{"id":196455,"date":"2025-10-08T02:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/196455\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T02:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T02:45:09","slug":"team-opens-play-at-regionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/196455\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Opens Play at Regionals"},"content":{"rendered":"

PROVO, Utah \u2013 A long journey has to start with a first step, which Tuesday’s matches provided at the ITA Mountain Regionals, hosted by BYU. Colorado State’s contingent took a few forward as the doubles bracket was introduced, along with the qualifying bracket for singles.
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\nThe team started by picking up a pair of\u00a0 doubles wins on the opening day, with the pairing of Luana Avelar<\/a> and Sorcha Caves<\/a> sticking together for an 8-4 win over a squad from Idaho State. Freshman combo Leyla Tozin<\/a> and Dylan Voeks<\/a> also advanced with an 8-6 victory over a Boise State pair.
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\nThe only singles matches played on the day were in the qualifying draw, with players needing two wins to earn a slot in the main draw. All four matches involving Rams went three sets, with three of them requiring a tiebreaker in one of the sets.
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\nThe only CSU player to advance out of the first round was Tozin with her 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 decision against Utah State’s Magdalena Nunez Pureco, later falling in the second round.
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\nWednesday’s play begins at 8 a.m., with two rounds of doubles, followed by the first round of singles play in the main draw which includes Avelar and Caves. All three Rams who dropped singles matches in qualifying are expected to play a consolation match at the end of the day.
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\nCSU Results
\nDoubles
\nNatalie Cinkova\/Louise Wikander, DU, d. Diana Lizarazo<\/a>\/Annika Planinsek<\/a>, 8-2
\nLeyla Tozin<\/a>\/Dylan Voeks<\/a> d. Ryan Kershner\/Stella Beldiman, BSU, 8-6
\nLuana Avelar<\/a>\/Sorcha Caves<\/a> d. Stefanya Shalakhova\/Asem Shoybek, ISU, 8-4
\nSingles
\nQualifying Draw
\nAlicia Celorio Morales, WSU, d. Voeks, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
\nNatalie Cinkova, DU, d. Lizarazo 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-2
\nEszter Kis-Czako, UNLV, d. Planinsek 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (9)
\nTozin d. Magdalena Nunez Pureco, USU, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5
\nEmmy Richards, USU, d. Tozin, 6-1, 6-1
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