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ITA Texas Regional Championship
WT’s Zack Reaches Singles Semifinals, Dong/Murray Advance to Doubles Final at ITA Texas Regionals
10/12/2026 2:51:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bears fall one win short of NCAA Championship berths in both singles and doubles
WACO, Texas – Baylor women's tennis came within one win of an NCAA Championship berth in both singles and doubles at the ITA Texas Regional Championships at the Hurd Tennis Center. Alian Zack reached the singles semifinals, and Na Dong and Ligaya Murray advanced to the doubles final. The Bears went a combined 30-12 in singles and doubles play.
Zack, the No. 5 seed, won four straight matches in the main draw. She opened with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Avery Kinsey of Stephen F. Austin, then beat Ella Brownback of Texas Tech 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 and Elena Mireles of SMU 6-4, 6-4. She knocked off No. 1 seed Sophie Llewellyn of SMU 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals before falling to No. 3 seed Divna Ratkovic of Rice 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals to finish 4-1.
Dong and Murray reached the doubles final, beating Maya Drozd and Natalie Salkova of TCU 8-7 (6) in the round of 32, No. 3 seed Carrington Brown and Elena Mireles of SMU 8-4 in the round of 16 and No. 8 seed Kseniya Ramanouskaya and Yana Mykytyn of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8-3 in the quarterfinals. They topped No. 5 seed Brooklyn Olson and Llewellyn of SMU 6-4, 7-5 in the semifinals before falling to TCU's Sofiia Mykhailets and Cristina Ramos Sierra 6-4, 6-3 in the final.
Luna Ivkovic and Maria Ustic also reached the semifinals in doubles. The pair won four straight, beating Abbey Nikolic and Ana Paula Chavez of Stephen F. Austin 8-6, No. 4 seed Yoana Konstantinova and Kori Montoya of Texas A&M 8-7 (5), Iva Sepa and Petja Drame of Houston 8-5 and Allie Bittner and Natalie Stasny of SMU 8-3 before falling to Mykhailets and Ramos Sierra 6-4, 6-2. No. 1 seed Zuzanna Kubacha and Kenna Erickson went 2-1, topping Olivia Collins and Tadiwanashe Mauchi of Texas State 8-2 and Ella Brownback and Laura Valentine Pop of Texas Tech 8-3 before losing to Olson and Llewellyn 8-5 in the quarterfinals. Zack and Gabrielle Villegas, the No. 6 seed, fell to Valerie Shue and Jennifer Jackson of Texas Tech 8-5 in their opener.
In singles, Dong, the No. 7 seed, went 3-1, beating Diana Kaibara of UT Arlington 6-2, 6-3, Francesca Maguina Bunikowska of Rice 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 and Caroline McGinley of SMU 6-2, 6-0 before falling to Montoya 6-7, 7-5, 7-5 in the quarterfinals.
Kubacha, the No. 2 seed, won her first three matches, beating Carolina Laydner of North Texas 6-4, 6-4, Polina Sleptsova of Texas Tech 6-2, 6-1 and Sepa 6-3, 6-4. She advanced to the quarterfinals, where she fell to No. 6 seed Sofiia Mykhailets of TCU by walkover, finishing 3-1.
Ustic went 3-1 in singles. She won three straight, including a 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (6) win over Teodora Prisadnikova of Texas Tech in the round of 64, before falling to No. 9 seed Uma Bakaityte of Rice 6-3, 7-5 in the round of 32. Duanrui Gao went 3-2, winning twice in qualifying and once in the consolation bracket. Villegas went 2-1, winning twice in qualifying before falling to Maya Drozd of TCU 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the round of 64. Murray went 1-1, falling to Maria Fernanda Martinez Hernandez of Rice 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 in the qualifying round of 32. Ivkovic went 1-1, dropping her main draw opener to No. 4 seed Valeria Shue of Texas Tech 6-4, 6-3 before winning in the consolation bracket.
