NAU Reaches Doubles Final at ITA Mountain Regionals<\/p>\n
Women’s Tennis \/ October 11, 2025<\/p>\n
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (October 11, 2025) \u2013\u00a0The Northern Arizona women’s tennis team continued its fall season at the ITA Mountain Regional Championships in Provo, Utah on the campus of Brigham Young University this past week, wrapping up today. The tournament precedes the ITA Masters, scheduled for Nov. 5-9 in San Diego.<\/p>\n
Natalie Rainke<\/a> and Madelynn Ludwig<\/a> highlighted the performance with the Lumberjacks’ first appearance in the finals of doubles since 2019, while Patrycja Niewiadomska<\/a> reached the round of 16 in singles. NAU tallied nine wins in matches throughout the whole week.<\/p>\n Madelynn Ludwig<\/a> and Leontina Stojanovic<\/a> began the week competing in the qualifying draw. Ludwig lost in straight sets to Ruby Hansen (Denver), 6-2, 6-3, while Stojanovic pushed Chenyue Xu (Idaho) to three sets but ultimately fell short, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.<\/p>\n In the main draw of singles, Patrycja Niewiadomska<\/a> and Natalie Rainke<\/a> opened the round of 64 with wins in straight sets. Niewiadomska took down Wiem Boubaker (Nevada), 6-4, 6-3, while Rainke defeated Luana Avelar (CSU) 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the next round.<\/p>\n In the round of 32, Niewiadomska continued her strong performance with a victory over Pia Rebec (Col.) 6-1, 6-4. Rainke fought hard against Grace Levelston of BYU, but fell in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Niewiadomska then ran into eventual singles finalist Emma Kamper (Utah) in the round of 16, falling short to a score of 6-4, 6-2.<\/p>\n In doubles, NAU began the round of 64 with two victories. Rainke and Ludwig handled Jessica Hill and Naomi Johnson (Weber), 8-2, while Niewiadomska and Elen Jantacova<\/a> took a close match against Alicia Celorios Morales and Paulina Aleksandrowicz (Weber), 8-6. The NAU women’s tennis team will be back in action on Oct. 31 as they travel to Tempe, Arizona to take part in the Thunderbird Invitational at Arizona State University.\u00a0<\/p>\n To stay up to date with NAU Women’s Tennis, follow the Jacks on\u00a0X<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n RESULTS: Main Draw (Round of 64) Round of 32 Round of 16 Extra Matches 10\/8 Extra Matches 10\/9 DOUBLES\u00a0 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals \n\u00a0
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\nRainke and Ludwig continued in the round of 32 with a victory over Silvia Maria Costache and Marlene Forster (Nevada) 8-6, while Luana Avelar and Sorcha Caves (ISU) ended Niewiadomska and Jantacova’s run, 8-4.
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\nThe round of 16 brought another close encounter, with Rainke and Ludwig taking an 8-5 win over Natalie Cinkova and Louise Wikander (Denver), before doubling up Whitney Moon and Anna Pinaieva (NMSU) in the quarterfinals, 8-4.
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\nThe semifinals were a similar story, as the pair took down Naomi Schraeder and Jessica Matthews of Idaho 6-3, 6-3. The finals match was hard-fought, but ultimately ended in a 6-3, 6-3 decision to Grace Levelston and Kendall Kovick of BYU.
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\nRainke and Ludwig’s appearance in the doubles final is the first for NAU since 2019, when Adrianna Sosnowska<\/a>\u00a0and Mimi Bland’s<\/a>\u00a0made it in 2019.<\/p>\n
\nSingles – Qualifying Draw
\nChenyue Xu (Idaho) def. Leontina Stojanovic<\/a> (NAU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
\nRuby Hansen (Denver) def. Madelynn Ludwig<\/a> (NAU) 6-2, 6-3
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\nPatrycja Niewaidomska (NAU) def. Wiem Boubaker (Nevada) 6-4, 6-3
\nAnya Nelson (Col.) def. Elen Jantacova<\/a> (NAU) 0-6, 7-5, 6-4
\nKarina Mohamed (BYU) def. Andrea Noguera<\/a> (NAU) 6-2, 7-5
\nNatalie Rainke<\/a> (NAU) def. Luana Avelar (CSU) 6-4, 6-3<\/p>\n
\nGrace Levelston (BYU) def. Natalie Rainke<\/a> (NAU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
\nPatrycja Niewiadomska<\/a> (NAU) def. Pia Rebec (Col.) 6-1, 6-4<\/p>\n
\nEmma Kamper (Utah) def. Patrycja Niewiadomska<\/a> (NAU) 6-4, 6-2<\/p>\n
\nHudson Hawkins (UNLV) def. Madelynn Ludwig<\/a> (NAU) 6-1, 7-6(7-5), 10-8
\nWhitney Moon (NMSU) def. Leontina Stojanovic<\/a> (NAU) 7-5, 7-5<\/p>\n
\nAleksandra Bozinovska (Weber) def. Mia Wolter<\/a> (NAU) 6-2, 6-0<\/p>\n
\nRound of 64
\nYu-Yun Chen and Sage Bergeson (BYU) def. Leontina Stojanovic<\/a> and Andrea Noguera<\/a> (NAU), 8-3
\nNatalie Rainke<\/a> and Madelynn Ludwig<\/a> (NAU) def. Jessica Hill and Naomi Johnson (Weber) 8-2
\nPatrycja Niewiadomska<\/a> and Elen Jantacova<\/a> (NAU) def. Alicia Celorios Morales and Paulina Aleksandrowicz (Weber), 8-6<\/p>\n
\nNatalie Rainke<\/a> and Madelynn Ludwig<\/a> (NAU) def. Silvia Maria Costache and Marlene Forster (Nevada) 8-6
\nLuana Avelar and Sorcha Caves (ISU) def. Patrycja Niewiadomska<\/a> and Elen Jantacova<\/a> (NAU), 8-4<\/p>\n
\nNatalie Rainke<\/a> and Madelynn Ludwig<\/a> (NAU) def. Natalie Cinkova and Louise Wikander (Denver), 8-5<\/p>\n
\nNatalie Rainke<\/a> and Madelynn Ludwig<\/a> (NAU) def. Whitney Moon and Anna Pinaieva (NMSU) 8-4<\/p>\n
\nNatalie Rainke<\/a> and Madelynn Ludwig<\/a> (NAU) def. Naomi Schraeder and Jessica Matthews (Idaho) 6-3, 6-3<\/p>\n
\nGrace Levelston and Kendall Kovick (BYU) def. Natalie Rainke<\/a> and Madelynn Ludwig<\/a> (NAU), 6-3, 6-2<\/p>\n
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