SAN DIEGO – Seven different scholar-athletes from the San Diego women's tennis team earned at least one win at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Southwest Regional Championship this weekend. The event was hosted by USD at the Barnes Tennis Center.
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Abigail Desiatnikov advanced all the way to the finals, including a win over the No. 3 player in the nation.
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Solymar Colling made a run to the semifinals after four straight wins.
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Claudia De Las Heras earned three wins to advance to the round of 16. Â
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In doubles play, the duo of Desiatnikov/McBride advanced quarterfinals after defeating UC Irvine, UCSD, and Arizona State.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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Singles
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Round of 128
Abigail Desiatnikov (San Diego) defeats Juliette Daries (CSUF), 6-4, 6-1
#107
Jordyn McBride (San Diego) defeats Sophie Pearson (UCSD), 6-0, 6-4
#30
Solymar Colling (San Diego) advances on BYE
Claudia De Las Heras (San Diego) defeats Dasee Carter (UCI), 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
#117
Elizabeth Goldsmith (San Diego) defeats Anukrita Bhadada (UCSD), 6-0, 6-1
Jessi Muljat (San Diego) defeats Belen Nevenhoven (Arizona), 6-3, 6-0
Victoria Kalaitzis (San Diego) defeats Arina Babkova (Long Beach State), 6-0, 6-1
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Round of 64
Abigail Desiatnikov (San Diego) defeats Gabriella Pachl (UCSD), 6-1, 6-0
#107
Jordyn McBride (San Diego) defeats Ekaterina Repina (CSUN), 1-6, 6-4, 10-7
#30
Solymar Colling (San Diego) defeats Katelyn Vu (UCSD), 6-1, 6-2
Claudia De Las Heras (San Diego) defeats Adriana Tabares (UCSD), 6-4, 6-3
Wiktoria Rutowska (LMU) defeats #117
Elizabeth Goldsmith (San Diego), 7-6, 1-6, 10-4
Snow Han (USC) defeats
Jessi Muljat (San Diego), 6-2, 6-0
Victoria Kalaitzis (San Diego) defeats Alexa Ryngler (Arizona), injury
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Round of 32
Abigail Desiatnikov (San Diego) defeats Kira Reuter (UCSB), 6-4, 6-2
Nikki Redelijk (Pepperdine) defeats #107
Jordyn McBride (San Diego), 6-3, 6-1
#30
Solymar Colling (San Diego) defeats Tamara Arnold (SDSU), 6-3, 6-3
Claudia De Las Heras (San Diego) defeats Kayla Wilkins (Arizona), 6-2, 6-2
Savannah Broadus (Pepperdine) defeats
Victoria Kalaitzis (San Diego), 6-2, 6-2
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Round of 16
Abigail Desiatnikov (San Diego) defeats #3 Janice Tjen (Pepperdine), 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
#30
Solymar Colling (San Diego) defeats Anastasia Iamachkine (Pepperdine), 6-4, 6-2
#53 Lisa Zaar (Pepperdine) defeats
Claudia De Las Heras (San Diego), 6-1, 6-1
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Quarterfinals
Abigail Desiatnikov (San Diego) defeats Nikki Redelijk (Pepperdine), 7-6, 2-6, 6-2
#30
Solymar Colling (San Diego) defeats #18 Salma Ewing (USC), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
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Semifinals
Abigail Desiatnikov (San Diego) defeats #30
Solymar Colling (San Diego), 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
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Finals
#53 Lisa Zaar (Pepperdine) defeats
Abigail Desiatnikov (San Diego), 6-4, 6-0
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Doubles
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Round of 64
Desiatnikov/McBride (San Diego) defeat Schlatter/Gonzalez-Rico (UCI), 6-2
De Las Heras/Kalaitzis (San Diego) defeat Suh/Taylor (CSUF), 6-3
#21 Colling/Goldsmith (San Diego) advance on BYE
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Round of 32
Desiatnikov/McBride (San Diego) defeat Agrawal/Stratakos (UCSD), 6-1
Miroshnichenko/Voracek (LMU) defeat De Las Heras/Kalaitzis (San Diego), 6-3
#21 Colling/Goldsmith (San Diego) defeat Lennon/Masuda (Long Beach State), 6-1
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Round of 16
Desiatnikov/McBride (San Diego) defeat Argyrokastriti/Turkovic (ASU), 6-2
Rutowska/Tcherkes-Zade (LMU) defeat #21 Colling/Goldsmith (San Diego), 6-3
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Quarterfinals
Wagle/Ong (UCLA) defeat Desiatnikov/McBride (San Diego), 6-2
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UP NEXT
The 2021 ITA National Fall Championships will take place November 4-7, 2021 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. Also on the schedule is the San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic and the ASU Invite.
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