Cornell freshman Chloe Fouhety took nationally ranked Oliwia Orlinska to a third set Thursday before losing her opening match at the ITA East Sectional Championships in Philadelphia.
The 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 defeat ended Fouhety's bid for an NCAA Singles Championships berth, but she remains in the consolation draw at the tournament hosted by Penn, according to Cornell Athletics.
Fouhety faces Hill in consolation quarterfinal
Orlinska, a Maryland player ranked No. 71 nationally and seeded fifth in the tournament, won the opening set before Fouhety answered with a 7-5 second-set win. Orlinska pulled away in the deciding set.
Fouhety advanced past North Carolina's Alanis Hamilton on a walkover in the consolation draw. She is scheduled to face Wake Forest's Claire Hill in a consolation quarterfinal at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6.
Fouhety entered the sectional with a team-leading 8-1 fall singles record. She reached the quarterfinals at the ITA New England Regionals after winning two qualifying matches and three main-draw matches.
Four Cornell players head to UB Indoor Invite
Freshmen Tanika Saravanan, Athena Orzechowski and Martha Thompson and senior Martina Marica are scheduled to open the UB Indoor Invite in Amherst at 2 p.m. Friday.
Cornell faces Buffalo and St. John's on Friday, followed by Buffalo and Syracuse on Saturday.
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