TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Michelle Ncube shined at the opening day of the ITA Southern Regional, advancing to the Qualifying Round of 16 Thursday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility.
Ncube kicked off action at 9 a.m. against McNeese State's Natalia Mora Ballo, advancing to the Qualifying Round of 32 with a 6-3 6-4 win. The Harare, Zimbabwe native followed with a win over Samford's Sofia Zaprianov, 6-4, 6-3, to climb to Friday's Qualifying Round of 16.
Kristina Kukaras started her day in the Qualifying Round of 64 and picked up the win over Samford's Ally Hayduk.