McDonald Pulls Off the Double with Redlicki; Austin and Keegan Chomp up the Bears

The 2015-16 season officially came to a close on Sunday afternoon in Tulsa with both doubles finals ending in pretty lopsided matches (Photos Courtesy of Bill Kallenberg/Captured In Action).

Mackenzie McDonald and Danielle Collins Reign Supreme in Singles

UCLA junior Mackenzie McDonald and Virginia senior Danielle Collins both cruised to straight set wins in the finals of the NCAA Singles Championships on an overcast Memorial Day in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Photos Courtesy of Bill Kallenberg/Captured In Action).

McDonald entered the tournament with an ITA ranking of No. 6 and was also the No. 6 seed while Torpegaard came in as the top ranked and top seeded player. McDonald was seeking to become the 12th Bruin in school history to win the NCAA Men's Singles Title while Mikael Torpegaard was trying to become the 2nd Buckeye to achieve the grand feat.

Torpegaard got off to a good start by breaking McDonald on the deciding point to go up 1-0 but McDonald broke back on the deciding point to even it at 1-1. McDonald would hold for 2-1 and then break for 3-1 and then it'd be five straight holds to close out the opening set which went to McDonald by a 6-3 score. McDonald broke Torpegaard to start the second set and then held for 2-0. It would be all holds up until the final game which saw McDonald break Torpegaard on the deciding point to win it 6-3, 6-3.

NCAA Singles/Doubles Finals

Below is Monday's schedule and there will be a live broadcast with announcers that will be available at this link. The non-sound streaming links with live scoring will be active so you can follow those as well.

Women's Final

#2 [2] Danielle Collins (Virginia) def. #1 [1] Hayley Carter (North Carolina) 6-3, 6-2

Men's Finals

#6 [6] Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) def. #1 [1] Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio St.) 6-3, 6-3

Women's Doubles Finals

#3 [3] Brooke Austin-Kourtney Keegan (Florida) def. #4 [4] Maegan Manasse-Denise Starr (California) 6-2, 6-0

Men's Doubles Finals

#2 [2] Mackenzie McDonald-Martin Redlicki (UCLA) def. #8 Arthur Rinderknech-Jackson Withrow (Texas A&M) 6-4, 6-1

NCAA Singles/Doubles Semifinals - McDonald Makes Singles & Doubles Final

It'll be an All-American and All-ACC NCAA Women's Singles Final as both of the top seeds, North Carolina's Hayley Carter and Virginia's Danielle Collins, pulled out victories in their semifinal matches.

Hayley Carter (Photo by Bill Kallenberg CapturedInAction.Com)

NCAA Singles/Doubles Semifinals

Women's Semifinals (Noon CT) - Live Scoring/Video

#1 [1] Hayley Carter (North Carolina) vs. #8 [8] Sinead Lohan (Miami (FL)
#2 [2] Danielle Collins (Virginia) vs. #6 [7] Luisa Stefani (Pepperdine)

Men's Semifinals (2 p.m. CT) - Live Scoring/Video

#1 [1] Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio St.) vs. #5 [5] Cameron Norrie (TCU) 

#6 [6] Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) vs. #14 [9-16] Joao Monteiro (Virginia Tech)

Women's Doubles Semifinals (4 p.m. CT) - Live Scoring/Video

#2 [1] Hayley Carter-Whitney Kay (North Carolina) vs. #4 [4] Maegan Manasse-Denise Starr (California)
#3 [3] Brooke Austin-Kourtney Keegan (Florida) vs. #7 [5-8] Catherine Harrison-Kyle McPhillips (UCLA)

Men's Doubles Semifinals (6 p.m. CT) - Live Scoring/Video

#8 Arthur Rinderknech-Jackson Withrow (Texas A&M) vs. #63 David Biosca-Rogerio Ribeiro (ETSU)
#2 [2] Mackenzie McDonald-Martin Redlicki (UCLA) vs. #15 Alex Lawson-Quentin Monaghan (Notre Dame)

NCAA Singles/Doubles Quarterfinals

Ohio State sophomore, and ITA No. 1, Mikael Torpegaard became the first Buckeye since Blaz Rola in 2013 to advance to the NCAA semifinals. Torpegaard booked his spot with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Wake Forest freshman Petros Chrysochos. 

Post-Match Comments from Torp:

On what it’s like to move on to the semifinals as the No. 1 seed...
“It’s a relief. Playing with a target on my back its nice to come out to this match really feeling that I am playing the game I want to. I am taking the initiative in the points, and playing the points in my premises and that’s a great feeling to leave the court with today.” 

On what he takes most from today moving on to semifinals... 

“Right now I have the wind in my back. I started out this tournament struggling a little bit with my serve, but I feel like every match it has just got better and better. I can only hope for the match tomorrow to be even better, because I really need to play my best level of tennis to beat these guys.” 

NCAA Singles/Doubles Round of 16 Results

Mikael Torpegaard, Skander Mansouri, Mackenzie McDonald, and Dominik Koepfer were the guys still playing in both the singles and doubles draw coming into today while Hayley Carter, Danielle Collins, Breunna Addison, Luisa Stefani, and Maegan Manasse were the girls still in both.

Mackenzie McDonald was the only guy to advance to the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles while Hayley Carter was the only girl to do it.

According to TRN's projections Mackenzie McDonald has the highest probability (30%) of winning on the men's side followed by Mikael Torpegaard (18%) and Aleks Vukic (13%). Danielle Collins has the highest probability (30%) of winning on the women's side followed by Hayley Carter (20%).

Men’s Round of 16

#1 [1] Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio St.) def. #39 Gustav Hansson (Ole Miss) 6-4, 6-4

#27 Petros Chrysochos (Wake Forest) def. #16 Jared Hiltzik (Illinois) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 

#9 [9-16] Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Virginia) def. #3 [3] Dominik Koepfer (Tulane) 6-2, 6-1

#5 [5] Cameron Norrie (TCU) def. #47 Dominic Cotrone (South Florida) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2

#14 [9-16] Joao Monteiro (Virginia Tech) def. #8 [8] Ryan Shane (Virginia) 1-6, 7-5, 6-2

#4 [4] Aleks Vukic (Illinois) def. #28 Ronnie Schneider (North Carolina) 6-4, 6-1

#6 [6] Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) def. #13 [9-16] Skander Mansouri (Wake Forest) 6-1, 6-2

#2 [2] Roberto Cid (South Florida) def. #65 Uros Petronijevic (San Diego) 6-4, 6-3