Fairfield's Hamlin Claims Tennis Titles

Fairfield’s Ellyse Hamlin won a pair of national tennis titles this past weekend.

Hamlin claimed both the singles and doubles titles at the girls’ 18-and-under USTA Clay Court Championships in Memphis, Tennessee.

Hamlin, who will attend Duke in the fall, beat fellow incoming Duke freshman Kaitlyn McCarthy by scores of 6-7, 6-1, 7-5 in the singles final on Saturday.

The results are below:

Girls’ 18s Singles (Final Round)

Ellyse Hamlin (6) Fairfield, Conn., def. Kaitlyn McCarthy, Cary, N.C., 6-7(8), 6-1, 7-5

Girls’ 18s Doubles (Final Round)

Katharine T. Fahey (2), Fair Haven, N.J. / Ellyse Hamlin (2) Fairfield, Conn., def. Madison Battaglia, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. / Victoria Flores, Fort Dodge, IA, 7-6 (4), 6-0

Site: Memphis, Tenn.

Complete Results:http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/tournamenthome/tournament.aspx?T=153768