LAWRENCE, Kan. (10/19/17) – The Arkansas State women’s tennis team concluded the first day of competition at the 2017 ITA Central Regional Championships with strong outings against some of the tournament’s top competitors.
In the singles’ bracket, senior Sabina Jeresic squared off against the tournament’s No. 5 ranked players Sofia Blanco of Oklahoma State and suffered a 6-1, 6-3 defeat. Transfer Berta Masdevall Masip also faced a ranked opponent in No. 16 Janet Koch of Kansas, but fell in two sets 6-0, 6-4,
Anita Detlava drew the toughest assignment of the first day after losing to No, Vladica Babic 6-0, 6-1, while Shelby King lost to Kansas’ Nina Khmelnitckaia 6-1, 6-2.