ST. PETER, Minn. – The final four singles and doubles pairings at the ITA Midwest Regional are set after Saturday’s play. In singles play, Jillian Wallace of UW-Whitewater will face Natalie Wijesinghe of UW-Eau Claire, while Alex Talyansky of UW-Whitewater will take on Braina Hartmann of Gustavus. In doubles, top-seed Resnick and French of Coe will face No. 4 seed McGuire and Wallace of UW-Whitewater, while Bellissimo and Spahn of UW-La Crosse will take on Henderson and Wijesinghe of UW-Eau Claire.
Gustavus’s Ginger Valentine made it to the round of 16 with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Laura Sonday, but lost 6-4, 6-3 to Wijensinghe. Katie Aney lost her first match today in a three-set marathon breaker 4-6, 6-2, 13-11 to Maddie Riermann of Bethel.
The doubles team of Aney and Hartmann defeated Sonday and Lois of Saint Mary’s 8-3, but lost in the round of 16 to McGuire and Wallace of UW-Whitewater. Valentine and Hannah Borgh lost in the round of 32 to Lindsay and Benoy of St. Thomas 9-7.
The semifinals of the ITA Midwest Regional begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow.