Day one complete at USTA-ITA Regional Championships
10/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 22, 2010
Arlington, Texas - The UT Arlington women's tennis team wraps up day one of the USTA/ITA Texas Regional held in Waco, Texas. The Mavericks return to the courts bright an early tomorrow for the start of doubles competition.
Senior Daiana Negreanu suffered a first round loss to Texas Tech's Samantha Adams, 6-2, 6-4. With one loss, Negreanu moved to the consolation round where she recorded a 6-3, 6-3 win over Natalie Petaia of Sam Houston State. The senior advances to the third round where she will face Mia Matuszak of TAMU-CC Sunday at 4 p.m.
Junior Nikola Matovicova advanced to the round of 64 after winning her first singles match to UTPA's Suncica Strkic, 6-4, 6-2. After her first win of the tournament, Matovicova suffered a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Ana Guzman of Rice in the round of 64.
Maria Martinez-Romero faced TCU's Federica Denti in the first round where she notched a 3-6, 6-2 and 6-3(5) win. Martinez-Romero failed to earn a win in the next round, falling 6-3, 6-3 to Houston's Bryony Hunter.
Natalia Mayuk dropped a 6-4, 6-2 decision to UNT's Madura Ranganathan. In the consolation bracket, Mayuk recorded a 6-1, 6-2 win over UTSA's Caroline Dedering. Mayuk continues singles play Sunday at 4 p.m. against UTEP's Alex Glebova.
Newcomer Linda Aqvist recorded a 6-1, 6-4 win in her first singles match against Sam Houston State's Nadio Dubyanskaya. In the round of 64, Aquist dropped a 6-4, 6-3 decision to Stephen F. Austin's Alina Shazhko.
Katarina Mlcochova won her first singles match over UTPA's Reetta Raty, 6-2, 6-1 but dropped a 6-1, 6-4 decision to nationally ranked opponent Morgan Frank (7) of Texas A&M.
Giada Dortona won an easy 6-1, 6-1 decision to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Leanne Mascall. Dortona advanced to the round of 64 where she suffered a 6-3, 6-2 loss to nationally ranked opponent Irina Paraschiv (13) of North Texas.
Senior Monica Hadvigerova notched a 7-5, 6-2 win over TAMUCC's Mirna Cicak. In the round of 64, Hadvigerova dropped a 6-0, 6-0 decision to nationally ranked opponent Marta Lesniak (2) of SMU.
Doubles action begins tomorrow at 10 a.m. with Matovicova and Mlcochova facing Houston's Jo Garvey and Dionne Sanders. Dortona and Negreanu face off against Lamar's Helene Czudek and Diana Mendez at 9 a.m.
Hadvigerova and Martinez-Romero match-up against UTEP's Dasha Abdrakhmanova and Alex Glebova at 10 a.m. while Linda Aquist and Natalia Mayuk take on Samantha Adams and Kelsy Garland of Texas Tech at 9 a.m.
