Blue Devils Marianne Jodoin and Annie Mulholland are heading out west for a round-robin tournament, set to compete against both college rivals and the top junior players.
Each will compete in the singles draw and the two will team up for the doubles draw when the three-day USTA Collegiate Invitational begins in Portland, Ore. Nov. 2.
For the singles portion of the tournament, Jodoin and Mullholland each will play in round-robin style competition in groups that include two other college competitors and one junior competitor. The winner of each of the eight groups will advance to a single elimination draw Nov. 4.
At No. 27 in the country, Jodoin is the second-highest ranked player in the tournament behind No. 9 Michigan’s Emina Bektas.
After earning the WAC Player of the year award her freshman and sophomore years, the junior transfer from Fresno State has a 5-5 record as a Blue Devil in the fall season, and will open the tournament with a match against Georgia’s MacKenzie Craft.
Mullholland, a sophomore, will face the nation’s No. 3 freshman—UCLA’s Kyle McPhillips —in her opening singles match.
As a freshman, Mullholland was undefeated in ACC play and finished 19-7 overall in singles matches. The No. 107 player nationally, she is 4-4 so far this fall.
As a doubles pairing, the Blue Devils will face McPhillips and fellow Bruin Skylar Morton.
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