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Urchoeguia Earns a Pair of Wins on Opening Day of ITA Regional
10/5/2023 6:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis
With a win tomorrow she’ll advance to the main event
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Carla Urchoeguia opened the ITA South Regional with a bang on Thursday, October 5, winning both of her singles matches in Baton Rouge. She advanced to the final round of qualifiers where with a win she'll advance to the top 64 of the main event.
Urchoeguia opened the day by dispatching Irene Artigas Taberner of Jacksonville State, 6-4, 6-4. In the next round, she held off Northwestern State's Honoka Umeda, 6-2, 7-6 (8) to continue on.
Elsewhere in the bracket, teammate Jenaila Prulla went to three sets against Sofia Garcia of Northwestern State but fell, 3-6, 6-0, 10-8. Fellow Cajun Christine Tchanichev fell to Delien Kleinhans of South Alabama, 6-2, 6-2, in the opening round of the qualifiers.
Tomorrow Urchoeguia aims to make the event's main draw against Marta Serra from North Alabama.
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Admission to all Louisiana home matches throughout the season is free of charge for all and open to the public. Fans can track the progress of the matches involving Louisiana through CajunStats.com, with links accessible from the Women's Tennis schedule page on RaginCajuns.com.
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsWT) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsWT) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Women's Tennis.
Urchoeguia opened the day by dispatching Irene Artigas Taberner of Jacksonville State, 6-4, 6-4. In the next round, she held off Northwestern State's Honoka Umeda, 6-2, 7-6 (8) to continue on.
Elsewhere in the bracket, teammate Jenaila Prulla went to three sets against Sofia Garcia of Northwestern State but fell, 3-6, 6-0, 10-8. Fellow Cajun Christine Tchanichev fell to Delien Kleinhans of South Alabama, 6-2, 6-2, in the opening round of the qualifiers.
Tomorrow Urchoeguia aims to make the event's main draw against Marta Serra from North Alabama.
FOLLOW THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Admission to all Louisiana home matches throughout the season is free of charge for all and open to the public. Fans can track the progress of the matches involving Louisiana through CajunStats.com, with links accessible from the Women's Tennis schedule page on RaginCajuns.com.
Fans are encouraged to stay engaged with the Ragin' Cajuns by downloading the #GeauxCajuns app. Click here for iOS/Apple platforms and here for Android platforms.
Follow the Ragin' Cajuns on Twitter (@RaginCajunsWT) and Instagram (@RaginCajunsWT) to stay up-to-date on all that is happening with Louisiana Women's Tennis.
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