WACO, Texas – Texas A&M senior Rachel Pierson has advanced to the semifinals in the singles main draw as well as the semifinals in the doubles main draw with partner Rutuja Bhosale at the ITA Texas Regional Championships Presented by Oracle and held at Baylor's Hurd Tennis Center. In addition, junior Macarena Olivares has advanced to the semifinals in the singles consolation bracket.
Bhosale and Pierson will take on Sarah Dvorak and Sabrina Federici of Texas Tech in a doubles semifinal Sunday at 10 a.m. Pierson will return to the court at 1:30 p.m. to take on Blair Shankle of Baylor in a singles semifinal match. Pierson defeated Aggie teammate Tina Bokhua, 6-3, 6-4, in the quarterfinals to advance.
Olivares also will be in action starting at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday as she takes on Valeria Lopez of UTA in the consolation semifinals.
Singles and doubles championships are scheduled to be played Monday, with the winners advancing to face other regional winners across the country at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, Nov. 3-6, in Flushing, N.Y.
Texas A&M tournament results are listed below. Complete results and brackets are available at http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=192905#&&s=8Results0
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieWomensTennis.
Thursday, October 20
Singles—Main Draw
128 Jordan Henry (ACU) def. Mason Strickland (A&M), 6-0, 2-0 withdraw (inj.)
64 Agustina Serio (UTA) def. #15 Saska Gavrilovska (A&M), 6-3, 6-3
64 Fernanda Astete (Rice) def. Macarena Olivares (A&M), 6-2, 7-6 (5)
64 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Savannah Durkin (Rice), 6-2, 6-2
64 Tina Bokhua (A&M) def. Minying Liang (North Texas), 6-4, 6-3
64 Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) def. Katie Poluta (Texas), 6-2, 6-4
Doubles—Main Draw
64 Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M) def. Kaja Ljubic/Denise Maxl (SFA), 8-6
Friday, October 21
Singles—Main Draw
32 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Vanesa Calvo Pardo (SFA), 6-2, 6-1
32 Tina Bokhua (A&M) def. Astrid Gehre (UTA), 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
32 Miriam Rosell (UTSA) def. Rutuja Bhosale (A&M), 6-2, 6-3
Singles—Consolation
R1 Joy Ming Ming Chia (Texas State) vs. Mason Strickland (A&M), walkover
R2 Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Darinka Tiboldi (SFA), 6-2, 6-2
R2 Madison Cleff (Texas) vs. Saska Gavrilovska (A&M), w/d (pc)
R3 Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Autumn Crossnoe (ACU), 6-0, 6-2
Doubles—Main Draw
32 Rutuja Bhosale/Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Sarah Adams/Lucile Pothier (ACU), 8-4
32 Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M) def. Chelsea Crovetti/Neda Koprcina (Texas), 8-7 (5)
32 Tina Bokhua/Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Jessica Hinojosa Gomez/Theresa Van Zyl (Baylor), 8-5
32 Lindsey Hodge/Priya Niezgoda (Rice) def. Saska Gavrilovska/Stefania Hristov (A&M), 8-6
16 Rutuja Bhosale/Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Savannah Durkin/Alison Ho (Rice), 8-3
16 Gabriela Talaba/Alexandra Valenstein (Texas Tech) def. Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M), 8-7 (4)
16 Maria Kononova/Tamuna Kutubidze (UNT) def. Tina Bokhua/Macarena Olivares (A&M), 8-2
Doubles—Consolation
R2 Saska Gavrilovska/Stefania Hristov (A&M) def. Laura Cabrera/Denisa Ibrahimovic (UTSA), 8-6
Saturday, October 22
Singles—Main Draw
16 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Sabrina Federici (Texas Tech), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
16 Tina Bokhua (A&M) def. Wendy Zhang (Rice), 7-6 (4), 6-0
QF Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Tina Bokhua (A&M), 6-3, 6-4
Singles—Consolation
R4 Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Caroline Wegner (TCU), 7-6 (4), 6-0
QF Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Jessica Birowski (UTA), 6-1, 6-0
Doubles—Main Draw
QF Rutuja Bhosale/Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Petra Granic/Dani Wagland (Texas), 8-5
Doubles—Consolation
R3 Lauren Hidalgo-Smith/Darinka Tiboldi (SFA) def. Saska Gavrilovska/Stefania Hristov (A&M), 8-4
Sunday, October 23
Singles—Main Draw
SF Rachel Pierson (A&M) vs. Blair Shankle (Baylor), 1:30 p.m.
Singles—Consolation
SF Macarena Olivares (A&M) vs. Valeria Lopez (UTA), 1:30 p.m.
