Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Aims to Continue Dominance at Midwest Regionals
10/21/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 21, 2010
ITA Midwest Regional Championships
Friday-Tuesday, Oct. 22-26
Varsity Tennis Center
Ann Arbor, Mich. • All Day
Main Draw Doubles Bracket 
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Head coach Claire Pollard's Northwestern squad is in final preparations for the 2010 ITA Midwest Regional Championships hosted by Michigan, taking place Friday-Tuesday, Oct. 22-26. Last year, Maria Mosolova managed to keep the singles title in Evanston for the ninth time under Pollard's direction.
will be provided by host Michigan.
In doubles action, all three of Northwestern's pairings earned first-round byes into the second round. Sophomore Kate Turvy and freshman Belinda Niu join junior Elena Chernyakova and sophomore Brittany Wowchuk in the second round on the top half of the draw. In the lower half, sophomore Linda Abu Mushrefova and freshman Nida Hamilton await first-round winners from either Akron or Michigan State.
Main draw singles and doubles brackets can be found by clicking on the PDFs above.
Competing as freshmen in 2009, Turvy won two matches in her debut at the Regionals while Abu Mushrefova and Wowchuk each won one. Chernyakova's best showing at the event came as a freshman in 2008 when she reached the quarterfinals in East Lansing, Mich.
Below is a look at the schedule for this weekend's action at the Varsity Tennis Center in Ann Arbor. All times shown are Central Time.
Thursday, Oct. 21
8 a.m. -- Two rounds of singles qualifying (48 players to 16)
No NU players participating
Friday, Oct. 22
8 a.m. -- Final round of singles qualifying (eight advance to main draw)
10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. -- Doubles practice and coaches meeting
2 p.m. -- Two rounds of doubles (48 teams to 16)
*Optional consolation if weather/time permits
Saturday, Oct. 23
8 a.m. -- Round of 16 doubles
9 a.m. -- Two rounds of main draw singles (48 players to 16)
*Optional consolation if weather/time permits
Sunday, Oct. 24
8 a.m. -- Doubles quarterfinals (Doubles semifinals to follow)
11 a.m. -- Round of 16 singles
Monday, Oct. 25
9 a.m. -- Doubles final
11 a.m. -- Singles quarterfinals
2 p.m. -- Singles semifinals
Tuesday, Oct. 26
9 a.m. -- Singles final
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