2019 ITA West Regionals Results

AZUSA, Calif. – A semifinals appearance in doubles and quarterfinals showing in singles highlighted ART U's third and final day of the ITA West Regionals hosted by Azusa Pacific at the Munson & Bavougian Tennis Complex. 

The pair of senior Mariacristina Andrisani and sophomore Sofia Ragona made it to the semis after winning their first three matches of the tournament. Ragona and Andrisani defeated Colorado Mesa's Osterberg and Waldburger in the opening round by a score of 8-2. The Italian duo breezed through the next round with an 8-1 victory over Lopez and Alajeely of Dominican before taking down Azusa Pacific's Wagner and Page 8-4. Pakbaten and Anderson of Concordia ended Ragona and Andrisani's run in the semis with an 8-2 victory.

On the singles side, Andrisani won three consecutive matches to make a quarterfinals appearance before falling to APU's Wagner 6-3, 6-5. Ragona won a pair of matches, including a win over eighth seeded DeTurk of Sonoma State. In an unfortunate draw, Ragona came up against the eventual singles champion Savchenko, and played her close, but fell 6-4, 6-5. 

Academy of Art will compete in one more tournament this fall, the Dominican Invitational, starting Oct. 19 at the Castellucci Family Tennis Center.