GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The McKendree women's tennis team competed at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division 2 Midwest Regional Championship this past weekend.

"We got the girls some very valuable match play and we made it farther in draws than we did last year. We've got a lot to improve but some very encouraging results to push us the rest of the fall," head coach Chance Joost said on the weekend.

The Bearcats took 12 women to compete in three singles flights, and three doubles flights. Those competing in the singles' Flight A include seniors Iva Poleksic and Lena Greefs, and freshman Kristina Bogomazova. Singles flight B includes sophomores Ivana Milkova, Paisley Struewing and Keira Greefs, and freshman's Emma Grantham, Alessaia Baiardi and Emmy Zsigmond. Singles flight C includes freshman's Diana Calzada, Radvile Survilaite, and Morgyn Chambers. 

In doubles, competing in the A draw is Greefs(Lena)/Bogomazova. Competing in B draw is Poleksic/Milkova who received the #4 seed, Grantham/Baiardi and Greefs(Keira)/Zsigmond. Flight C includes Struewing/Chambers and Calzada/Survilaite.
 
Full Team Results:

Draw A Singles

Iva Poleksic

• R64 v Mischa Briggs (Grand Valley State) L 1-6, 1-6
• Consolation R32 v Marina Magai (Rockhurst University) L 2-6, 3-6

Kristina Bogomazova

• R64 v Monserrat Gay Coello (Purdue University Northwest) W 6-1, 1-6, 10-6
• R32 v #13 Nicoletta Diamantopoulos (Saginaw Valley State University) L 2-6, 3-6

Lena Greefs

• R64 v Isabella Alvarez (Maryville University) L 6-3, 6-4
• Consolation R32 v #15 Danijela Danilovic (Northwood University) W 4-6, 6-3, 11-9
• Consolation R16 v Brooke Mcneal (Tiffin University) L 6-4, 0-6, 7-10

 
Draw B Singles

Ivana Milkova

• R64 v Ivana Gombitova (University of Findlay) L 4-6, 0-6
• Consolation R32 v Anamarija Ukic (Michigan Technological University) W 6-0, 6-4
• Consolation R16 v Gemma Elisabetta Ricci (Maryville University)  L 3-6, 6(8)-7(10)

Paisley Struewing

• R64 v Jelena Duric (Walsh University) L 0-6, 2-6
• Consolation R32 v Ximena Mercado (Roosevelt University) L 1-6, 5-7

Emma Grantham

• R64 v Anisha Sivakumar (Tiffin University) L 3-6, 6-1, 8-10
• Consolation R32 v Megan Hackman (Hillsdale College) W 6-2, 3-6, 10-2
• Consolation R16 v Ximena Mercado (Roosevelt University) W 6-3, 6-3
• Consolation Quarterfinals v Hana Bytyqi (Rockhurst University) W 6-1, 2-6, 10-5
• Consolation Semifinals v Liv-Grete Laarmann (Walsh University) W Withdrawn (Inj.)
• Consolation Final v Lotte Federski (Davenport University) L 2-6, 1-6

Alessia Baiardi

• R64 v #3 Kalomoira Ralli (Grand Valley State University) L 6-3, 2-6, 2-10
• Consolation R32 v Katherine Earnest (Ferris State University) L 6-3, 3-6, 8-10

Emmy Zsigmond

• R64 v Eliza Verstappen (Walsh University) L 3-6, 2-6
• Consolation R32 v Katarina Yates (Tiffin University) L 2-6, 1-6

Keira Greefs

• R64 v Cecilia Ulrich (Rockhurst University) W 4-6, 6-2, 10-4
• R32 v Erna Brdarevic (Tiffin University) L 1-6, 1-6

 
Draw C Singles

Diana Calzada

• R32 BYE
• R16 v Vivian Burns (Ferris State University) W 6-3, 6-2
• Quarterfinals v Alisha Deogaonkar (University of Illinois-Springfield) L 3-6, 3-6

Radvile Survilaite

• R32 BYE
• R16 v Ximena Mercado (Roosevelt University) L 0-6, 0-6
• Consolation Quarterfinals v Kaityn Brown (Quincy University) L 6(5)-7(7), 6-1, 6-10

Morgyn Chambers

• R32 BYE
• R16 v #3 Lexia Goldbern (University of Indianapolis) W 6-4, 3-6, 10-6
• Quarterfinals v Nadia Baird (Ferris State University) L 1-6, 1-6

 
Draw A Doubles

Greefs(Lena)/Bogomazova

• R32 v Amy Bloch/Lotte Federski (Davenport University) L 5-8
• Consolation R16 v Alexandra Nikonenko/Emily Rose (Michigan Technological University) L 8(4)-9(7)

 
Draw B Doubles

#4 Poleksic/Milkova

• R32 v Maria Batinic/Kyna Decruy (University of Findlay) L 8(5) – 9(7)
• Consolation R16 v Elisa Nunez/Hana Bytyqi (Rockhurst University) W 8-6
• Consolation Quarterfinals v Ekaterina Khardina/Bella Bigari (Michigan Technological University) W 8-1
• Consolation Semifinals v Ayva Johnstone/Vivian Burns (Ferris State University) W 8-6
• Consolation Final v Zeynep Barut/Nathalie Ramazzini (Roosevelt University) L 4-8

Grantham/Baiardi

• R32 v Victoria Watine/Lavinia Bortolaso (Purdue University Northwest) W 8-5
• R16 v Isabella Spinazze/Megan Hackman (Hillsdale College) W 8-3
• Quarterfinals v Grace Brown/Luana Luersen (Maryville University) W Ret (inj.)
• Semi Finals v #2 Anna Soteras/Amanda Diaz (Grand Valley State University) L 3-8

Greefs(Keira)/Zsigmond

• R32 v #2 Anna Soteras/Amanda Diaz (Grand Valley State University) L 1-8
• Consolation R16 v Zeynep Barut/Nathalie Ramazzini (Roosevelt Universtiy) L 7-9

Draw C Doubles

Struewing/Chambers

• R16 BYE
• Quarterfinals v Julia Zlateva/Emma Palus (Hillsdale College) L 3-8
• Consolation Semi Finals v Tea/Schoulmann-Dore/Sara Welshans (Tiffin University) L 4-8

Calzada/Survilaite

• R16 BYE
• Quarterfinals v Isabelle Haggard/Lexia Goldberg (University of Indianapolis) L 1-8
• Consolation Semi Finals v Curstin Hackenburg/Ashley Reinhard (Tiffin University) L 1-8

The Bearcats will conclude their fall season on October 25^th with a match against Missouri State University.