'Cats Advance to Day Four of ITA Midwest Regionals

10/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Oct. 18, 2014

Singles Main Draw

Doubles Main Draw

URBANA, Ill. - The singles main draw got underway on Saturday, and two Northwestern players advanced through to the Round of 16.

Lok Sze Leung received a first-round bye before defeating Rebeca Mitrea of DePaul by a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 score. Leung will play Notre Dame's Quinn Gleason on Sunday.

Alicia Barnett also had a bye in the first round on Saturday and matched up with Allie Miller of Notre Dame in the second. Barnett was a 6-2, 6-1 winner and will face Melissa Kopinski of Illinois.

In the doubles draw, Barnett and Rischbieth continued their run, knocking off Kopinski and Louise Kwong from Illinois, 8-6. They will meet Ronit Yurovsky and Sarah Lee of Michigan in the quarterfinals on Sunday morning.

Updates throughout the weekend can be found at the official tournament page.

Saturday Results

Doubles
Barnett / Rischbieth (NU) def. Kopinski / Kwong (ILL), 8-6

Singles
Lok Sze Leung (NU) def. Rebeca Mitrea (DPU), 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Alicia Barnett (NU) def. Allie Miller (ND), 6-2, 6-1
Patricia Lancranjan (DPU) def. Brooke Rischbieth (NU), 7-5, 6-4
Ferny Angeles-Paz (OSU) def. Jillian Rooney (NU), 6-0, 7-6 (4)

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