WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Freshman Ece Gencer punched her ticket to the main draw of the singles event at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, hosted by Middle Tennessee State.
Gencer downed Elena Malykh from Ball State 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in the opening round, before cruising to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Varvara Alexeyeva from Murray State in the next round.
Juana Larranaga won her opening match against Warona Mdlulwa from Tennessee State 6-2, 6-7(4), 7-5, before falling to Conley Raidt from Tennessee in the second round.
The main draw for singles and Carmen Gallardo Guevara will open her regional against Sofia Mazzacuto from Xavier. Fatima Gutierrez will face Lara Schneider from Indiana, and Tara Katarina Milic will square off with a singles qualifier.
Doubles play starts on Friday. Gencer and Larranaga will take on the No. 1 seed and No. 24-ranked Elza Tomase and Catherine Aulia from Tennessee.
Carmen Gallardo Guevara and Tara Katarina Milic are the No. 6 seed and will face Julia Millan and Ksenija Rage from East Tennessee State. Fatima Gutierrez and Ida Clement enter as the No. 9 seed against Li Hsin and Marina Fuduric from Indiana.
SINGLES QUALIFYING
Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Elena Malykh (BSU) – 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Ece Gencer (PUR) def. Varvara Alexeyeva (MUR) – 6-2, 6-4
Juana Larranaga (PUR) def. Warona Mdlulwa (TSU) – 6-2, 6-7(4), 7-5
Conley Raidt (TEN) def. Juana Larranaga (PUR) – 6-2, 7-5
Lena Peyer (MTSU) def. Ida Clement (PUR) – 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-0