Chartier caps off strong tournament for Cyclones

Michael Schmitt

The ISU tennis team had five players place at the Florida Gulf Coast Invitational this past weekend.

Senior Marie-Christine Chartier took first place in the sixth singles flight. Jenna Langhorst, Simona Cacciuttolo and Emma Waites placed third, while Ksenia Pronina placed seventh in the event as well.

The Cyclones finished the first day with eight wins between doubles and singles matches.

Cacciuttolo, Waites, Langhorst and Meghan Cassens all won their singles matches. Langhorst and Cassens, Maria Macedo and Pronina, and Waites and Chartier all won their doubles matches.

On the second day of the tournament, the Cyclones captured six wins.

Chartier won in singles and advanced to the championship match for her flight. Pronina and senior Tessa Lang both won their singles matches. The team of Pronina and Macedo, along with the team of Cassens and Langhorst, advanced to the final round of doubles.

The Cyclones are off until their meet at Minnesota on Jan. 28.