Four Spartans Begin Play in Qualifying Singles at ITA Midwest Regionals
10/16/2019 3:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Zdrubecka, Mukherjee, Timotin and Lewis will begin play for the Spartans on Thursday.
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State women's tennis begins play tomorrow at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships. This year, Michigan State will be hosting the six-day tournament at the MSU Indoor Tennis Facility from Thursday, Oct. 16 to Tuesday, Oct. 22.
The Spartans begin qualifying singles on Thursday, with the first round beginning at 9 a.m., followed by the second round to close out the first day of the tournament.
Freshmen Dagmar Zdrubecka and Tia Mukherjee, sophomore Jennifer Timotin and junior Mary Lewis will all compete in qualifying singles on Thursday.
In the first round, No. 7-seed Zdrubecka will take on Fernanda Naves of Northern Illinois, while No. 5-seed Lewis faces Bowling Green's Ioanna Tsodari.
Timotin will match up with Toledo's Eilen Carney and Mukherjee will face Notre Dame's Maeve Koscielski.
Qualifying singles will conclude on Friday, Oct. 18 at 9 a.m., with eight players qualifying for the main draw. Also on Friday, main draw doubles will begin with the first round at 2 p.m., and the second round following.
Midwest Region Teams
Akron, Bowling Green, Chicago State, Cleveland State, DePaul, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Illinois State, UIC, Illinois, Marquette, Michigan, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Toledo, Western Michigan, Wisconsin, Oakland, Youngstown State, Valparaiso
ITA Midwest Regional Championship Schedule*
Thursday, October 17th
9 a.m. : Qualifying Singles First Round
12:30 p.m.: Qualifying Singles Second Round
Friday, October 18th
9 a.m.: Qualifying Singles Round of 16 (eight players will qualify for main draw)
2 p.m.: Main Draw Doubles Frist Round
4 p.m. : Main Draw Doubles Second Round
Saturday, October 19th
9 a.m.: Doubles Main Draw Round of 16
10 a.m.: Singles Main Draw First Round
1:30 p.m.: Singles Main Draw Second Round
Sunday, October 20th
10 a.m.: Doubles Main Draw Quarterfinals
11:30 a.m.: Doubles Main Draw Semi Finals
1:00 p.m.: Singles Main Draw round of 16
Monday, October 21st
9 a.m.: Doubles Main Draw Championship
10:30 a.m.: Singles Main Draw Quarterfinals
1:30 p.m.: Singles Main Draw Semifinals
Tuesday, October 22nd
10:00 a.m.: Singles Main Draw Championship
*Subject to change
Ranked Players
Singles
No. 20 – Asuka Kawai (Illinois)
No. 25 – Clarissa Hand (Northwestern)
No. 26 – Chiara Lommer (Michigan)
No. 36 – Isabelle Boulais (Ohio State)
No. 44 – Zoe Spence (Notre Dame)
No. 47 – Giulia Pairone (Michigan)
No. 61 – Kolie Allen (Ohio State)
No. 79 – Shiori Fukuda (Ohio State)
No. 92 – Julie Byrne (Northwestern)
No. 108 – Denise-Antonela Stoica (Wisconsin)
No. 116 – Cameron Corse (Notre Dame)
No. 122 – Mia Rabinowitz (Illinois)
Doubles
No. 12 – Cameron Corse and Zoe Spence (Notre Dame)
No. 49 – Shiori Fukuda and Kolie Allen (Ohio State)
No. 60 – Isabelle Boulais and Danielle Wolf (Ohio State)
The Spartans begin qualifying singles on Thursday, with the first round beginning at 9 a.m., followed by the second round to close out the first day of the tournament.
Freshmen Dagmar Zdrubecka and Tia Mukherjee, sophomore Jennifer Timotin and junior Mary Lewis will all compete in qualifying singles on Thursday.
In the first round, No. 7-seed Zdrubecka will take on Fernanda Naves of Northern Illinois, while No. 5-seed Lewis faces Bowling Green's Ioanna Tsodari.
Timotin will match up with Toledo's Eilen Carney and Mukherjee will face Notre Dame's Maeve Koscielski.
Qualifying singles will conclude on Friday, Oct. 18 at 9 a.m., with eight players qualifying for the main draw. Also on Friday, main draw doubles will begin with the first round at 2 p.m., and the second round following.
Midwest Region Teams
Akron, Bowling Green, Chicago State, Cleveland State, DePaul, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Illinois State, UIC, Illinois, Marquette, Michigan, Northern Illinois, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Toledo, Western Michigan, Wisconsin, Oakland, Youngstown State, Valparaiso
ITA Midwest Regional Championship Schedule*
Thursday, October 17th
9 a.m. : Qualifying Singles First Round
12:30 p.m.: Qualifying Singles Second Round
Friday, October 18th
9 a.m.: Qualifying Singles Round of 16 (eight players will qualify for main draw)
2 p.m.: Main Draw Doubles Frist Round
4 p.m. : Main Draw Doubles Second Round
Saturday, October 19th
9 a.m.: Doubles Main Draw Round of 16
10 a.m.: Singles Main Draw First Round
1:30 p.m.: Singles Main Draw Second Round
Sunday, October 20th
10 a.m.: Doubles Main Draw Quarterfinals
11:30 a.m.: Doubles Main Draw Semi Finals
1:00 p.m.: Singles Main Draw round of 16
Monday, October 21st
9 a.m.: Doubles Main Draw Championship
10:30 a.m.: Singles Main Draw Quarterfinals
1:30 p.m.: Singles Main Draw Semifinals
Tuesday, October 22nd
10:00 a.m.: Singles Main Draw Championship
*Subject to change
Ranked Players
Singles
No. 20 – Asuka Kawai (Illinois)
No. 25 – Clarissa Hand (Northwestern)
No. 26 – Chiara Lommer (Michigan)
No. 36 – Isabelle Boulais (Ohio State)
No. 44 – Zoe Spence (Notre Dame)
No. 47 – Giulia Pairone (Michigan)
No. 61 – Kolie Allen (Ohio State)
No. 79 – Shiori Fukuda (Ohio State)
No. 92 – Julie Byrne (Northwestern)
No. 108 – Denise-Antonela Stoica (Wisconsin)
No. 116 – Cameron Corse (Notre Dame)
No. 122 – Mia Rabinowitz (Illinois)
Doubles
No. 12 – Cameron Corse and Zoe Spence (Notre Dame)
No. 49 – Shiori Fukuda and Kolie Allen (Ohio State)
No. 60 – Isabelle Boulais and Danielle Wolf (Ohio State)
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