Stenta, Zaytoun, Frantova Continue Path to the Final Round at USTA Clay Court Invitational

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ORLANDO, Fla. – Martina Frantova, Tayla Stenta and Taylor Zaytoun of the NC State women's tennis team continue their paths to the final round at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) Clay Court Invitational. All three advanced to the quarterfinal round of their respected brackets on Friday.

After a strong day, of play Stenta is set to compete in a singles and doubles quarterfinal match-up Saturday. Stenta, along with partner Zaytoun, will take on No. 3 seed Katherine Butler and Sansitha Nandakumar of No. 30 Virginia Tech in the quarterfinal round Saturday afternoon.

Stenta meets Butler for the second time this weekend, having defeated the Hokie 6-4, 6-2 in a round of 16 singles match-up on Friday. Stenta will advance to Saturday's singles competition where she will face Lana Rush of Florida State.

Frantova also advanced in singles play on Friday, defeating Ana Garcia-Navas of KSU 6-3, 6-2. She will face No. 66 Daneika Borthwick of No. 39 Florida State in the quarterfinal round. Borthwick is also the No. 8 seed in the tournament.

The Pack will continue play at the USTA Clay Court Invitational with main draw and consolation singles quarterfinal contests set to begin at 8 a.m. followed by doubles quarterfinal match-ups beginning at 4 p.m. at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Tournament schedules, draws, photos and more are available on the Tournament Central page.

DAY THREE SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Quarterfinals
8 AM - Martina Frantova vs (8) No. 66 Daneika Borthwick (FSU)
9:30 AM - Tayla Stenta vs Lana Rush (FSU)

Consolation – Quarterfinals
11 AM - (5) Barbara Mancera vs Large (ODU)/Sanchez (USA)

Doubles – Quarterfinals
4 PM - Tayla Stenta/Taylor Zayton vs (3) Katherine Butler/Sansitha Nandakumar

DAY TWO RESULTS
Singles – Round of 16
Martina Frantova def. Ana Garcia-Navas (KSU) 6-3, 6-2
(1) Josie Kuhlman (UF) def. Joanna Nalborska 6-3, 6-2
Tayla Stenta def. Katherine Butler (VT) 6-4, 6-2

Consolation
(5) Barbara Mancera def. Taylah Beckman (BYU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-4
Noemi Hemmerich (UNF) def. (2) Bianca Moldovan 6-4, 6-2
Taly Meker (LA Tech) def. Taylor Zaytoun 6-0, 6-3
Adriana Rajkovic (ODU) def. Amanda Rebol 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
R32 Caroline Brinson/Laura Patterson (UGA) def. Joanna Nalborska/Bianca Moldovan 8-2
R16 Julia Ascua/Elizabeth Means (FGCU) def. Barbara Mancera/Amanda Rebol 8-7, 7-6 (3)
R16 Tayla Stenta/Taylor Zaytoun def. Mariella Calderon/Hannah Fluhrer 8-4 (UNF)

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Stenta, Zaytoun, Frantova Continue Path to the Final Round at USTA Clay Court Invitational

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Players Mentioned

Martina Frantova

Barbara Mancera

Bianca Moldovan

Joanna Nalborska

Amanda Rebol

Tayla Stenta

Taylor Zaytoun