ITA Division I Regional Results; Three Teens Advance to Main Draw at Macon $60K; Hovde Beats No. 4 Seed at Fort Worth $25K; Harlingen $25K Sole Tournament on Men's Circuit

This past weekend (and into this week) marked the true start to the ITA Division I Regionals, although the women's Texas regional took place last month. These tournaments decide 24 of the 32 competitors in November's ITA National Fall Championships, with the finalists of each of the 12 regions receiving entry. The semifinalists at the All-American Championships receive four of the remaining eight spots, with the Milwaukee wild cards and the ITA Cup(small college) entrants leaving just two ITA wild card.

Seven of the 12 women's regionals have been held, and five of the men's 12 regionals are now complete. Those results, and the dates of the remaining regionals are below. Not all the draws showed seeding, but I have included those that do.

Division I Regional Results

Men
MOUNTAIN:
Singles:
Geronimo Busleiman[2], Utah d. David Cierny[4], Utah State 6-3, 6-3
Doubles:
Berk Bugarikj and Patrik Trhac[3], Utah d. Francisco Bascon and Matteo Masala, Idaho 4-6, 6-2, 10-3

TEXAS:
Singles:
Finn Bass[5-8], Baylor d. Pierce Rollins, Texas A&M 6-2, 6-2
Doubles:
Alan Magadan and Sebastian Rodriguez[5-8], UT-San Antonio d. Sander Jong and Lui Maxted[1],TCU 6-3 6-3

CENTRAL:
Singles:
Nathan Han, Oklahoma d. Kristof Minarik, Wichita State 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
Doubles:
Jordan Hasson and Mark Mandlik, Oklahoma d. Adrien Burdet and Alan Sau, Arkansas 0-6, 6-4, 10-6

OHIO VALLEY:
Singles:
Fabien Salle, Louisville d. Natan Rodrigues, Louisville 6-2, 6-3
Doubles:
Natan Rodrigues and Fabien Salle, Louisville d. David Mizrahi and Will Mayew, Louisville 6-1, 6-7(2), 10-4

SOUTHERN:
Singles:
Enzo Aguiard[16], Alabama d. Nemanja Malesevic[5], Mississippi State 6-4, 6-1
Doubles:
Stefan Latinovic and Nick Watson, d. John Hallquist Lithen and Simon Junk[6](Mississippi) 6-3, 4-6, 10-5

NORTHWEST: Super Regional October 21-24
SOUTHWEST: October 20-24
MIDWEST: October 20-24
NORTHEAST: Super Regional October 21-24
ATLANTIC: October 19-24
CAROLINA: October 21-25
SOUTHEAST: October 20-24
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Women

TEXAS:

Singles:

Malaika Rapolu[3], Texas d. Marlee Zein[1], Texas 6-4, 6-3

Doubles: 

Lauren Fulgenzi and Brandelyn Fulgenzi, Incarnate Word d. Metka Komac and Cristina Tiglea[4], Texas Tech 6-7(3), 6-3, 10-6

NORTHWEST:

Singles:

Alexandra Yepifanova[4] Stanford, d. Angelica Blake[3], Stanford 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

Doubles: 

Jessica Alsola and Katja Wiersholm[2], Cal d. Sally Pethybridge and Iva Zelic[7], Portland 6-2, 6-3

SOUTHERN:

Singles:

Anastasiya Komar[6], LSU d. Lillian Gabrielsen, Mississippi 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles:

Anastasiya Komar and Nikita Vishwase, LSU d. Maggie Cubitt and Mia Rabinowitz, LSU 7-5, 7-5

SOUTHEAST:

Singles:

Lea Ma[3], Georgia d. Carol Lee[1], Georgia Tech, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0

Doubles:

Carol Lee and Kate Sharabura[1], Georgia Tech d. Alicia Dudeney and Carly Briggs[7], Florida 6-4. 6-2

CAROLINA:

Singles:

Chloe Beck[1], Duke, d. Emma Jackson[4], Duke, 6-1, 6-4

Sarah Hamner [1], South Carolina d. Cameron Morra[2], Duke 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

Doubles:

Carson Tanguilig and Fiona Crawley[3], North Carolina d. Karolina Bernakova and Ellie Coleman[2], Duke 6-3, 6-1

