It was a long, rainy weekend, but the 3rd Annual USTA National Tennis Center Women's College Tennis Invitational turned out to be a great event for all. Tournament Director Bill Mountford managed to piece together courts from five area indoor locations to fill in during the hours the National Tennis Center was too rain-soaked to play at. Twenty of the country's top ranked teams competed through twelve draws in singles and doubles. No one seemed to mind the dreary sky or the construction around them as one of the first major events of the college season ended on Columbus Day.

The rain definitely put a damper on the time I had allotted to cover the NTC Women's Invitational as the players scattered to different locations and I also had to spent the weekend running a tournament desk at the Port Washington Tennis Academy. I did manage to make it down for the final day to catch some of the action between raindrops. This event is a great display of top women's college tennis and I hope to have more time (and better weather) next year.

Flight A
"1" SINGLES FINAL
Aurelija Miseviciute/Arkansas defeated Laura Peterzan/Harvard, 6-1,6-3
"1" DOUBLES FINAL
Daniela Alvarez/Federica Adrichem-Clemson defeated Ale Jordan/Niccki Meecham-Texas A&M, 8-2
"2" SINGLES FINAL
Daniela Alvarez/Clemson defeated Eva Wang/Harvard, 6-7(3),6-2,10-4
"2" DOUBLES FINAL
Ela Kalunder/Aurelija Miseviciute-Arkansas vs. Maryori Franco/Karina Ledaja-Arkansas

Flight B
"1" SINGLES FINAL
Maru Brito/Clemson defeated Ale Jordan/Texas A&M, 6-3,6-2
"1" DOUBLES FINAL
Allison Hashmall/Laura Trimble-Princeton defeated Caroline Hammond/Kristen James-Virginia, 8-6
"2" SINGLES FINAL
Lana Krasnopolsky/Boston College defeated Carol Salge/Clemson, 6-4,5-7,10-4
"2" DOUBLES FINAL
Maru Brito/Carol Salge-Clemson defeated Marisa Druss/Seva Iwinksi-Texas A&M, 8-4

Flight C
"1" SINGLES FINAL
Iva Mihavlova/Baylor defeated Karina Ledaja/Arkansas, 6-3,6-2
"2" SINGLES FINAL
Ashley Miles/Yale defeated Marisa Druss/Texas A&M, 2-6,7-5,10-8

Flight D
"1" SINGLES FINAL
Laura Trimble/Princeton defeated Amanda Reles/Virginia, 5-7,6-4,10-8
"2" SINGLES FINAL
Audrey Bordeleau/Arkansas defeated Lindsey Nash/Boston College, 6-4,6-3

2004 NTC Women's Collegiate Invitational