Six Kansas University women’s tennis players advanced at the ITA Summer Circuit on Saturday at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.
Freshman Tatiana Nikolaeve, sophomores Anastasia Rychagova, Janet Koch and Nina Khmelnitckaia, junior Summer Collins and senior Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum each advanced in singles play. In doubles play, the KU tandems of Koch/Khmelnitckaia, Collins/Nikolaeva and Bernard-Feigenbaum/Rychagova advanced to Sunday’s competition.
Bernard-Feigenbaum advanced in singles after defeating Makenna Gonzales, 6-0, 6-0, and Katherine Nelsen, 6-2, 6-2. Rychagova defeated Hannah Hills, 6-0, 6-0, and Logan Morrissey, 6-2, 6-0. Koch berat Gretchen Cooper, 6-0, 6-0, and Natalie Lorentz, 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the round of eight.
Khmelnitckaia defeated Nicole Lubbers, 6-0, 6-0, and Myrna Olaya, 6-2, 6-3. Nikolaeva beat Savanna Hunt, 6-0, 6-0, and Courtney Lubbers, 6-0, 6-0. Collins topped Helena Malinakova, 6-0, 6-0, and Jaci Cochrane, 6-4, 6-1 to advance as KU players make up six of the eight players remaining in the draw.
Koch and Nikolaeva are set to face each other at 8 a.m. today, and Collins and Khmelnitckaia meet at the same time. Bernard-Feigenbaum and Rychagova will also play in quarterfinal matches at 8 a.m., while the semifinal round will be held at 10:30 a.m. today.