FLUSHING, N.Y. – The Southern New Hampshire University women's tennis team opened up play at the ITA East Regional Championships on Friday at the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center, following the postponement of Thursday's initial day of action. Junior
Dajana Abadzic (Weinstadt, Germany), sophomore
Lois Tsui (Amsterdam, Netherlands), freshman
Eyglo Armannsdottir (Reykjavik, Iceland) and junior
Nadya Lyekontseva (Kyiv, Ukraine) all advanced to the Round of 32 in the singles bracket. All three Penmen doubles teams received byes into the Round of 32, as well.
Singles
#13
Dajana Abadzic (SNHU) – BYE – R128
#13 Abadzic (SNHU) def. Miranda Bosch (D'Youville), 0-6, 6-3, 13-11 – R64
#13 Abadzic vs. Shreethika Vangala (St. Thomas Aquinas) – R32
Eyglo Armannsdottir (SNHU) – BYE – R128
Armannsdottir (SNHU) def. Ana Maria Ricuarte (Saint Michael's), 6-2, 6-4 – R64
Armannsdottir (SNHU) vs. #6 Zuzanna Witkowska (Adelphi) – R32
Nadya Lyekontseva (SNHU) – BYE – R128
Lyekontseva (SNHU) def. Nadja Zmukic (District of Columbia), 5-7, 6-3, 10-1 – R64
Lyekontseva (SNHU) vs. #16 Lilie Bizouerne (Queens (N.Y.)) – R32
Lucia Dusseljee (SNHU) – BYE – R128
Gabriela Almeida (Franklin Pierce) def. Dusseljee (SNHU), 6-3, 6-2 – R64
Lois Tsui (SNHU) def. Lydia Zafeiri (Queens (N.Y.)), 1-6, 6-4, 10-5 – R128
Tsui (SNHU) def. Mina Randjelovic (D'Youville), 6-1, 6-2 – R64
Tsui (SNHU) vs. #5 Irene Garbo (Saint Anselm) – R32
Megan Leck (SNHU) def. Candela Tortosa Balaguer (Franklin Pierce), 6-4, 3-6, 15-13 – R128
Regina Ruiz (Queens (N.Y.)) def. Leck (SNHU), 6-2, 6-1 – R64
Doubles