Junior Bridget Harding helped the Eagles reach the NCAA DIII Championship match for the fifth consecutive season and advanced to the semifinal round in both the singles and doubles draw of the NCAA DIII Individual championships this past week in Chattanooga, TN. She finished the week with a 4-2 record in both singles and doubles competition.
Senior Katarina Su went 3-0 in singles and was 2-1 in doubles as the top-ranked Eagles went 2-1 over the weekend against three teams inside the ITA Top-25. Su won all three singles matches in straight sets and won a pair of matches at first doubles with teammate Bridget Harding. Su achieved two milestones over the weekend as she became the seventh player in program history to reach 90 career doubles victories on Saturday and then became the eighth Eagle to reach 80 career singles wins in program history on Sunday.
Senior Michelle Satterfield helped the top-ranked Eagles to a 9-0 win over Sewanee University Friday afternoon in Emory's lone match of the week. Satterfield and sophomore Daniela Lopez earned an 8-6 decision at second doubles to push Emory's lead to 3-0. Satterfield then closed out the match with a come-from-behind 1-6, 7-6 (2), 14-12 victory at second singles. With the singles win, Satterfield moved into a tie for sixth place all-time in Emory history with 81 in her career.
Senior Melissa Goodman went 2-0 at fifth singles in a pair of hard-fought, three set matches against Division I competition. Goodman come-from-behind to upend Coastal Carolina's Romane Delay 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7) on Saturday before knocking off Charleston Southern's Yana Morar on Sunday afternoon, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.
Junior Bridget Harding helped lead the top-ranked Eagles over #2 Williams College in the team's lone dual match of the week last Monday. Harding, along with teammate Katarina Su, won the No.-1 doubles match 8-5 to give the Eagles a 2-0 lead. Harding then led off singles play with a straight sets, 6-2, 6-0, victory at first singles to extend the Emory lead to 3-1. The Eagles would go on to win the match 5-4 over the Ephs.
Senior Michelle Satterfield helped the Eagles to a 5-2 victory over Division I Richmond Saturday afternoon in Virginia. Satterfield, along with teammate Daniela Lopez, won the lone doubles match for Emory in the match, earning a 6-4 victory at second doubles. Satterfield added a win at second singles for the Eagles, winning in straight sets 6-2, 7-6.
Senior Katarina Su went 3-0 at fourth singles and added a perfect 3-0 mark at first doubles with teammate Bridget Harding to help the top-ranked Eagles capture the ITA National Indoor Championship this past week at Murfreesboro, TN. Emory defeated three top-15 programs in #15 Mary Washington, #11 WashU and #6 Pomona-Pitzer en route to winning the third ITA team indoor title in program history.
Senior Michelle Satterfield picked up a win at first singles (6-2, 6-0) and added a victory at second doubles (8-1) with sophomore Daniela Lopez to help Emory defeat NAIA Brenau University 9-0 for the Eagles first dual match win of the season.
Junior Bridget Harding became just the third Eagle in Emory women's tennis history to capture both the singles and doubles ITA Championships in the same season. She advanced to the Oracle Cup semifinals in the singles draw and reached the Oracle Cup Doubles National Championship with teammate Katarina Su, becoming the first Emory doubles pairing to accomplish that feat.
Senior Katarina Su along with teammate Bridget Harding became the first doubles team in Emory women's tennis program history to advance to the ITA Doubles National Championship after capturing the ITA Division III title earlier in the week. The tandem finished the weekend with a 3-1 record, falling to reigning ITA Doubles Champs from Division II's Lynn University.
Sophomore Daniela Lopez advanced to the finals of the B draw at the Mercer Gridiron Classic, finishing 3-1 in singles matches against Division I opponents. Lopez added a 3-0 mark, all against DI opponents, in doubles play teaming with senior Michelle Satterfield, reaching to the finals in the top draw.
For the second straight year, Harding along with Katarina Su won the ITA Fall South Regional Doubles Championship, defeating teammates Michelle Satterfield and Daniela Lopez in the finals. In the main singles draw, Harding captured her first ever ITA Fall South Regional title, defeating Satterfield in the finals in straight sets.
For the second straight year, Su along with Bridget Harding won the ITA Fall South Regional Doubles Championship, defeating teammates Michelle Satterfield and Daniela Lopez in the finals. In the main singles draw, Su reached the semifinals but fell to eventual champ Harding in straight sets.
Junior Bridget Harding won the top flight at the Elon Fall Invitational, going 4-0 against Division I opponents. She advanced to the finals with three straight two-set victories before knocking off Elon's Suzanne Zenoni in the finals, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5. Harding added a third-place finish in the top flight of the doubles competition with partner senior Katarina Su. The duo went 2-1 against Division I opponents including an 8-5 victory over Elon's Zenoni/Alex Koniaev in the third-place match.
Bridget Harding
May 30, 2017Junior Bridget Harding helped the Eagles reach the NCAA DIII Championship match for the fifth consecutive season and advanced to the semifinal round in both the singles and doubles draw of the NCAA DIII Individual championships this past week in Chattanooga, TN. She finished the week with a 4-2 record in both singles and doubles competition.
