Bears Post Strong First Day At Regionals
Julia Rosenqvist was one of six Bears to win twice Friday in singles.

Bears Post Strong First Day At Regionals

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STANFORD, Calif. – The depth of the California women's tennis team was on full display Friday at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships, with Cal winning 14 out of 16 matches on opening day. Six Golden Bears, including the second-seeded Julia Rosenqvist, advanced to Saturday's third round of singles and four Cal pairs moved into Saturday's second round of doubles at the Taube Family Tennis Center.
 
The 24th-ranked Rosenqvist won two matches, including a 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-0, second-round/round of 64 result over Oregon's Rifanty Kahfiani. Also in the round of 64, Cal's sixth-seeded and 42nd-ranked Anna Bright beat Cal Poly's Emily Monaghan, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; fourth-seeded Haley Giavara defeated Portland State's Lottie Meszaros, 6-4, 6-4; fifth-seeded Valentina Ivanov topped Yana Gurevich of UC Davis, 6-1, 6-3; senior Katerina Stloukalova bested Eastern Washington's Marta Heinen, 6-1, 6-1; and senior Alexis Nelson knocked off Santa Clara's Caitlyn Frankel, 6-1, 6-2.
 
In the opening round of 64 in the doubles main draw, the fifth-seeded Jasie Dunk and Erin Richardson defeated Fresno State's Ella Husrefovic and Georgia Lawson, 8-2, while Nelson and Stloukalova beat Kristina Breisacher and Nikita Pradeep, 8-5. The top-seeded Rosenqvist and Ivanov and the fourth-seeded Bright and Giavara had first-round byes.
 
The regional championships end on Tuesday.
 
ITA Northwest Regional Championships – Cal Results
Oct. 18, 2019
Taube Family Tennis Center
 
Doubles Main Draw – Round of 64
[5] Jasie Dunk/Erin Richardson (Cal) def. Ella Husrefovic/Georgia Lawson (Fresno State), 8-2
Alexis Nelson/Katerina Stloukalova (Cal) def. Kristina Breisacher/Nikita Pradeep (UC Davis), 8-5
Bye, [1] Valentina Ivanov/Julia Rosenqvist (Cal)
Bye, [4] Anna Bright/Haley Giavara (Cal)
 
Single Main Draw – Round of 128
[5] Valentina Ivanov (Cal) def. Stephanie Broussard (E. Washington), 6-1, 6-0
[4] Haley Giavara (Cal) def. Arianna Capogrosso (USF), 6-2, 6-1
Kate Ketels (Gonzaga) def. [9] Erin Richardson (Cal), 6-4, 6-3
Zoey Weil (Washington) def. Jasie Dunk (Cal), 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
[6] No. 42 Anna Bright (Cal) def. Uxia Martinez Moral (Oregon), 6-3, 6-1
Katerina Stloukalova (Cal) def. Jessica Walker (UC Davis), 6-2 6-1
Alexis Nelson (Cal) def. Dominique Stone (Cal Poly), 7-6(6), 6-0
[2] No. 24 Julia Rosenqvist (Cal) def. Zoe Eberle (Pacific), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
 
Single Main Draw – Round of 64
[5] Valentina Ivanov (Cal) def. Yana Gurevich (UC Davis), 6-1, 6-3
[4] Haley Giavara (Cal) def. Lottie Meszaros (Portland State), 6-4, 6-4
Katerina Stloukalova (Cal) def. Marta Heinen (E. Washington), 6-1, 6-1
Alexis Nelson (Cal) def. Caitlyn Frankel (Santa Clara), 6-1, 6-2
[6] No. 42 Anna Bright (Cal) def. Emily Monaghan (Cal Poly), 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
[2] No. 24 Julia Rosenqvist (Cal) def. Rifanty Kahfiani (Oregon), 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-0
 
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