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Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga 2017
Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga

UE tennis continues ITA Regionals

10/13/2017 9:40:00 PM

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – In the second day of the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals, the University of Evansville women's tennis team picked up more victories in their respective draws.
 
Daria Pentsova, Theodora Soldatou and Andrea Pascual-Larrinaga each picked up victories in the B draw.  Pentsova defeated Belmont's, Suzanna Stapler, 6-1, 6-1 and went on to defeat EKU's Raquel Montalvo, 6-4, 6-3.  Next up is APSU's Helena Kuppig. 
Tournament Central
Picking up two wins on Friday was Pascual-Larrinaga.  She got past UT Martin's Mizuki Sakurai, 6-1, 6-0 before taking down Denise Buberl from Lipscomb, 6-2, 6-1.  She moves on to face Purdue's Zala Dovnik on Saturday.
 
Soldatou grabbed a victory against Rafaela Baquerizo from Purdue due to a withdrawl.  She advanced to take on Austin Peay's Helena Kuppig where she fell by finals of 6-1, 6-4.  Also in the B draw, Nicoli Pereira fell to EKU's Margaux Lacroix, 6-2, 6-2.
 
Main draw singles featured Diana Tkachenko taking on Sadie Hammond of Tennessee where she fell, 6-3, 6-0.  Chieko Yamada took part in main draw consolations and picked up a win over Maria Plaksina from Belmont, 6-3, 6-1.  In B draw consolations, Marie Kapelevich faced off against Tennessee State, winning 6-1, 6-3.
 
Doubles saw Tkachenko and Pentsova earn a win over the duo from Purdue and Chattanooga by an 8-2 final and are set to take on Austin Peay on Saturday afternoon. APSU's duo of Schmidt-Jorgensen/Collins defeated Pascual-Larrinaga and Pereira to reach the finals to face Tkachenko and Pentsova.
 
Yamada and Soldatou fell in their doubles tilt against Tennessee, 8-5.
 
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