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A Record of Seven Falcons Prepare for ITA Midwest Regionals
October 11, 2017 | Women's Tennis
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Seven Falcons will be competing in this week's 2017 ITA Regional Championships, hosted by the University of Michigan. The six-day tournament will begin with the qualifying singles draw on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. in Ann Arbor, Mich. and will run through Tuesday, Oct. 17.
Singles Qualifying Bracket
Doubles Main Bracket
Singles Main Bracket
Live results will be available for fans to follow at Tournament Central at: http://www.mgoblue.com/news/2017/10/10/womens-tennis-ita-midwest-regional.aspx
With seven Falcons earning a spot in the Midwest Qualifying Draw, it is the most players Bowling Green has brought to the tournament since beginning competition at the event in 2009. Of the five seasons in which a Falcon has qualified, head coach Stephanie Dalmacio has led a total of 13 of the 29 Bowling Green players to compete since 2009, including six players from her first season as head coach in 2016 in addition to this year's seven participants.
While junior Paula Comella advances to the Main Singles Draw on Saturday, Oct. 14 for the second consecutive season, the remaining Falcons begin competition Thursday, Oct. 12, in freshmen Sidney Reineke, Marta Bettinelli, and Vanesa Pardo, sophomores Ayumi Sasaki and Marharita-Sophia Tavpash, as well as junior Polina Radeva.
In addition to seven individuals qualifying, the Bowling Green squad will have three doubles teams who will begin competition on Friday, Oct. 13. Brackets for doubles action will be added once they become available.
It will be both Comella and Radeva's third consecutive year partaking in the event, while it is the second year for Tavpash and Sasaki. After being the lone Falcon to qualify for the Singles Main Draw in both 2016 and 2017, Comella became the first Falcon to do so since Nikki Chiricosta in 2011.
Bowling Green's Schedule at ITA Regional Tournament
Qualifying Singles Draw – Thursday, Oct. 12
Sidney Reineke vs. Emily Pugachevsky (EIU) – 10 a.m.
Polina Radeva vs. Iesha Shepherd (Chicago State) – 10 a.m.
Marharita-Sophia Tavpash vs. Srista Slaria (EIU) – 10 a.m.
Ayumi Sasaki vs. Barbare Eristavi (WMU) – 11:15 a.m.
Marta Bettinelli vs. #5-8 Grace Tapak (Illinois) – 11:45 a.m.
Vanesa Pardo vs. Chelsea Apawti (Detroit) – 12:30 p.m.
Doubles Main Draw – Friday, Oct. 13
Paula Comella / Marta Bettinelli vs. TBD
Polina Radeva / Ayumi Sasaki vs. TBD
Marharita-Sophia Tavpash / Vanesa Pardo vs. TBD
Main Singles Draw – Saturday, Oct. 14
Paula Comella vs. TBD
The University of Michigan will be hosting the event at the Varsity Tennis Center, where the winners of each main draw (singles and doubles) will receive automatic berths to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships. In a change from past years, the tournament will be held outdoors if weather allows since the national tournament is now an outdoor tournament, while admission to the event is free.
The ITA Regional Championships feature some of the top men's and women's players across the country. Over 8,000 student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, Junior and Community Colleges compete across 85 USTA/ITA Regional Championships around the country.
The ITA Regionals is the final tournament for the Falcons fall season. The Bowling Green tennis program will also host its third annual Pro-Am fundraiser on Dec. 2 to cap off the 2017 fall campaign, before returning to competition on Jan. 18, 2018.
ITA Midwest Regional Championship Schedule
Thursday, Oct. 12
10 a.m. -- Qualifying Singles First Round
Not Before 1 p.m. -- Qualifying Singles Second Round
Friday, Oct. 13
9 a.m. -- Qualifying Singles Round of 16 (eight players will qualify for main draw)
2 p.m. -- Main Draw Doubles First Round
To Follow -- Main Draw Doubles Second Round
Saturday, Oct. 14
9 a.m. -- Doubles Main Draw Round of 16
To Follow -- Singles Main Draw First Round
To Follow -- Singles Main Draw Second Round
Sunday, Oct. 15
10 a.m. -- Doubles Main Draw Quarterfinals
To Follow -- Doubles Main Draw Semifinals
1 p.m. -- Singles Main Draw Round of 16
Monday, Oct. 16
9 a.m. -- Doubles Main Draw Championship
10:30 a.m. -- Singles Main Draw Quarterfinals
1:30 p.m. -- Singles Main Draw Semifinals
Tuesday, Oct. 17
10 a.m. -- Singles Main Draw Championship
Singles Qualifying Bracket
Doubles Main Bracket
Singles Main Bracket
Live results will be available for fans to follow at Tournament Central at: http://www.mgoblue.com/news/2017/10/10/womens-tennis-ita-midwest-regional.aspx
With seven Falcons earning a spot in the Midwest Qualifying Draw, it is the most players Bowling Green has brought to the tournament since beginning competition at the event in 2009. Of the five seasons in which a Falcon has qualified, head coach Stephanie Dalmacio has led a total of 13 of the 29 Bowling Green players to compete since 2009, including six players from her first season as head coach in 2016 in addition to this year's seven participants.
