All-Texan doubles final caps off ITA Texas Regional Championships

FORT WORTH/STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Tarleton State Tennis finished off the 2024 ITA Texas Regional Championships with an All-Texan doubles final of the consolation draw, with junior Emma Persson and senior Noelia Lorca clinching the consolation doubles draw.

Persson/Lorca defeated Ximena Morales and Maria Castano 8-6 in the doubles final of the consolation draw on Monday at Tarleton Tennis Facility.

Persson also shined in singles, collecting wins over opponents from SMU and North Texas in the main draw to advance to the Round of 16. This was the second time in the Swedish's career where she came up with at least two main draw wins at the ITA Texas Regional Championships. She advanced to the Round of 16 as a true freshman in 2022.

Freshman Duru Kuscu secured a spot in the singles main draw by collecting a pair of wins in the qualifying draw. Kuscu did not lose a set in the qualifying draw en route to being the second Tarleton State true freshman in the last three years to qualify for the ITA Texas Regional Championships main draw.

After Persson/Lorca fell short in their Round of 64 main draw doubles match, the Tarleton State duo strung together a pair of tightly contested victories. Persson/Lorca won its next two doubles matches through the tiebreak and coasted in the quarterfinals to secure a semifinal spot. The duo defeated their opponent from UTSA to clinch their consolation finals spot.

Morales/Castano advanced to the Round of 32 and was defeated by TCU in the second round, but the duo came up with three consecutive doubles wins to reach the finals against their Tarleton State teammates. After a quarterfinals victory against the Texas State duo, Morales/Castano were victorious against their opponents from Baylor in the semifinals to set up the All Texan consolation doubles final.

"We had a great tournament overall. Everyone was excited for another opportunity to play and everyone competed well," head coach Elianne Douglas-Miron said. "To have Emma and Duru in the main draw and two teams in the finals of the consolation for doubles is a big deal for us. We beat some excellent players along the way and really improved our doubles through match play, which is hard to do. Our players are taking ownership of their game and you can see the hard work paying off in matches. I look forward to continuing to work hard and make even bigger improvements before spring."

Tarleton State wraps up the fall portion of the season eyeing a championship at the WAC Fall Tennis Invitational in Abilene starting Oct. 25.

Results
Doubles Main Draw
Round of 64
Morales/Castano def. Bobadilla/El Fadili (Prairie View A&M), Walkover
Bjork/Stavropoulos (SMU) def. Persson/Lorca, 8-5

Round of 32
Otway/Pascual (TCU) def. Morales/Castano, 8-2

Consolation
Round of 32
Persson/Lorca def. Mireles/Reed (Texas A&M), 8-7(6)

Round of 16
Morales/Castano def. Corsini/Youri (UTSA), 8-7 (6)
Persson/Lorca def. Rooth/Chavez (Stephen F. Austin), 8-7 (3)

Quarterfinals
Morales/Castano def. Simme/Niers (Texas State), 8-5
Persson/Lorca def. Subba/Sadadinovic (Sam Houston State), 8-0

Semifinals
Morales/Castano def. Berry/YU (Baylor), 8-6
Persson/Lorca def. Babenko/Sanchez (UTSA), 8-4

Finals
Persson/Lorca def. Morales/Castano, 8-6

Singles Main Draw
Round of 64
Persson def. Schefke (SMU), 6-3, 7-5
Tiglea (Baylor) def. Kuscu, 6-2, 6-2

Round of 32
Persson def. Pielet (North Texas), 6-0, 2-6, 7-5

Round of 16
Otway (TCU) def. Persson, 6-0, 6-3

Consolation
Round of 32
Kuscu def. Sepa (Houston), Walkover

Round of 16
Rooth (Stephen F. Austin) def. Kuscu, 6-2, 6-3

Singles Qualifying Draw
First Round
Castano def. Hohmann (Sam Houston State), 6-2, 6-3
Mukhutdinova def. Schnabel (Sam Houston State), 6-0, 6-2
Morales def. Lora Meza (Texas State), 6-1, 6-2
Kuscu def. Matovic (Incarnate Word), 6-2, 7-5
Selvaraj (Rice) def. Sobius, 6-2, 6-0

Second Round
Kuscu def. Niers (Texas State), 6-2, 6-1
Creath (Texas State) def. Castano, 6-4, 7-6 (6)
Sanchez (UTSA) def. Mukhutdinova, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Adati (North Texas) def. Morales, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (2)

Consolation
Sobius def. Cascos (Abilene Christian), 6-4, 6-2

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