{"id":930864,"date":"2026-10-17T00:46:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T00:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/930864\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T00:46:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T00:46:09","slug":"wildcats-doubles-team-advance-to-quarterfinals-at-ita-central-regional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/930864\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildcats Doubles Team Advance to Quarterfinals at ITA Central Regional"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEMPHIS, Tenn.- The K-State women’s tennis team continued day two of the ITA Central Regional Championship on Friday (October 16) as four women competed in the singles main draw and a doubles team advanced to the quarterfinal round at the Leftwich Tennis Center.
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\nFreshman Sabrina Balderrama<\/a> and sophomore Varya Bernovich<\/a> recorded consecutive wins in the doubles bracket through the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals. The next round is set for Saturday (October 17) at 9 a.m. CT, versus Nahyeong Cho and Meg McCarty from Kansas.
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\nThe duo, playing in 8-game pro sets, started off with a win over Paola Garcia and Sofia Loglo from Lindenwood at 8-3. The two then faced Big 12 foe Oklahoma State’s Veronika Kliuch and Arina Malygina where the young team was once again victorious in a closer 8-5 match.
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\nBalderrama, freshman Marta Leon<\/a> and senior Maralgoo Chogsomjav<\/a> also recorded wins in the first round of the singles main draw.
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\nBalderrama, victorious in six matches over two days, encountered a consecutive three-set match, this time against the hosting Tigers’ Leonie Moeller. After a 6-3 first set in her favor, Balderrama faced adversity as she dropped a close tiebreaker in the next set but rallied back to close the match victorious at 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4.
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\nLeon saw to a quick match against Oklahoma’s Sara Shumate as she shut out her opponent in the first set before securing a sweep at 6-0, 6-3.
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\nMaralgoo started off in a close battle with Natalie Oliver from Arkansas as the two reached a tiebreaker but Chogsomjav captured the set and continued to dominate in the next as she didn’t allow another point, winning 7-6 (7-4), 6-0.
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\nMaralgoo and her sister, sophomore Martaa Chogsomjav<\/a>, also found success in the doubles round of 32 before falling in the next. The duo came out on top over Natalia Koppova and Moeller from Memphis at 3-8 but against against Kansas’ Polina Koneva and Kyoka Kubo they could not gain an advantage, losing 4-8.
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\nEarlier in the day, Martaa competed in the singles main draw versus the Jayhawk Cho but could not swing the momentum in her favor, falling 3-6, 4-6.
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\nThree more Wildcats competed in extra matches, all securing another win as the team is now 14-7 in singles matches over two days. Bernovich swept KU’s McCarty after only allowing one point per set at 6-1, 6-1.
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\nSenior Margaret Jaraczewski<\/a> competed in a another three-set match, this time to Andjelija Markovic from Missouri State. She secured the first set 6-3 but lost her footing in the next not putting any points on the board but in the match tiebreak she went back and forth with her opponent before eventually coming out on top with a final high score of 6-3, 0-6, 13-11.
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\nSophomore Diana Smolinska<\/a> encountered a high scoring match after forcing a third set versus Tulsa’s Erin McKenzie. After dropping the first set she rallied in the next in a tiebreaker where she gained the upper hand at 9-7. In the match tiebreak she held her opponent back just enough to secure the win at 2-6, 7-6 (9-7), 10-5.
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\nDay three continues in Memphis on Saturday with the doubles quarterfinals prior to the second round of the singles main draw at 10:30 a.m.
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\nITA Central Regional
\nLeftwich Tennis Center
\nMemphis, Tenn.
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\nSingles Competition- Main Draw First Round
\nMarta Leon<\/a> (KSU) def. Sara Shumate (OU) 6-0, 6-3
\nMaralgoo Chogsomjav<\/a> (KSU) def. Natalie Oliver (ARK) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
\nSabrina Balderrama<\/a> (KSU) def. Leonie Moeller (MEM) 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4
\nNahyeong Cho (KU) def. Martaa Chogsomjav<\/a> (KSU) 6-3, 6-4
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\nB Draw
\nNatalia Perez Ortega (ORU) def. Addison Renfro<\/a> (KSU) 6-2, 6-1
\nKira Smith (ISU) def. Mallory Renfro<\/a> (KSU) 6-2, 6-0
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\nC Draw
\nVarya Bernovich<\/a> (KSU) def. Meg McCarty (KU) 6-1, 6-1
\nDiana Smolinska<\/a> (KSU) def. Erin McKenzie (TUL) 2-6, 7-6 (9-7), 10-5
\nMargaret Jaraczewski<\/a> (KSU) def. Andjelija Markovic (MSU) 6-3, 0-6, 13-11
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\nDoubles Competition- Round of 32
\nSabrina Balderrama<\/a>\/Varya Bernovich<\/a> (KSU) def. Paola Garcia\/Sofia Loglo (LIN) 8-3
\nMaralgoo Chogsomjav<\/a>\/Martaa Chogsomjav<\/a> (KSU) def. Natalia Koppova\/Leonie Moeller (MEM) 8-3
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\nRound of 16
\nSabrina Balderrama<\/a>\/Varya Bernovich<\/a> (KSU) def. Veronika Kliuch\/Arina Malygina (OSU) 8-5
\nPolina Koneva\/Kyoka Kubo (KU) def. Maralgoo Chogsomjav<\/a>\/Martaa Chogsomjav<\/a> (KSU) 8-4
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\nConsolation Bracket
\nMatilde Ercoli\/Marielou Baudouin (MSU) def. Margaret Jaraczewski<\/a>\/Marta Leon<\/a> (KSU) 8-7 (7-5)
\nCarla Muro Castellvi\/Lara Margocova (ASU) def. Addison Renfro<\/a>\/Mallory Renfro<\/a> (KSU) 8-1
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