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ITA Texas Regional Results
Singles
Q-R64: Maria Ustic (5) def. Charlotte Roesch (Texas State), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Q-R64: Duanrui Gao (8) def. Maria Isabel Suarez (UTA), 6-1, 6-2
Q-R64: Ligaya Murray (9) def. Ana Paula Chavez (SFA), 6-2, 6-2
Q-R64: Gabrielle Villegas def. Maria Gajete Diaz (SHSU), 6-3, 6-1
Q-R32: Maria Ustic def. Flora Farkaslaki Hints (UTA), 6-1, 6-2
Q-R32: Duanrui Gao (8) def. Diana Khaydarshina (UTSA), 6-1, 6-3
Q-R32: Maria Fernanda Martinez Hernandez (Rice) def. Ligaya Murray (9), 6-3, 0-6, 6-3
Q-R32: Gabrielle Villegas def. Carrington Brown (9) (SMU) 7-5, 7-5
R64: Maya Drozd (TCU) def. Gabrielle Villegas, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
R64: Alian Zack (5) def. Avery Kinsey (SFA), 6-0, 6-0
R64: Sydney Jara (TAMU) def. Duanrui Gao , 6-2, 6-3
R64: Na Dong (7) def. Diana Kaibara (UTA), 6-2, 6-3
R64: Valeria Shue (4) (TTU) def. Luna Ivkovic, 6-4, 6-3
R64: Maria Ustic def. Teodora Prisadnikova (TTU), 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (6)
R64: Zuzanna Kubacha (2) def. Carolina Laydner (UNT), 6-4, 6-4
R32: Alian Zack (5) def. Ella Brownback (TTU), 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
R32: Na Dong (7) def. Francesca Maguina Bunikowska (Rice), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
R32: Uma Bakaityte (9) (Rice) def. Maria Ustic, 6-3, 7-5
R32: Zuzanna Kubacha (2) def. Polina Sleptsova (TTU), 6-2, 6-1
R16: Alian Zack (5) def. Elena Mireles (9) (SMU), 6-4, 6-4
R16: Na Dong (7) def. Caroline McGinley (SMU), 6-2, 6-0
R16: Zuzanna Kubacha (2) def. Iva Sepa (9) (UH), 6-3, 6-4
C-R32-Q: Duanrui Gao def. Tadiwanashe Mauchi (TXST), 6-3, 6-4
C-R32-Q: Luna Ivkovic def. Olivia Collins (TXST), 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
C-R16: Addison Yang Comiskey (SMU) def. Duanrui Gao , 6-3, 6-2
QF: Sofiia Mykhailets (6) (TCU) def. Zuzanna Kubacha (2), w/o
QF: Alian Zack (5) def. Sophie Llewellyn (1) (SMU), 6-2, 6-4
QF: Kori Montoya (TAMU) def. Na Dong (7),6-7, 7-5, 7-5
SF: Divna Ratkovic (3) (Rice) def. Alian Zack (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles
R64: Luna Ivkovic/Maria Ustic def. Abbey Nikolic/Ana Paula Chavez (SFA), 8-6
R32: Zuzanna Kubacha/Kenna Erickson (1) def. Olivia Collins/Tadiwanashe Mauchi (Texas State), 8-2
R32: Na Dong/Ligaya Murray (9) def. Maya Drozd/Natalie Salkova (TCU), 8-7 (6)
R32: Luna Ivkovic/Maria Ustic def. Yoana Konstantinova/Kori Montoya (4) (TAMU), 8-7 (5)
R32: Valerie Shue/Jennifer Jackson (TTU) def. Alian Zack/Gabrielle Villegas (6), 8-5
R16: Zuzanna Kubacha/Kenna Erickson (1) def. Ella Brownback/Laura Valentine Pop (9) (TTU), 8-3
R16: Na Dong/Ligaya Murray (9) def. Carrington Brown/Elena Mireles (3) (SMU), 8-4
R16: Luna Ivkovic/Maria Ustic def. Iva Sepa/Petja Drame (9) (UH), 8-5
QF: Brooklyn Olson/Sophie Llewellyn (5) (SMU) def. Zuzanna Kubacha/Kenna Erickson (1), 8-5
QF: Na Dong/Ligaya Murray (9) def. Kseniya Ramanouskaya/Yana Mykytyn (8) (TAMUCC), 8-3
QF: Luna Ivkovic/Maria Ustic def. Allie Bittner/Natalie Stasny (SMU), 8-3
SF: Na Dong/Ligaya Murray (9) def. Brooklyn Olson/Sophie Llewllyn (5) (SMU), 6-4, 7-5
SF: Sofiia Mykhailets/Cristina Ramos Sierra (9) (TCU) def. Luna Ivkovic/Maria Ustic, 6-4, 6-2
F: Sofiia Mykhailets/Cristina Ramos Sierra (9) (TCU) def. Na Dong/Ligaya Murray (9), 6-4, 6-3
Zack, the No. 5 seed, won four straight matches in the main draw. She opened with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Avery Kinsey of Stephen F. Austin, then beat Ella Brownback of Texas Tech 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 and Elena Mireles of SMU 6-4, 6-4. She knocked off No. 1 seed Sophie Llewellyn of SMU 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals before falling to No. 3 seed Divna Ratkovic of Rice 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals to finish 4-1.
