Women's Tennis Shines Over Weekend At Bedford Cup

COLLEGE PARK, MD --- The NJIT women's tennis team continued its remarkable return to competition over the weekend with an outstanding showing at the annual Bedford Cup, hosted by the Junior Tennis Champions Center (JTCC).

The Highlanders picked up five top-three finishes across their singles and doubles flights, including a pair of flight victories. Junior Aya El Sayed captured the top singles flight by defeating opponents from Delaware, George Washington, and even teammate Amira Badawi in the quarterfinals.

While El Sayed claimed NJIT's highest quality victory in Flight A, the Highlanders produced a high quantity of strong performances in Flight C. NJIT went 1-2-3 in the flight, with sophomores Sandra Dzhambazov outlasting Shalom Salvi in a three-set final and graduate Advaita Saravanan earning third place in a straight set victory.

Badawi would team up with Viva Laas of Delaware in the Doubles A flight and ended the draw with a 6-1 win to claim third place.

SINGLES FLIGHT A
R16: Aya El Sayed, BYE
R16: Amira Badawi def. Olivia Ashton (Georgetown), 6-0, 6-1
QF: Aya El Sayed def. Amira Badawi, 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
SF: Aya El Sayed def. Eliza Askarova (Delaware), 6-4, 7-5
F: Aya El Sayed def. Stella Wiesemann (George Washington), 7-5, 3-6, 10-7

SINGLES FLIGHT C
R16: Sandra Dzhambazov def. Grace Hashiguchi (George Mason), 6-4, 4-6, 10-6
R16: Advaita Saravanan, BYE
R16: Shalom Salvi def. Ameilia Lawson (Towson), 6-1, 4-6, 11-9
QF: Sandra Dzhambazov def. Nadine Del Carmen (Georgetown), 6-2, 6-2
QF: Advaita Saravanan def. Agata Mikos (Georgetown), 6-3, 6-4
QF: Shalom Salvi def. Charlotte Bell (George Washington), 7-5, 7-6 (4)
SF: Sandra Dzhambazov def. Isabella Montana (Delaware), 7-5, 6-3
SF: Shalom Salvi def. Advaita Saravanan, 6-2, 6-2
F: Sandra Dzhambazov def. Shalom Salvi, 6-1, 3-6, 10-7
3RD: Advaita Saravanan def. Isabella Montana (Delaware), 6-2, 6-2

DOUBLES FLIGHT A
R32: Badawi/Laas (Delaware), BYE
R16: Badawi/Laas (Delaware) def. Bendetti/Coburn (Georgetown), 6-2
QF: Badawi/Laas (Delaware) def. Markovic/Feodorov (Maryland), 7-6 (4)
SF: Wiesemann/Marinkovikj (George Washington) def Badawi/Laas (Delaware), 6-1
3RD: Badawi/Laas (Delaware) def. Svendsen/Honrubia (Delaware), 6-1

R32: El Sayed/Salvi, BYE
R16: Ashton/Willy (Georgetown) def. El Sayed/Salvi, 7-5
C.QF: El Sayed/Salvi def. Nannery/Trella (George Mason), WALKOVER
C.SF: El Sayed/Salvi def. An. Lawson/Rothfield (Towson), WALKOVER
C.F: Bendetti/Coburn (Georgetown) def. El Sayed/Salvi, 6-3

DOUBLES FLIGHT B
R32: Mikos/Del Carmen (Georgetown) def. Saravanan/Dzhambazov, 6-2
C.R16/C.QF/C.SF: Saravanan/Dzhambazov, BYE
C.F: Jankovic/Etienne (Coppin State) def. Saravanan/Dzhambazov, 6-3

NEXT UP
NJIT will take part in the ITA Regional Championship next week from October 1-3 in Philadelphia.

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Players Mentioned

Amira Badawi: 5' 5"; Junior

Sandra Dzhambazov: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Aya El Sayed: 5' 9"; Junior

Shalom Salvi: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Advaita Saravanan: 5' 10"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Amira Badawi
: 5' 5"; Junior

Sandra Dzhambazov
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Aya El Sayed
: 5' 9"; Junior

Shalom Salvi
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Advaita Saravanan
: 5' 10"; Graduate Student