While junior Paula Comella advances to the Main Singles Draw on Saturday, Oct. 14 for the second consecutive season, the remaining Falcons begin competition Thursday, Oct. 12, in freshmen Sidney Reineke, Marta Bettinelli, and Vanesa Pardo, sophomores Ayumi Sasaki and Marharita-Sophia Tavpash, as well as junior Polina Radeva.
In addition to seven individuals qualifying, the Bowling Green squad will have three doubles teams who will begin competition on Friday, Oct. 13. Brackets for doubles action will be added once they become available.
It will be both Comella and Radeva's third consecutive year partaking in the event, while it is the second year for Tavpash and Sasaki. After being the lone Falcon to qualify for the Singles Main Draw in both 2016 and 2017, Comella became the first Falcon to do so since Nikki Chiricosta in 2011.
Bowling Green's Schedule at ITA Regional Tournament
Qualifying Singles Draw – Thursday, Oct. 12
Sidney Reineke vs. Emily Pugachevsky (EIU) – 10 a.m.
Polina Radeva vs. Iesha Shepherd (Chicago State) – 10 a.m.
Marharita-Sophia Tavpash vs. Srista Slaria (EIU) – 10 a.m.
Ayumi Sasaki vs. Barbare Eristavi (WMU) – 11:15 a.m.
Marta Bettinelli vs. #5-8 Grace Tapak (Illinois) – 11:45 a.m.
Vanesa Pardo vs. Chelsea Apawti (Detroit) – 12:30 p.m.
Doubles Main Draw – Friday, Oct. 13
Paula Comella / Marta Bettinelli vs. TBD
Polina Radeva / Ayumi Sasaki vs. TBD
Marharita-Sophia Tavpash / Vanesa Pardo vs. TBD
Main Singles Draw – Saturday, Oct. 14
Paula Comella vs. TBD
The University of Michigan will be hosting the event at the Varsity Tennis Center, where the winners of each main draw (singles and doubles) will receive automatic berths to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships. In a change from past years, the tournament will be held outdoors if weather allows since the national tournament is now an outdoor tournament, while admission to the event is free.
The ITA Regional Championships feature some of the top men's and women's players across the country. Over 8,000 student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, Junior and Community Colleges compete across 85 USTA/ITA Regional Championships around the country.
The ITA Regionals is the final tournament for the Falcons fall season. The Bowling Green tennis program will also host its third annual Pro-Am fundraiser on Dec. 2 to cap off the 2017 fall campaign, before returning to competition on Jan. 18, 2018.
ITA Midwest Regional Championship Schedule
Thursday, Oct. 12
10 a.m. -- Qualifying Singles First Round
Not Before 1 p.m. -- Qualifying Singles Second Round
Friday, Oct. 13
9 a.m. -- Qualifying Singles Round of 16 (eight players will qualify for main draw)
2 p.m. -- Main Draw Doubles First Round
To Follow -- Main Draw Doubles Second Round
Saturday, Oct. 14
9 a.m. -- Doubles Main Draw Round of 16
To Follow -- Singles Main Draw First Round
To Follow -- Singles Main Draw Second Round
Sunday, Oct. 15
10 a.m. -- Doubles Main Draw Quarterfinals
To Follow -- Doubles Main Draw Semifinals
1 p.m. -- Singles Main Draw Round of 16
Monday, Oct. 16
9 a.m. -- Doubles Main Draw Championship
10:30 a.m. -- Singles Main Draw Quarterfinals
1:30 p.m. -- Singles Main Draw Semifinals
Tuesday, Oct. 17
10 a.m. -- Singles Main Draw Championship
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