Top three seeds advance without drama in first day of singles play in Athens

ATHENS, Ga. -- Less than 12 hours after the crowning of both team champions, 128 men’s and women’s tennis players began their quests for individual glory. The dynamic nature of college tennis was on display from the very first serve in Athens as the day featured an abundance of upsets throughout the draw.

DI WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Singles, doubles finals recap
Singles: Collins takes singles title for Virginia
Doubles: Jansen, Routliffe give Tide first national title
Cal's Chi, Virginia's Collins meet in finals, SEC doubles final
Singles and doubles semifinals are set
Singles: Collins, Tere-Apisah shake up top of draw
Singles: Top seeds continue to Round of 16
Singles: Top three seeds advance without drama
Championship recap Gallery
Final: UCLA wins program's second title 4-3
Semis: UCLA to play in fifth title match in 10 years
Semis: UNC ousts defending champ Stanford
Quarters: Florida eliminates host, top seed Georgia
Quarters: UCLA gets revenge against Duke
Quarters: Youth lifts Stanford by Virginia
Quarters: UNC takes down No. 2 seed Alabama
Round of 16: Scholl, Duke beat Clemson | UCLA advances
Round of 16: Georgia outlasts USC | Gators get by Vandy
Round of 16: Stanford rallies by Cal | UVa. marches on
Round of 16: UNC sweeps Aggies | Alabama stays on roll
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Individual Draws: Singles | Doubles
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The first matches on court began what could be referred to in others sports as bracket busting as the No. 4 seed in the women’s draw was eliminated within the first two hours of competition. Stanford’s Krista Hardebeck would cause the first upset of the women’s draw as she knocked out No. 4 Julia Elbaba with a 6-2, 6-2 win at court number three. This would be the only major upset of the day as No. 1 Jamie Loeb, No. 2 Robin Anderson and No. 3 Kristie Ahn would progress to the second round without drama.

From a local perspective, Georgia finished the day with a winning percentage as three of five players from the hosts advanced to the second round of the championships. Silvia Garcia got the ball rolling for the Bulldogs as she moved forwards with a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Belina Niu. Lauren Herring capped the Bulldogs good fortune for the day, the No.6 seeded Herring topped Klara Vyskocilova 6-1, 6-2.