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Reasco Falls in Pan American Games Doubles Quarterfinals
October 27, 2023 | Women's Tennis
Santiago, Chile — After receiving an opening round bye in the Pan American Games doubles bracket, junior Mell Reasco and her partner Camila Romero (Ecuador) fell short 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Thursday.
The tandem faced off against Laura Pigossi and Luisa Stefani (Brazil) as the first set opened up to a strong start for the opposition. Trailing by a couple of games, Reasco and Romero strung together a run of points to secure two games. Battling to maintain momentum, the trend flipped as Pigossi and Stefani took the first set 6-2.
Heading into the second set, Reasco and Romero found success as they paced in an early back-and-forth with Pigossi and Stefani. Sitting only one game behind, the Ecuadorian duo pushed a late effort to equalize but ultimately fell short 6-3.
With the Pan American Games and ITF Tyler 80K wrapping up this week, the Georgia women's tennis team will now shift its focus to the ITA Fall National Championships set to take place from Nov. 1-5 in San Diego, Calif.
2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES (TENNIS)
Date: Monday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Oct. 29
Location: Santiago, Chile.
Venue: Racket Sports Center
Live Stats: https://bit.ly/4060FDT
Pan American Games Doubles Results: Quarterfinals
Laura Pigossi/Luisa Stefani (Brazil) def. Mell Reasco/Camila Romero (Ecuador) 6-2, 6-3
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