) and Midori Castillo-Meza led her third set 2-0.
 
The Cats take of USF in the consolation match Sat. 27 @ 9:00 AM (MST).