LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Utah State women's tennis finished Day 1 undefeated in doubles at the ITA Regional Championships on Wednesday  
 
In the first flight of singles, senior Hannah Jones defeated Southern Utah's Jessica Stefan, 6-3, 6-3. Freshman Zara Ryan came up short to Nevada's Anastasia Luneva, 3-6. 2-6. Senior Lucy Octave defeated Montana's Maria Goheen, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3. Freshman Carolina Millan defeated Southern Utah's Daniela Cozzi, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6. Sophomore Gabrielle Dekkers fell short to Montana's Julia Ronney, 5-7, 4-6.

In the second flight of singles, freshman Renata Lombera defeated UTEP's Thassane Abrahim, 6-4, 6-3. Sophomore Annaliese County defeated Northern Colorado's Madison Wolfe, 6-4, 6-3.

 "It was a really good day for us at regionals," head coach Sean McInerney said. "To get 10 wins as a team shows our depth and consistency with our choices during the matches."

In doubles action, sophomore Sidnee Lavatai and Jones defeated Southern Utah's Paula Tascon and Alexandra Ngo, 8-4. Dekkers and Ryan defeated Brigham Young's Anastasia Abramyan and Helen Jiao, 8-7. Freshmen duo Renata Lombera and Carolina Millan added another win for the Aggies as they beat Nevada's Anastaysha Gorbacheva and Carla Del Barrio, 8-5. Sophomore Annaliese County and Octave came out on top against Idaho's Angela Walker and Alexandra Arkhipov, 8-7.

"I was especially impressed with going 4-0 in doubles with some very impressive wins," McInerney said. "We are excited to see if we can continue our strong play tomorrow!"
The Aggies will return tomorrow, looking to continue their strong play and advance in the tournament play.

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