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Women's Tennis Closes Out ITA Texas Regional

WACO, Texas— Texas State women's tennis wrapped up competition at the ITA Texas Regional, hosted by Baylor at the Hurd Tennis Center.

The Bobcats competed against a strong regional field, earning several wins in singles and doubles play.

Head coach Kendall Brooks was pleased with the team's effort and progress throughout the tournament.

"I thought we represented really well this week. Had some tough matches and competed toe-to-toe with some of the best programs in the state," Brooks said. "Really happy for Olivia in qualifying for the main draw with some great tennis and a big time win. I feel like her and Tadiwa both elevated their game. Proud of all the girls and excited for the future."

Doubles
Texas State opened doubles competition with three teams in the main draw round of 64.

Olivia Collins and Tadiwa Mauchi led the Bobcats, advancing past UTSA's Aoka Nagasawa and Akari Tomoyose with an 8-6 victory. The duo then fell to Baylor's Zuzanna Kubacha and Kenna Erickson, 8-2, in the second round.

Charlotte Roesch and Kim Kuehbauer faced TCU's Sofiia Mykhailets and Cristina Ramos Sierra, falling 8-7 (7-4) in a closely contested match. The pair rebounded in the consolation bracket, defeating UTSA's Giuliana Giardina and Laia Tarazona Peyro, 8-7 (7-5).

Avery Arant and Kinley VanPelt fell to UTRGV's Mirka Delaney and Juana Gomez Weiss, 8-4, to open their doubles campaign.

Singles
Qualifying Round
Five Bobcats began singles competition in the qualifying draw, with Mauchi earning a spot in the main draw.

Collins highlighted the qualifying round, winning two three-set matches to advance. She defeated Abilene Christian's Che Nel, 7-5, 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, before overcoming TCU's Natalie Salkova, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4.

Kuehbauer opened with a dominant 6-0, 6-2 victory over Sam Houston's Veronika Muzichenko. She then fell to North Texas' Lilly Schultz, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4.

VanPelt dropped her opening match to Texas A&M's Yoana Konstantinova, 6-4, 6-3, before bouncing back with a 7-5, 6-1 win over UT Arlington's Sofia Selle in the consolation draw.

Roesch fell to Baylor's Maria Ustic, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), before earning a 6-2, 6-3 consolation victory over Stephen F. Austin's Juliana Koschinski.

Arant opened with a three-set loss to Stephen F. Austin's Abbey Nikolic, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), before responding with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Abilene Christian's Zara Zafirovska in the consolation draw.

Main Draw
Mauchi opened the main draw against Houston's Petja Drame, falling 6-4, 6-0. She then dropped her consolation match to Baylor's Duanrui Gao, 6-3, 6-4.

Collins faced Texas A&M's Kori Montoya in the main draw, falling 6-0, 6-4. She then faced Baylor's Luna Ivkovic in the consolation bracket, dropping a three-set match, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2.

UP NEXT: Texas State will get its first look at Pac-12 competition when the Bobcats travel to Spokane, Washington, for the Pac-12 Qualifier on October 23-25th.

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Collins

Olivia Collins

Sophomore
Tadiwa  Mauchi

Tadiwa Mauchi

Junior
Charlotte  Roesch

Charlotte Roesch

Junior
Avery  Arant

Avery Arant

Freshman
Kim Kuehbauer

Kim Kuehbauer

Freshman
Kinley VanPelt

Kinley VanPelt

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Olivia Collins

Olivia Collins

Sophomore
Tadiwa  Mauchi

Tadiwa Mauchi

Junior
Charlotte  Roesch

Charlotte Roesch

Junior
Avery  Arant

Avery Arant

Freshman
Kim Kuehbauer

Kim Kuehbauer

Freshman
Kinley VanPelt

Kinley VanPelt

Sophomore