Doubles—Main Draw
SF Rutuja Bhosale/Rachel Pierson (A&M) vs. Sarah Dvorak/Sabrina Federici (Texas Tech), 10 a.m.
Bhosale and Pierson will take on Sarah Dvorak and Sabrina Federici of Texas Tech in a doubles semifinal Sunday at 10 a.m. Pierson will return to the court at 1:30 p.m. to take on Blair Shankle of Baylor in a singles semifinal match. Pierson defeated Aggie teammate Tina Bokhua, 6-3, 6-4, in the quarterfinals to advance.
Olivares also will be in action starting at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday as she takes on Valeria Lopez of UTA in the consolation semifinals.
Singles and doubles championships are scheduled to be played Monday, with the winners advancing to face other regional winners across the country at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships, Nov. 3-6, in Flushing, N.Y.
Texas A&M tournament results are listed below. Complete results and brackets are available at http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=192905#&&s=8Results0
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN or on Facebook at Facebook.com/AggieWomensTennis.
Thursday, October 20
Singles—Main Draw
128 Jordan Henry (ACU) def. Mason Strickland (A&M), 6-0, 2-0 withdraw (inj.)
64 Agustina Serio (UTA) def. #15 Saska Gavrilovska (A&M), 6-3, 6-3
64 Fernanda Astete (Rice) def. Macarena Olivares (A&M), 6-2, 7-6 (5)
64 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Savannah Durkin (Rice), 6-2, 6-2
64 Tina Bokhua (A&M) def. Minying Liang (North Texas), 6-4, 6-3
64 Rutuja Bhosale (A&M) def. Katie Poluta (Texas), 6-2, 6-4
Doubles—Main Draw
64 Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M) def. Kaja Ljubic/Denise Maxl (SFA), 8-6
Friday, October 21
Singles—Main Draw
32 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Vanesa Calvo Pardo (SFA), 6-2, 6-1
32 Tina Bokhua (A&M) def. Astrid Gehre (UTA), 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
32 Miriam Rosell (UTSA) def. Rutuja Bhosale (A&M), 6-2, 6-3
Singles—Consolation
R1 Joy Ming Ming Chia (Texas State) vs. Mason Strickland (A&M), walkover
R2 Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Darinka Tiboldi (SFA), 6-2, 6-2
R2 Madison Cleff (Texas) vs. Saska Gavrilovska (A&M), w/d (pc)
R3 Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Autumn Crossnoe (ACU), 6-0, 6-2
Doubles—Main Draw
32 Rutuja Bhosale/Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Sarah Adams/Lucile Pothier (ACU), 8-4
32 Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M) def. Chelsea Crovetti/Neda Koprcina (Texas), 8-7 (5)
32 Tina Bokhua/Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Jessica Hinojosa Gomez/Theresa Van Zyl (Baylor), 8-5
32 Lindsey Hodge/Priya Niezgoda (Rice) def. Saska Gavrilovska/Stefania Hristov (A&M), 8-6
16 Rutuja Bhosale/Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Savannah Durkin/Alison Ho (Rice), 8-3
16 Gabriela Talaba/Alexandra Valenstein (Texas Tech) def. Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M), 8-7 (4)
16 Maria Kononova/Tamuna Kutubidze (UNT) def. Tina Bokhua/Macarena Olivares (A&M), 8-2
Doubles—Consolation
R2 Saska Gavrilovska/Stefania Hristov (A&M) def. Laura Cabrera/Denisa Ibrahimovic (UTSA), 8-6
Saturday, October 22
Singles—Main Draw
16 Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Sabrina Federici (Texas Tech), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
16 Tina Bokhua (A&M) def. Wendy Zhang (Rice), 7-6 (4), 6-0
QF Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Tina Bokhua (A&M), 6-3, 6-4
Singles—Consolation
R4 Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Caroline Wegner (TCU), 7-6 (4), 6-0
QF Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Jessica Birowski (UTA), 6-1, 6-0
Doubles—Main Draw
QF Rutuja Bhosale/Rachel Pierson (A&M) def. Petra Granic/Dani Wagland (Texas), 8-5
Doubles—Consolation
R3 Lauren Hidalgo-Smith/Darinka Tiboldi (SFA) def. Saska Gavrilovska/Stefania Hristov (A&M), 8-4
Sunday, October 23
Singles—Main Draw
SF Rachel Pierson (A&M) vs. Blair Shankle (Baylor), 1:30 p.m.
Singles—Consolation
SF Macarena Olivares (A&M) vs. Valeria Lopez (UTA), 1:30 p.m.
Doubles—Main Draw
SF Rutuja Bhosale/Rachel Pierson (A&M) vs. Sarah Dvorak/Sabrina Federici (Texas Tech), 10 a.m.