PHILADELPHIA, PA. – FDU women's tennis competed in the ITA Regionals earlier this weekend, facing some of the top competitors in the northeast. The Knights only saw three days of action, as they were unable to qualify past the rounds of 32. Reigning NEC Player of the Month
Namie Isago led the Burgundy and Blue, being the only FDU player to reach the main draw. On the doubles side, Isago and partner
Alena Kubanova won their first match to reach the round of 32 before falling to Leena Bennetto and Tsehay Driscoll of Princeton 8-6.
SINGLES:
32 ELBAZ, Eva (PRI) def. ISAGO, Namie (FDU) 6-2, 6-4
DOUBLES:
32 BENNETTO, Leena/DRISCOLL, Tsehay (PRI) def. ISAGO, Namie/KUBANOVA, Alena (FDU) 8-6
SINGLES:
64 ISAGO, Namie (FDU) def. TRACEY, Victoria (SJU) 6-1, 6-3
DOUBLES:
64 CHITAMBAR, Lilianna/BERGMANN, Lorraine (FOR) def. JENKINS, Anias/LIM, Anastasia (FDU) 8-2
64 ISAGO, Namie/KUBANOVA, Alena (FDU) def. ZUBA, Diana/CHICHKINA, Dasha (SFU) 8-3
64 KEITA, Fatima/EL ALLAMI, Malak (CU) def. SILVA, Valentina/KIM, Yelena (FDU) 8-1
SINGLES:
64 ROGOVA, Daria (Mercyhurst) def. SILVA, Valentina (FDU) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
64 ZHENG, Jessie (TEM) def. KUBANOVA, Alena (FDU) 6-2, 6-2
64 LOBO CORRAL, Elena (SB) def. KIM, Yelena (FDU) 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 6-2
64 LIM, Anastasia (FDU) def. WANG MARTINEZ, Maria (TEM) 6-4, 7-5
32 KAVOUNOV, Anastasia (DREX) def. LIM, Anastasia (FDU) 6-3, 6-3
c32 JAVAGAL, Hamsa (LEH) def. SILVA, Valentina (FDU) 7-5, 6-4
c32 KUBANOVA, Alena (FDU) def. REZNITSKAYA, Ksenia (LIU) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
c32 KIM, Yelena (FDU) def. MURPHY, Roisin (Mercyhurst) 6-4, 7-5