Former Harvard Player Litvak Wins in Straight Sets at ResortQuest Pro Women’s Tourney

Written by: Staff on 17th June 2011

Former Harvard Player Litvak Wins in Straight Sets at ResortQuest Pro Women’s Tourney |

Second seeded Lena Litvak, a Ukraine native who has had a career high ranking of 345 in July 2009 and played at Harvard before turning professional, defeated 19-year old Gaia Sanesti of Italy 7-5, 6-4. Litvak, who reached the semifinals of a $10,000 event in Venezuela in April and won the 2011 US Open National Playoffs New England Sectional Qualifying Tournament in May, lead a parade 6 Americans into the quarterfinals at the ResortQuest Pro Women’s Open at Sea Colony in Bethany Beach, DE.

Number one seed Maria Fernanda Alves of Brazil, the winner of 18 International Tennis Federation singles titles and 35 doubles titles and a career high WTA singles of 132 in 2005, was extended the distance before prevailing to defeat 16 year- old Floridian Kelsey Laurente 6-2 4-6, 6-4. In the longest match of the day Russian Angelina Gabueva edged out Li Xi of China 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in the dirt ball marathon.

Round of 16 singles results

Maria-Fernanda ALVES (BRA) [1] def Kelsey LAURENTE (USA) 6-2 4-6 6-4

Kyle MCPHILLIPS (USA) [8] def Dianne HOLLANDS (NZL) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Alexa GUARACHI (USA) def Molly O’KONIEWSKI (USA) 6-1 6-1

Angelina GABUEVA (RUS) [3] def Li XI (CHN) 6-3 4-6 7-5

Katrine Isabel STEFFENSEN (USA) def Nika KUKHARCHUK (RUS) [5] 1-6 6-2 6-4

Lena LITVAK (USA) [2] def Gaia SANESI (ITA) 7-5 6-4

Denise STARR (USA) def Katie RUCKERT (USA) [4] 4-6 6-4 6-4

Chanelle VAN NGUYEN (USA) [6] def Veronica M. CORNING (USA) 6-1 1-0 Ret.

Quarter-Final Doubles

Maria-Fernanda ALVES (BRA) / Angelina GABUEVA (RUS) def Dianne HOLLANDS (NZL) / Simone KALHORN (USA) 6-2 6-3

Alexandra HIRSCH (USA) [2] / Lena LITVAK (USA) def Paulina BIGOS (POL) / Jessica LAWRENCE (USA) 5-7 6-4 [10-4]