FORT WORTH, Texas – Texas A&M went a combined 5-5 in singles matches and 1-0 in doubles on the first day of the ITA Texas Regional Championship, presented by Oracle, at TCU's Bayard H Friedman Tennis Center.
"Overall we had a productive day," Texas A&M head coach Mark Weaver said. "We had some ups and downs, but we are definitely learning some things and figuring out some things and making forward progress. That is ultimately our goal each and every day, to learn and get better and continue on with the process throughout the season."
Freshmen Dorthea Faa-Hviding and Riley McQuaid got the Aggies started with an 8-4 doubles victory over Julia Navajo and Ana Perez of Texas State. A&M's other two doubles teams, 29th-ranked Domenica Gonzalez and Eva Paalma, who are the No. 2 seed in the 64-team doubles draw, and Iulia Ivascu and Macarena Olivares, received first-round byes and will begin doubles action Saturday morning.
In singles, Olivares and McQuaid each won their first two rounds of matches to advance to the round of 32. Olivares held off Sarai Monarrez of SMU, 6-0, 6-7 (5), 6-2, to advance to the second round and then crushed Flavia Gutierrez of Texas State, 6-0, 6-0, to reach the round of 32. The senior will face No. 15 seed Jessica Hinojosa Gomez of Baylor at noon on Saturday.
McQuaid topped Ana Glumac of Houston, 6-2, 6-3, in the opening round and then defeated Klara Mrcela of UT-Arlington, 6-0, 6-1, in the round of 64 to advance. McQuaid will face No. 11 seed Anna Turati of Texas on Saturday at noon.
Paalma, a senior making her first appearance of the fall season, also won her first-round match as A&M won three of five matches in the 128-player first round. Paalma defeated Tyler Duncum of Texas, 6-0, 6-2, but then suffered a 7-5, 6-1 loss to No. 9 seed Liza Buss of SMU in the round of 64.
Margo Taylor, who drew a bye in the first round, also was eliminated in the second round after falling to Alex Jones of Texas State, 7-5, 7-6 (4).
Ivascu and Faa-Hviding both suffered first-round losses in the singles main draw. Ivascu fell to Lauren Alter of Houston, 6-0, 6-2, and then fell in the first round of consolations, dropping a 6-1, 6-3 decision to Whitney Williams of Abilene Christian.
Faa-Hviding fell to Minying Liang of North Texas, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2. Faa-Hviding received a bye in the first two rounds of the consolation draw and will face Anzhelika Shapovalova of SMU in the round of 32 on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Complete results and draws are available at http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=209688
Live scoring is not available on the internet, but there will be a live stream available for matches played on the six purple varsity courts at https://www.playsight.com/#/livestreaming/tennis/tcu
Singles and doubles championships are scheduled to be played Tuesday, with the winners advancing to face other regional winners across the country at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in November in Flushing, N.Y.
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.
2017 ITA Texas Regional Championship
Bayard H Friedman Tennis Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Friday, Oct. 13
Doubles—First Round (64)
Dorthea Faa-Hviding/Riley McQuaid (A&M) def. Julia Navajo/Ana Perez (Texas State), 8-4
#29 Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M), bye
Iulia Ivascu/Macarena Olivares (A&M), bye
Singles Main Draw—First Round (128)
Eva Paalma (A&M) def. Tyler Duncum (Texas), 6-0, 6-2
Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Sarai Monarrez (SMU), 6-0, 6-7 (5), 6-2
Lauren Alter (Houston) def. Iulia Ivascu (A&M), 6-0, 6-2
Minying Liang (North Texas) def. Dorthea Faa-Hviding (A&M), 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
Riley McQuaid (A&M) def. Ana Glumac (Houston), 6-2, 6-3
Margo Taylor (A&M), bye
Singles Main Draw—Second Round (64)
#77 Liza Buss (SMU) def. Eva Paalma (A&M), 7-5, 6-1
Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Flavia Gutierrez (Texas State), 6-0, 6-0
Riley McQuaid (A&M) def. Klara Mrcela (UTA), 6-0, 6-1
Alex Jones (Texas State) def. Margo Taylor (A&M), 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Singles Consolation – First Round (128)
Whitney Williams (ACU) def. Iulia Ivascu (A&M), 6-1, 6-3
Dorthea Faa-Hviding (A&M), bye
Singles Consolation – Second Round (64)
Dorthea Faa-Hviding (A&M), bye
Saturday, Oct. 14
Doubles Main Draw—Second Round
Dorthea Faa-Hviding/Riley McQuaid (A&M) vs. Marta Perez Mur/Dani Wagland (Texas), 8:30 a.m.
Iulia Ivascu/Macarena Olivares (A&M) vs. Lindsey Hodge/Wendy Zhang (Rice), 8:30 a.m.
#29 Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M) vs. Victoria Kareh/Matea Zemunik (Incarnate Word), 8:30 a.m.
Singles—Main Draw (32)
Macarena Olivares (A&M) vs. Jessica Hinojosa Gomez (Baylor), 12 p.m.
Riley McQuaid (A&M) vs. #125 Anna Turati (Texas), 12 p.m.
Singles Consolation – Second Round (32)
Dorthea Faa-Hviding (A&M) vs. vs. Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU), 4 p.m.
