Women’s Tennis Records Strong Performances at ITA Regionals

NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Texas A&M University–Texarkana women's tennis team recently competed in what is considered one of the most competitive ITA Regionals in the NAIA. The event featured six nationally ranked programs, including No. 4 Loyola (La.), No. 11 Xavier (La.), No. 12 LSU Alexandria, No. 16 Our Lady of the Lake, No. 18 Louisiana Christian, No. 21 Dillard, and No. 42 Texas A&M–Texarkana.

Highlights
Leading the way for the Eagles was Emma Besi, who earned a first-round bye before defeating Yihan Chen from Dillard University 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the Round of 16. There, she battled No. 11 Xavier's Ana Sabikova in a competitive 6-4, 6-1 match.

Sophomore Ana Gonzalez also turned in a strong performance in consolation play. After dropping her opening-round match, Gonzalez received a bye and went on an impressive run, winning three straight matches to reach the consolation singles final. She ultimately fell in a thrilling 9-8 tiebreak to Joline Roesch of LSU Alexandria.

Match Results

Singles

Adrianne Guangko

• Round of 64 – Lost to Ekaterina Orlova (Loyola) 6-3, 6-0
• Consolation Round of 32 – Bye
• Consolation Round of 16 – Lost to Avery Frierson (Loyola) 8-5

• Round of 64 – Bye
• Round of 32 – Def. Yihan Chen (Dillard) 6-4, 6-2
• Round of 16 – Lost to Ana Sabikova (Xavier) 6-4, 6-1

• Round of 64 – Bye
• Round of 32 – Lost to McKenna Wheatley (Xavier) 6-2, 6-1
• Consolation Round of 16 – Lost to Joline Roesch (LSUA) 8-3

• Round of 64 – Bye
• Round of 32 – Lost to Isabella Stuurman (LSUA) 6-0, 6-0
• Consolation Round of 32 – Bye
• Consolation Round of 16 – Def. Canaan Ameya (Dillard) 8-0
• Consolation Quarterfinals – Def. Adele Fereres (Loyola) Walkover
• Consolation Semifinals – Def. Ely Laure Ah Sou (OLLU) 8-5
• Consolation Final – Lost to Joline Roesch (LSUA) 9-8

• Round of 32 – Def. Hatem/Chen (Dillard) 8-5
• Round of 16 – Lost to Sabikova/Yakan (Xavier) 8-1

• Round of 32 – Lost to Harris/Volkova (Loyola) 9-7