Box Score ALLENDALE, MI. - The Quincy University women's tennis team traveled up to Michigan for the 2024 edition of the Midwest Regional ITA Tournament hosted at Grand Valley State University over the weekend, taking home 12 total victories as a team with seven coming in singles action and five in doubles. Four of the five doubles victories came from the pairing of Anna Matino and Ana Alvarez who captured the consolation championship of the tournaments b flight. Alvarez added three singles victories on her way to a consolation semifinal finish in the b flight, marking the highest finish for the Hawks in singles. 

RESULTS

Doubles A Flight

Main draw rd. 1 - #3 Rafaela Platsiota & Savannah Matuszweski (Northwood) def. Blanca Salas Cruz & Katrin Ismailova (Quincy) 8-5
Cons. draw rd. 1 - Blanca Salas Cruz & Katrin Ismailova (Quincy) def. Carmen Fabra & Piper Schrepferman (UIS) by injury withdrawal
Cons. draw rd. 2 - Blanca Salas Cruz & Katrin Ismailova received a bye
Cons. draw quarterfinal - Taira Abildayeva & Lina Starke (Walsh) def. Blanca Salas Cruz & Katrin Ismailova (Quincy) 8-5

Doubles B Flight

Main draw rd. 1 - Elizabeth Stuart & Lydia Liong (Saginaw Valley) def. Anna Matino & Ana Alvarez (Quincy) 8-1
Cons. draw rd. 1 - Anna Matino & Ana Alvarez (Quincy) def. #8 Francesca Milani & Celine Ferron (Tiffin) by injury withdrawal 
Cons. draw rd. 2 - Anna Matino & Ana Alvarez (Quincy) received a bye
Cons. draw quarterfinal - Anna Matino & Ana Alvarez (Quincy) def. Kumiko Yamaguchi & Valentina Moreno (Davenport) 8-2
Cons. draw semifinal - Anna Matino & Ana Alvarez (Quincy) def. Katherine Earnest & Ayva Johnstone (Ferris State) 8-1
Cons. draw final - Anna Matino & Ana Alvarez (Quincy) def. Benedetta Luccone & Avelynn Wen (Lewis) by walkover (pc)

Main draw rd. 1 - Martina Oviedo & Kyna Decruy def. Nora Hennessy & Brittney Kelly (Quincy) 8-2
Cons. draw rd. 1 - Ivana Milkova & Keira Greefs (McKendree) def. Nora Hennessy & Brittney Kelly (Quincy) 8-1

Singles A Flight

Main draw rd. 1 - Katrin Ismailova (Quincy) def. Nazli Saka (Maryville) 6-3, 3-6, [10-8]
Main draw rd. 2 - #5 Paula Ballesteros (Southwest Baptist) def. Katrin Ismailova (Quincy) 6-0, 6-0

Main draw rd. 1 - Blanca Salas Cruz (Quincy) def. Alexandra Nikonenko (Michigan Tech) 3-6, 6-4, [10-6]
Main draw rd. 2 - Neus Ramos Moreno (Grand Valley) def. Blanca Salas Cruz (Quincy) 6-4, 6-3

Singles B Flight

Main draw rd. 1 - #5 Polina Zaytseva (Findlay) def. Ana Alvarez (Quincy) 6-0, 6-1
Cons. draw rd. 1 - Ana Alvarez (Quincy) def. Olesya Ivashchuk (Walsh) 6-4, 7-6 [7-3]
Cons. draw rd. 2 - Ana Alvarez (Quincy) received a bye
Cons. draw rd. 3 - Ana Alvarez (Quincy) def. Hayley Tsuen (PNW) 6-7 [3-7], 6-1, [10-6]
Cons. draw quarterfinal - Ana Alvarez (Quincy) def. Kumiko Yamaguchi (Davenport) 6-3, 6-1
Cons. draw semifinal - Katherine Earnest (Ferris State) def. Ana Alvarez (Quincy) 6-3, 6-2

Main draw rd. 1 - Elizabeth McGivern (Hillsdale) def. Anna Matino (Quincy) 6-1, 6-0
Cons. draw rd. 1 - Anna Matino (Quincy) def. Victoria  Syms (Tiffin) by injury retirement 4-6, 6-5 
Cons. draw rd. 2 - Anna Matino (Quincy) received a bye
Cons. draw rd. 3 - #6 Nadia Rodewald (Grand Valley) def. Anna Matino (Quincy) 6-3, 6-1

Singles C Flight

Main draw rd. 1 - Nora Hennessy (Quincy) def. Malena Moya (Roosevelt) 6-4, 6-3
Main draw rd. 2 - #1 Angelica Montano (Davenport) def. Nora Hennessy (Quincy) 6-2, 6-2

Main draw rd. 1 - Vivian Burns (Ferris State) def. Brittney Kelly (Quincy) 6-3, 6-3
Cons. draw quarterfinal - Brittney Kelly (Quincy) received a bye
Cons. draw semifinal - Curstin Hackenburg (Tiffin) def. Brittney Kelly (Quincy) 6-1, 6-1

Next Up

Next on the schedule for the women's tennis team is a trip to Macomb, IL to take on the Bulldogs of Western Illinois on Sunday (Oct. 6).