"Overall we had a productive day," Texas A&M head coach Mark Weaver said. "We had some ups and downs, but we are definitely learning some things and figuring out some things and making forward progress. That is ultimately our goal each and every day, to learn and get better and continue on with the process throughout the season."
Freshmen Dorthea Faa-Hviding and Riley McQuaid got the Aggies started with an 8-4 doubles victory over Julia Navajo and Ana Perez of Texas State. A&M's other two doubles teams, 29th-ranked Domenica Gonzalez and Eva Paalma, who are the No. 2 seed in the 64-team doubles draw, and Iulia Ivascu and Macarena Olivares, received first-round byes and will begin doubles action Saturday morning.
In singles, Olivares and McQuaid each won their first two rounds of matches to advance to the round of 32. Olivares held off Sarai Monarrez of SMU, 6-0, 6-7 (5), 6-2, to advance to the second round and then crushed Flavia Gutierrez of Texas State, 6-0, 6-0, to reach the round of 32. The senior will face No. 15 seed Jessica Hinojosa Gomez of Baylor at noon on Saturday.
McQuaid topped Ana Glumac of Houston, 6-2, 6-3, in the opening round and then defeated Klara Mrcela of UT-Arlington, 6-0, 6-1, in the round of 64 to advance. McQuaid will face No. 11 seed Anna Turati of Texas on Saturday at noon.
Paalma, a senior making her first appearance of the fall season, also won her first-round match as A&M won three of five matches in the 128-player first round. Paalma defeated Tyler Duncum of Texas, 6-0, 6-2, but then suffered a 7-5, 6-1 loss to No. 9 seed Liza Buss of SMU in the round of 64.
Margo Taylor, who drew a bye in the first round, also was eliminated in the second round after falling to Alex Jones of Texas State, 7-5, 7-6 (4).
Ivascu and Faa-Hviding both suffered first-round losses in the singles main draw. Ivascu fell to Lauren Alter of Houston, 6-0, 6-2, and then fell in the first round of consolations, dropping a 6-1, 6-3 decision to Whitney Williams of Abilene Christian.
Faa-Hviding fell to Minying Liang of North Texas, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2. Faa-Hviding received a bye in the first two rounds of the consolation draw and will face Anzhelika Shapovalova of SMU in the round of 32 on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Complete results and draws are available at http://tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/TournamentHome/Tournament.aspx?T=209688
Live scoring is not available on the internet, but there will be a live stream available for matches played on the six purple varsity courts at https://www.playsight.com/#/livestreaming/tennis/tcu
Singles and doubles championships are scheduled to be played Tuesday, with the winners advancing to face other regional winners across the country at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in November in Flushing, N.Y.
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.
2017 ITA Texas Regional Championship
Bayard H Friedman Tennis Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Friday, Oct. 13
Doubles—First Round (64)
Dorthea Faa-Hviding/Riley McQuaid (A&M) def. Julia Navajo/Ana Perez (Texas State), 8-4
#29 Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M), bye
Iulia Ivascu/Macarena Olivares (A&M), bye
Singles Main Draw—First Round (128)
Eva Paalma (A&M) def. Tyler Duncum (Texas), 6-0, 6-2
Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Sarai Monarrez (SMU), 6-0, 6-7 (5), 6-2
Lauren Alter (Houston) def. Iulia Ivascu (A&M), 6-0, 6-2
Minying Liang (North Texas) def. Dorthea Faa-Hviding (A&M), 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
Riley McQuaid (A&M) def. Ana Glumac (Houston), 6-2, 6-3
Margo Taylor (A&M), bye
Singles Main Draw—Second Round (64)
#77 Liza Buss (SMU) def. Eva Paalma (A&M), 7-5, 6-1
Macarena Olivares (A&M) def. Flavia Gutierrez (Texas State), 6-0, 6-0
Riley McQuaid (A&M) def. Klara Mrcela (UTA), 6-0, 6-1
Alex Jones (Texas State) def. Margo Taylor (A&M), 7-5, 7-6 (4)
Singles Consolation – First Round (128)
Whitney Williams (ACU) def. Iulia Ivascu (A&M), 6-1, 6-3
Dorthea Faa-Hviding (A&M), bye
Singles Consolation – Second Round (64)
Dorthea Faa-Hviding (A&M), bye
Saturday, Oct. 14
Doubles Main Draw—Second Round
Dorthea Faa-Hviding/Riley McQuaid (A&M) vs. Marta Perez Mur/Dani Wagland (Texas), 8:30 a.m.
Iulia Ivascu/Macarena Olivares (A&M) vs. Lindsey Hodge/Wendy Zhang (Rice), 8:30 a.m.
#29 Domenica Gonzalez/Eva Paalma (A&M) vs. Victoria Kareh/Matea Zemunik (Incarnate Word), 8:30 a.m.
Singles—Main Draw (32)
Macarena Olivares (A&M) vs. Jessica Hinojosa Gomez (Baylor), 12 p.m.
Riley McQuaid (A&M) vs. #125 Anna Turati (Texas), 12 p.m.
Singles Consolation – Second Round (32)
Dorthea Faa-Hviding (A&M) vs. vs. Anzhelika Shapovalova (SMU), 4 p.m.