Texas also sends three doubles pairs to Saturday’s round of 16 at the ITA Texas Regional Championships.
FORT WORTH, Texas – Texas earned six berths in the round of 32 in the main singles draw Friday on day one of the ITA Texas Regional Championships at TCU’s Friedman Tennis Center.
Freshman Alex Martin started her day with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Houston’s Maja Kaximieruk in the round of 128 before posting a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 win over SMU’s Heather Steinbauer in the round of 64. Martin will take on Texas Tech’s Caroline Starck in the round of 32 on Saturday at 11 a.m. Central.
Freshman Noel Scott notched a 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 win over Houston’s Giorgia Pozzan in the round of 64. Scott will take on North Texas’ Valentina Starkova in Saturday’s round of 32.
Senior Krista Damico registered a 6-1, 6-4 win over SMU’s Shahzoda Hatamova in the round of 64. She will take on Texas Tech’s Kenna Kilgo on Saturday. Texas sophomore Elizabeth Begley posted a 6-2, 6-1 win over TCU’s Kelsey Sundaram in the round of 64 and will meet Rice’s Natalie Beazant in the round of 32.
Sophomore Cierra Gaytan-Leach delivered a 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 win over UT-Arlington’s Nikola Matovicova and set up a round-of-32 matchup with Texas Tech’s Nikki Sanders. Junior All-American Aeriel Ellis, who won the event as a freshman, posted a 6-1, 6-2 win over Rice’s Kim Anicete. Ellis will meet Texas Tech’s Sandra Dynka on Saturday.
Three of Texas’ five doubles pairs earned berths in Saturday’s round of 16.
ITA Texas Regional Championships
Singles Round of 128
Carlene Leyden (UT) def. Micaela Silva (UTSA) – 6-2, 6-2
Alex Martin (UT) def. Maja Kaximieruk (Houston) – 6-3, 6-3
Stefania Nicolae (TAMU-CC) def. Maya Zein-El-Abdin (UT) – 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Alina Shazhko (Stephen F. Austin) def. Annat Rabinovich (UT) – 6-4, 6-2
Singles Round of 64
Stephanie Tan (TCU) def. Carlene Leyden (UT) – 6-1, 6-2
Olivia Smith (TCU) def. Juliana Gajic (UT) – 6-3, 6-2
Alex Martin (UT) def. Heather Steinbauer (SMU) – 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Noel Scott (UT) def. Giorgia Pozzan (Houston) – 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
Krista Damico (UT) def. Shahzoda Hatamova (SMU) – 6-1, 6-4
Elizabeth Begley (UT) def. Kelsey Sundaram (TCU) – 6-2, 6-1
Cierra Gaytan-Leach (UT) def. Nikola Matovicova (UT-Arlington) – 7-5, 4-6, 6-0
Aeriel Ellis (UT) def. Kim Anicete (Rice) – 6-1, 6-2
Doubles Round of 64
Elizabeth Begley/Alex Martin (UT) def. Lynsey Maciolek/Micaela Silva (UTSA) – 8-0
Doubles Round of 32
Juliana Gajic/Annat Rabinovich (UT) def. Rebecca Calvillo/Martina Trierweiler (UTEP) – 8-2
Ilona Serchenko/Barbora Vykydalova (North Texas) def. Carlene Leyden/Maya Zein-El-Abdin (UT) – 8-3
Cierra Gaytan-Leach/Noel Scott (UT) def. Sheri Olivier/Lauren Santacroce (TAMU) – 8-0
Nikki Sanders/Caroline Starck (Texas Tech) def. Elizabeth Begley/Alex Martin (UT) – 8-2
Krista Damico/Aeriel Ellis (UT) def. Giada D’Ortona/Natalia Mayuk (UT-Arlington) – 8-2
