Berkeley, Calif. - Seattle University women's tennis kicked off the fall season this week by competing in the ITA Northwest Regionals, hosted by the University of California, Berkleley.
In singles competition, junior Lamija Avdic qualified for the main draw, but lost in the Round of 64 to Washington State's Eva Alvarez Sande. In the qualifiers, junior Daria Nazarenko won her first match to Maggie Hoe of University of the Pacific 5-4, 6-0, before falling to Washington State's Martina Puvill 2-6, 2-6 in the Round of 32. Freshman Amina Avdic bested Portland's Kennedy Harris 6-1, 1-6, 10-8. Senior Lola Tavcar secured a pair of wins, beating Eastern Washington's Aneliss Zamfirescu 6-2, 6-1, and Maggie Hoe 2-6, 6-4, 12-1.0
In doubles, Lamija Avdic paired up with Lola Tavcar to win their first round match against Lexie Flores and Daria Radulova of Portland, 8-7 (6). The pair fell to Madison Weekley and Sofia Daryaie of Saint Mary's, 2-6, in the Round of 32.
The team has one more fall tournament on their schedule, the Gonzazga Fall Invitational at the Stevens Center in Spokane, Wash., from Oct. 30-Nov 2.
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Doubles
• Tavcar/L. Avdic (SU) def. Flores/Radulova (Portland), 8-7 (6)
• Jagare/Santitto (UO) def. Tavcar/L. Avdic (SU), 8-4
• Mercioiu/Prantye (Sac State) def. A. Avdic/Nazarenko (SU), 8-5
• Weekley/Daryaie (St. Mary's) def. A. Avdic/Nazarenko (SU), 6-2
Singles
• Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. L. Avdic (SU), 6-0, 2-6
• Weekley (St. Mary's) def. L. Avdic (SU), 6-4, 3-6, 10-7
• Rahman (Santa Clara) def. Teramura (SU), 6-4, 7-5
• Pearson (Portland) def. Teramura (SU), 6-0, 6-3
• Dunbar (Fresno State) def. Tavcar (SU), 6-2, 6-1
• Tavcar (SU) def. Zamfirescu (EWU), 6-2, 6-1
• Tavcar (SU) def. Hoe (Pacific), 2-6, 6-4, 12-10
• Bringas (UC Davis) def. A. Avdic (SU), 6-2, 6-0
• A. Avdic (SU) def. Harris (Portland), 6-1, 1-6, 10-8
• Sappa (UC Davis) def. A. Avdic (SU), 6-4, 6-3
• Nazarenko (SU) def. Hoe (Pacific), 6-4, 6-0
• Puvill (WSU) def. Nazarenko (SU), 6-2, 6-2
• Ung (Pacific) def. Yazadzhiev (SU), 6-2, 6-0