Dong and Murray reached the doubles final, beating Maya Drozd and Natalie Salkova of TCU 8-7 (6) in the round of 32, No. 3 seed Carrington Brown and Elena Mireles of SMU 8-4 in the round of 16 and No. 8 seed Kseniya Ramanouskaya and Yana Mykytyn of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 8-3 in the quarterfinals. They topped No. 5 seed Brooklyn Olson and Llewellyn of SMU 6-4, 7-5 in the semifinals before falling to TCU's Sofiia Mykhailets and Cristina Ramos Sierra 6-4, 6-3 in the final.
Luna Ivkovic and Maria Ustic also reached the semifinals in doubles. The pair won four straight, beating Abbey Nikolic and Ana Paula Chavez of Stephen F. Austin 8-6, No. 4 seed Yoana Konstantinova and Kori Montoya of Texas A&M 8-7 (5), Iva Sepa and Petja Drame of Houston 8-5 and Allie Bittner and Natalie Stasny of SMU 8-3 before falling to Mykhailets and Ramos Sierra 6-4, 6-2. No. 1 seed Zuzanna Kubacha and Kenna Erickson went 2-1, topping Olivia Collins and Tadiwanashe Mauchi of Texas State 8-2 and Ella Brownback and Laura Valentine Pop of Texas Tech 8-3 before losing to Olson and Llewellyn 8-5 in the quarterfinals. Zack and Gabrielle Villegas, the No. 6 seed, fell to Valerie Shue and Jennifer Jackson of Texas Tech 8-5 in their opener.
In singles, Dong, the No. 7 seed, went 3-1, beating Diana Kaibara of UT Arlington 6-2, 6-3, Francesca Maguina Bunikowska of Rice 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 and Caroline McGinley of SMU 6-2, 6-0 before falling to Montoya 6-7, 7-5, 7-5 in the quarterfinals.
Kubacha, the No. 2 seed, won her first three matches, beating Carolina Laydner of North Texas 6-4, 6-4, Polina Sleptsova of Texas Tech 6-2, 6-1 and Sepa 6-3, 6-4. She advanced to the quarterfinals, where she fell to No. 6 seed Sofiia Mykhailets of TCU by walkover, finishing 3-1.
Ustic went 3-1 in singles. She won three straight, including a 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (6) win over Teodora Prisadnikova of Texas Tech in the round of 64, before falling to No. 9 seed Uma Bakaityte of Rice 6-3, 7-5 in the round of 32. Duanrui Gao went 3-2, winning twice in qualifying and once in the consolation bracket. Villegas went 2-1, winning twice in qualifying before falling to Maya Drozd of TCU 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the round of 64. Murray went 1-1, falling to Maria Fernanda Martinez Hernandez of Rice 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 in the qualifying round of 32. Ivkovic went 1-1, dropping her main draw opener to No. 4 seed Valeria Shue of Texas Tech 6-4, 6-3 before winning in the consolation bracket.
To stay up to date, follow the team on its official Facebook, X and Instagram accounts at @BaylorWTennis.
