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LaBruna, Boyd Advance at NJAIAW Tennis Tournament

Pair of Pioneers to Play in Sunday Finals

Junior Brianna Boyd and senior Brittany LaBruna will play in the Flight A doubles final on Sunday.
Results 

MADISON, N.J. – William Paterson senior Brittany LaBruna (Bloomingdale, N.J./Continental Academy) and junior Brianna Boyd (Delran, N.J./Delran) both advanced to the finals of the NJAIAW Tennis Tournament following the first day of action Oct. 8.
 
LaBruna defeated Stockton's Brynn Buechler 8-0 in the first round of Flight A singles, and was a 6-1, 6-0 winner against Ty Ty Witten of Drew in the semifinals. She will face Drew's Ashley Camel in the Flight A singles final Sunday, Oct. 9.
 
LaBruna and Boyd were 8-2 winners against Kean's Alyssa Peterson and Anna Chan during the first round of the Flight A doubles competition, and posted an 8-4 semifinal victory against Summer Conover and Maria Ibarra of Stockton. They will take on Drew's Camel and Witten in the Flight A doubles final on Oct. 9.
 
Freshman Kaworu Ishikawa (Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./Egg Harbor Twp.) fell 8-5 to Conover in the Flight A singles first round, and posted a 6-2 consolation win against Kean's Andrea Mendez.
 
In Flight B singles, Boyd dropped an 8-1 decision to Stockton's Colleen Anderson, and a 6-0 match against Rose Hughes of Kean in the consolation round.
 
Sophomore Jessica Papin-Yukhtanova (Newton, N.J./Newton) lost 8-2 against Drew's Maria Navas Espinal in the first round of Flight C, but bounced back for a 6-3 consolation victory against Christina Christodoulou of Drew. Freshman Michele Boyle (Pompton Plains, N.J./Pequannock Twp.) dropped an 8-1 Flight C first-round match to Stockton's Amanda El-Khouri and a 6-1 consolation match to Kean's Chan.
 
Freshman Danielle Nussberger (Lafayette, N.J./Sussex County Technical) fell 8-1 to Drew's Xylia Bruff in the Flight D first round, and 6-2 against Kean's Kayla Miller during the consolation match. Freshman Julienn Guzman (Jersey City, N.J./Liberty) dropped an 8-3 first-round decision to Drew's Sarah Noel Jeune, and classmate Rebecca Temple (West Orange, N.J./West Orange) fell in the Flight D first round to Galaxistar Douglas of Kean, 8-6.
 
Papin-Yukhtanova and Ishikawa lost 8-1 to Camel and Witten in the first round of Flight A doubles, and won 9-8 (7-0) against Hughes and Nayla Hinton of Kean during the consolation round.
 
Temple and Nussberger fell 8-2 to Kean's Carlie Casterline and Miller in the Flight B doubles first round, and 8-1 to Drew's Sophia Agathis and Jeune in the consolation match. Boyle and Guzman lost in the Flight B quarterfinals, 8-4, to Kean's Mendez and Michelle Luis, and 8-2 in the third-place match to Drew's Megan Jarvis and Christodoulou.
 
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Players Mentioned

Brianna Boyd

Brianna Boyd

5' 5"
Junior
Brittany LaBruna

Brittany LaBruna

5' 9"
Senior
Jessica Papin-Yukhtanova

Jessica Papin-Yukhtanova

5' 2"
Sophomore
Michele  Boyle

Michele Boyle

5' 3"
Freshman
Julienn Guzman

Julienn Guzman

5' 6"
Freshman
Kaworu Ishikawa

Kaworu Ishikawa

5' 1"
Freshman
Danielle  Nussberger

Danielle Nussberger

5' 11"
Freshman
Rebecca Temple

Rebecca Temple

5' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Brianna Boyd

Brianna Boyd

5' 5"
Junior
Brittany LaBruna

Brittany LaBruna

5' 9"
Senior
Jessica Papin-Yukhtanova

Jessica Papin-Yukhtanova

5' 2"
Sophomore
Michele  Boyle

Michele Boyle

5' 3"
Freshman
Julienn Guzman

Julienn Guzman

5' 6"
Freshman
Kaworu Ishikawa

Kaworu Ishikawa

5' 1"
Freshman
Danielle  Nussberger

Danielle Nussberger

5' 11"
Freshman
Rebecca Temple

Rebecca Temple

5' 1"
Freshman