{"id":899511,"date":"2026-09-21T01:08:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T01:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/899511\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T01:08:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T01:08:10","slug":"wildcats-compete-in-first-two-days-of-ita-all-american-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/899511\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildcats Compete in First Two Days of ITA All-American Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

CARY, N.C. \u2013 Two Wildcats, senior Maralgoo Chogsomjav<\/a> and sophomore Martaa Chogsomjav<\/a> competed in the first two days of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championship at Cary Tennis Park.
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\nThe sisters competed individually in singles play starting in the pre-qualifying draw on Saturday (September 19). In their first matches, both Chogsomjav women fell short of their opponents, including a three-set battle for Maralgoo.
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\nWhile facing Allison Isaacs from Boise State, the senior dropped the first set but fought back in the next to a tiebreaker decision with a 7-6 (7-5) victory. Going into the final set she could not maintain momentum, falling short as she did in the first set with a 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 3-6 final score.
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\nMartaa competed against Duke’s Ava Krug where she could only string together a couple points to lose in straight sets, 2-6, 2-6.
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\nBoth women continued to compete on Sunday (September 20) in the consolation bracket, with Martaa earning a win. Going against Abigail Lee from Brown University, the sophomore allowed her opponent only a few points to sweep the match 6-2, 6-3.
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\nMaralgoo faced Illinois’ Kimiko Cooper but retired the match in the second set as the scoreboard read 4-6, 1-3.
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\nK-State will continue the fall season, looking forward to three tournaments in the next two weeks. On Friday-Saturday (September 25-26) the Omaha\/Creighton Invitational will take place in Omaha, Neb., at the Koch Tennis Center.
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\nITA All-American Championship
\nCary Tennis Park
\nCary, N.C.
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\nSaturday, September 19
\nSingles Competition:\u00a0Pre-Qualifying First Round
\nAva Krug (DUKE) def. Martaa Chogsomjav<\/a> (KSU) 6-2, 6-2
\nAllison Isaacs (BSU) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav<\/a> (KSU) 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3
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\nSunday, September 20
\nSingles Competition: Consolation Bracket
\nMartaa Chogsomjav<\/a> (KSU) def. Abigail Lee (BU) 6-2, 6-3
\nKimiko Cooper (ILL) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav<\/a> (KSU) 6-4, 3-1 [ret.]
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