ITA Texas Regional Results
Singles
Q-R64: Maria Ustic (5) def. Charlotte Roesch (Texas State), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Q-R64: Duanrui Gao (8) def. Maria Isabel Suarez (UTA), 6-1, 6-2
Q-R64: Ligaya Murray (9) def. Ana Paula Chavez (SFA), 6-2, 6-2
Q-R64: Gabrielle Villegas def. Maria Gajete Diaz (SHSU), 6-3, 6-1
Q-R32: Maria Ustic def. Flora Farkaslaki Hints (UTA), 6-1, 6-2
Q-R32: Duanrui Gao (8) def. Diana Khaydarshina (UTSA), 6-1, 6-3
Q-R32: Maria Fernanda Martinez Hernandez (Rice) def. Ligaya Murray (9), 6-3, 0-6, 6-3
Q-R32: Gabrielle Villegas def. Carrington Brown (9) (SMU) 7-5, 7-5
R64: Maya Drozd (TCU) def. Gabrielle Villegas, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
R64: Alian Zack (5) def. Avery Kinsey (SFA), 6-0, 6-0
R64: Sydney Jara (TAMU) def. Duanrui Gao , 6-2, 6-3
R64: Na Dong (7) def. Diana Kaibara (UTA), 6-2, 6-3
R64: Valeria Shue (4) (TTU) def. Luna Ivkovic, 6-4, 6-3
R64: Maria Ustic def. Teodora Prisadnikova (TTU), 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (6)
R64: Zuzanna Kubacha (2) def. Carolina Laydner (UNT), 6-4, 6-4
R32: Alian Zack (5) def. Ella Brownback (TTU), 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
R32: Na Dong (7) def. Francesca Maguina Bunikowska (Rice), 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
R32: Uma Bakaityte (9) (Rice) def. Maria Ustic, 6-3, 7-5
R32: Zuzanna Kubacha (2) def. Polina Sleptsova (TTU), 6-2, 6-1
R16: Alian Zack (5) def. Elena Mireles (9) (SMU), 6-4, 6-4
R16: Na Dong (7) def. Caroline McGinley (SMU), 6-2, 6-0
R16: Zuzanna Kubacha (2) def. Iva Sepa (9) (UH), 6-3, 6-4
C-R32-Q: Duanrui Gao def. Tadiwanashe Mauchi (TXST), 6-3, 6-4
C-R32-Q: Luna Ivkovic def. Olivia Collins (TXST), 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
C-R16: Addison Yang Comiskey (SMU) def. Duanrui Gao , 6-3, 6-2
QF: Sofiia Mykhailets (6) (TCU) def. Zuzanna Kubacha (2), w/o
QF: Alian Zack (5) def. Sophie Llewellyn (1) (SMU), 6-2, 6-4
QF: Kori Montoya (TAMU) def. Na Dong (7),6-7, 7-5, 7-5
SF: Divna Ratkovic (3) (Rice) def. Alian Zack (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Doubles
R64: Luna Ivkovic/Maria Ustic def. Abbey Nikolic/Ana Paula Chavez (SFA), 8-6
R32: Zuzanna Kubacha/Kenna Erickson (1) def. Olivia Collins/Tadiwanashe Mauchi (Texas State), 8-2
R32: Na Dong/Ligaya Murray (9) def. Maya Drozd/Natalie Salkova (TCU), 8-7 (6)
R32: Luna Ivkovic/Maria Ustic def. Yoana Konstantinova/Kori Montoya (4) (TAMU), 8-7 (5)
R32: Valerie Shue/Jennifer Jackson (TTU) def. Alian Zack/Gabrielle Villegas (6), 8-5
R16: Zuzanna Kubacha/Kenna Erickson (1) def. Ella Brownback/Laura Valentine Pop (9) (TTU), 8-3
R16: Na Dong/Ligaya Murray (9) def. Carrington Brown/Elena Mireles (3) (SMU), 8-4
R16: Luna Ivkovic/Maria Ustic def. Iva Sepa/Petja Drame (9) (UH), 8-5
QF: Brooklyn Olson/Sophie Llewellyn (5) (SMU) def. Zuzanna Kubacha/Kenna Erickson (1), 8-5
QF: Na Dong/Ligaya Murray (9) def. Kseniya Ramanouskaya/Yana Mykytyn (8) (TAMUCC), 8-3
QF: Luna Ivkovic/Maria Ustic def. Allie Bittner/Natalie Stasny (SMU), 8-3
SF: Na Dong/Ligaya Murray (9) def. Brooklyn Olson/Sophie Llewllyn (5) (SMU), 6-4, 7-5
SF: Sofiia Mykhailets/Cristina Ramos Sierra (9) (TCU) def. Luna Ivkovic/Maria Ustic, 6-4, 6-2
F: Sofiia Mykhailets/Cristina Ramos Sierra (9) (TCU) def. Na Dong/Ligaya Murray (9), 6-4, 6-3
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