Allendale, Mich. — The University of Findlay women's tennis team wrapped up competition at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Midwest Regional Tournament, hosted by Grand Valley State University from Oct. 10-12.
The Oilers were led by the top-seeded tandem of
Claudia Pastor and
Kyna Decruy, who captured the Flight C doubles championship. Pastor and Decruy yielded just four total games across three matches, capped by an 8-3 victory over Northwood's third-seeded Arianna Kinney and Brigitte Gomez in the final.
In Flight A singles, 14th-seeded
Maria Depablos put together a standout runner-up finish. Depablos advanced all the way to the championship match after knocking off third-seeded Mischa Briggs of Grand Valley State in the round of 16 and fifth-seeded Jemimah Choi of Tiffin in the semifinals before falling to Grand Valley State's top-seeded Natasha Sengphrachanh in the final.
Below are the complete match results from the tournament:
Flight A Singles
- Maria Depablos [14] (Finalist / Runner-Up)
- R64: def. Emma Grantham (Kentucky Wesleyan) 6-2, 6-0
- R32: def. Emily Muresan (Hillsdale) 6-4, 6-1
- R16: def. [3] Mischa Briggs (Grand Valley State) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
- QF: def. Ainzley Zulueta (Ferris State) 6-3, 6-1
- SF: def. [5] Jemimah Choi (Tiffin) 7-6 (4), 7-5
- Final: lost to [1] Natasha Sengphrachanh (Grand Valley State) 0-6, 4-6
- Simone Cameron (Quarterfinalist)
- R64: def. Selin Kayakent (Wayne State) 7-5, 6-3
- R32: def. Maja Sandstrom (Davenport) 7-5, 6-3
- R16: def. [6] Johanna Priedite (Grand Valley State) 6-4, 6-4
- QF: lost to [4] Madeline Peisley (Ferris State) 3-6, 6-7 (5)
- Polina Zaytseva
- R64: def. Grace Lampman (Univ. of Illinois Springfield) 7-5, 6-3
- R32: lost to [5] Jemimah Choi (Tiffin) 3-6, 6-4, [4-10]
- Tingyi Li
- R64: lost to [16] Maria Moskaltsova (Wayne State) 3-6, 6-7 (10-12)
- Consolation R32: lost to Margara de Villar de la Pena (Walsh) 2-6, 3-6
Flight B Singles
- Claudia Pastor [7] (Quarterfinalist)
- R64: def. Andrea Bilden (Davenport) 6-1, 6-0
- R32: def. Addison Trotter (Hillsdale) 6-2, 6-3
- R16: def. Camilla Franzin (Southwest Baptist) 7-5, 7-5
- QF: lost to Andra Farmache (Grand Valley State) 3-6, 0-6
- Ivana Gombitova (Consolation Quarterfinals)
- R64: lost to Fatimah Butt (Saginaw Valley State) 6-2, 3-6, [7-10]
- Consolation R32 Qualifier: def. Justine Beaulieu (Wayne State) 7-6 (7), 7-5
- Consolation R32: BYE
- Consolation R16: def. Giuliana Cunza (Univ. of Missouri, St. Louis) 7-6 (5), 6-3
- Roksana Kokocha
- R64: lost to Kalyna Nichita (Ferris State) 6-4, 5-7, [5-10]
- Consolation R32 Qualifier: withdrew due to injury vs. Liv-Grete Laarmann (Walsh)
Flight C Singles
- Kyna Decruy (Quarterfinalist)
- R32: def. Malena Moya (Roosevelt) 6-2, 6-2
- R16: def. Alisha Deogaonkar (Univ. of Illinois Springfield) 7-6, 7-3
- QF: lost to Nadia Kaewsai (Rockhurst) 1-6, 1-6
Flight A Doubles
- Polina Zaytseva / Simone Cameron (Semifinalists)
- R32: def. Alexandra Nikonenko / Bella Bigari (Michigan Tech) 8-3
- R16: def. [5] Dea Gorgidze / Maria Moskaltsova (Wayne State) 8-4
- QF: def. Eleanor Coleman / Ewangelina Penkevych (Rockhurst) 8-5
- SF: lost to [1] Natasha Sengphrachanh / Mischa Briggs (Grand Valley State) 7-9
- Maria Depablos / Roksana Kokocha (Quarterfinalists)
- R32: def. [3] Sienna Opray / Barbora Hermanova (Davenport) 8-0
- R16: def. Justine Beaulieu / Selin Kayakent (Wayne State) 8-6
- QF: lost to Jimena De Pablos Hernando / Magda Kornijczuk (Univ. of Indianapolis) 4-8
Flight B Doubles
- Tingyi Li / Ivana Gombitova
- R32: def. Ella Sandgren / Sofia Tesic (Quincy) 8-0
- R16: lost to Aimee Reynoso / Kalyna Nichita (Ferris State) 4-8
Flight C Doubles
- Claudia Pastor / Kyna Decruy [1] (Flight C Champions)
- R16: BYE
- QF: def. Victoria Syms / Jessica Carley (Tiffin) 8-0
- SF: def. [4] Olivia McGruder / Micaela Rocco Fulco (Southwest Baptist) 8-1
- Final: def. [3] Arianna Kinney / Brigitte Gomez (Northwood) 8-3