DePaul Finishes Day One of Midwest Regionals
10/20/2022 9:39:00 PM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
Martin, Nobbs earn wins in first round of qualifiers
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The DePaul women's tennis team completed day one of the ITA Midwest Regionals on Thursday.Â
The Blue Demons competed in the qualifying singles draw on the first day. Valentina Martin defeated Ohio State's Kathleen Jones and Western Michigan's Kiana Rizzolo.Â
Eleanor Nobbs took on Ella Franz from Cleveland State and earned a win in the head-to-head matchup. Nobbs fell in her second round matchup of the day to Ohio State's Madeline Atway.Â
Lenka Antonijevic, Greta Carbone, Mayya Perova and Hannah Smith all participated in the first round of singles matches, but ultimately fell.Â
UP NEXT: The doubles main draw will begin tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. CT. All eight members of the Blue Demons squad will participate. The doubles teams pairings are: Antonijevic/ Kizelbasheva, Carbone/ Smith, Perova/ Yergler and Nobbs/ Martin.Â
ITA Midwest Regionals
Oct. 20, 2022
Ann Arbor, Mich.
Singles Qualifying Draw
Anastasia Rakita (NIU) def. Lenka Antonijevic (DePaul) 6-2, 6-2
Valentina Martin (DePaul) def. Kathleen Jones (OSU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
Yashna Yellayi (ND) def. Greta Carbone (DePaul) 6-2, 6-3
Kida Ferrari (Illinois) def. Mayya Perova (DePaul) 6-2, 7-6 (8)
Issey Purser (MSU) def. Hannah Smith (DePaul) 6-2, 6-3
Eleanor Nobbs (DePaul) def. Ella Franz (Cleveland State) 6-2, 5-7 (6), 6-0
Valentina Martin (DePaul) def. Kiana Rizzolo (WMU) 6-4, 6-1
Madeline Atway (OSU) def. Eleanor Nobbs (DePaul) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
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