Anna Brylin and Brooke Killingworth[1], Wake Forest d. Chloe Beck and Cameron Morra[2], Duke 6-3, 6-2

CENTRAL:

Singles:

Carolina Gomez Alonso[18], Arkansas d. Julie Garcia Ruiz[20], Oklahoma 6-4, 6-3

Doubles:

Ange Oby Kajura and Chie Kezuka[2, Iowa State d. Anet Kosdel and Zoey Weil[12], Minnesota 6-3 6-2

MOUNTAIN:

Singles:

Taylor Melville, Denver d. Molly Helgesson, UNLV 6-3, 6-4

Doubles:

Katherine Jhang and Leonie Hoppe, New Mexico d. Yujia Huang and Emilee Astle, Air Force walkover

SOUTHWEST: October 20-24

MIDWEST: October 20-25

NORTHEAST: Super Regional October 21-24

OHIO VALLEY: October 19-24

ATLANTIC: October 20-24

Usually when multiple teenagers advance to the main draw of a USTA women's Pro Circuit tournament, it's at the $25,000 level, but this week three players still eligible for competition on the ITF Junior Circuit have qualified for the main draw of the $60,000 tournament this week in Macon Georgia. 

Seventeen-year-old Olivia Lincer, who began representing Poland this summer, made the quarterfinals after qualifying last week at the $25,000 tournament in Florence South Carolina. She defeated USC All-American Salma Ewing 6-4, 7-5 in the final round of qualifying today in Macon, and they will meet again the first round, after Ewing made the main draw as a lucky loser. Eighteen-year-old Bianca Fernandez of Canada, the sister of 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez, defeated Shatoo Mohamad 6-2, 6-4 today to qualify; she will face Pepperdine senior Lisa Zaar of Sweden, also a qualifier. Another younger sibling of a prominent WTA player, Victoria Osuigwe, will play in her first main draw above the $25K level after beating Meisha Kendall-Woseley 6-2, 5-7, 10-3 in today's final round of qualifying. Osuigwe, who will be 16 in December, has won two main draw matches competing on the Pro Circuit.

Other Americans qualifying for the main draw are Alana Smith(NC State), Victoria Hu(Princeton) and Carolyn Ansari(Auburn). Akasha Urhobo also received a place in the main draw as a lucky loser.

Wild cards were given to Riley Crowder, a blue chip sophomore, Katrina Scott, the No. 6 seed, Anna Rogers(NC State) and Samantha Crawford. Madison Brengle is the top seed, with Panna Udvardy of Hungary the No. 2 seed. 

At this week's women's $25,000 tournament in Fort Worth Texas, Peyton Stearns(Texas) will attempt to claim her third straight title, with the 2022 NCAA champion seeded No. 2. Stearns is also fourth in the USTA's Australian Open Wild Card Challenge with 100 points, trailing Caty McNally(155), Alycia Parks(125) and Claire Liu(111). There are two more weeks in the women's competition. The men's Challenge starts next week.

The top seed in Fort Worth is Hanna Chang. Wild cards were given to TCU graduate student Mercedes Aristegui of Spain, Sara Daavettila(UNC), Maribella Zamarripa(Texas) and Liv Hovde. Hovde played her first round match today and defeated No. 4 seed Jana Kolodynska of Belarus 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-2. 

The only American qualifying for the main draw was Texas A&M sophomore Mary Stoiana, who beat Texas junior Charlotte Chavatipon 6-1, 6-1 in today's final round of qualifying.

North Carolina freshman Reese Brantmeier, who hasn't played any competitive tennis since the Girls Nationals in San Diego in August, is in the draw and will play LSU junior and All-American finalist Kylie Collins in the first round. 

The only men's USTA Pro Circuit event this week is a $25,000 tournament in Harlingen Texas. Rain today has pushed the completion of qualifying into this evening; so far Chad Kissell(Valparaiso) is the only American to qualify. All three wild cards (not sure why there isn't a fourth) went to Texas A&M players: Trey Hilderbrand, Noah Schachter and JC Roddick.

Charlie Broom(Dartmouth/Baylor) of Great Britain is the top seed; Zeke Clark(Illinois) is the No. 2 seed. Seventeen-year-old Kyle Kang, who hasn't played since making the quarterfinals at the US Open Junior Championships last month, will face No. 4 seed Cannon Kingsley(Ohio State) in the first round.