MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Vivian Lai and
Teona Velkoska each made quarterfinals appearances at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Ohio Valley Regional Championship as Southeast Missouri women's tennis concluded the tournament Saturday at the Adams Tennis Complex.
Lai finished as a quarterfinalist in the B Flight Singles Draw and also teamed up with Velkoska for a B Flight Doubles Draw quarterfinals appearance.
Lai, the top seed in the B Flight Singles bracket, split her two matches Friday. She fought past Aziza Aubin of UT Martin, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, to advance to the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, Lai Lai fell to Aleksandra Topalovic of Austin Peay, 6-2, 7-5.
She also competed in the quarterfinals of the B Flight Doubles Draw with Velkoska on Friday after the duo recorded wins over Belmont and Lipscomb on Thursday.
On Friday, Velkoska and Lai were overcome by the #2-seeded doubles team of Hannah Davies and Monique Woog from Memphis, 8-3.
Romana Tarajova and
Kseniya Zonova also completed their runs in the Main Singles Draw on Friday.
Tarajova who notched a win over Nikol Dobrilova of the Big Ten's Purdue on Friday fell to #1 Amanda Meyer of Vanderbilt, 6-3, 6-2.
Zonova also dropped a 7-6 (5), 6-4, decision to Anna Ross (Vanderbilt) after advancing to the match with a victory over Kylie Duckworth of the Southeastern Conference's Tennessee to open the tournament.
In consolation play, Southeast tallied a perfect 6-0 record including four wins on Saturday.
Teona Velkoska had two consolation wins over Belmont (Sarah Brackin, 7-6 (9), 6-1) and Memphis of the American Conference (Kayla Klazmer, 6-2, 7-5).
On Saturday, Zonova and Lai each had victories against Chattanooga in three sets. Zonova beat Jessie Young, 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12) and Lai defeated Emma Van Hee, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (15).
Tarajova also overcame Butler's Logan White, 6-2, 7-5.
In doubles, Tarajova and Zonova bested Caitlin Bernard and Mila Mejic of Indiana, 8-3.
Southeast wraps up its fall schedule with a trip to Deland, Florida, Nov. 1-3 for the Stetson Invitational.
The 2020 Redhawks dual season begins on Jan. 29 at Saint Louis and includes 17 matches. SEMO hosts three-straight OVC contests from March 27 through April 4 against Austin Peay, Murray State and Jacksonville State.
Main Singles Draw
Thursday
Romana Tarajova (SEMO) def. Nikol Dobrilova (Purdue) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
Kseniya Zonova (SEMO) def. Kylie Duckworth (Tennessee) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
Friday
#1 Amanda Meyer (Vanderbilt) def.
Romana Tarajova (SEMO) 6-3, 6-2
Anna Ross (Vanderbilt) def.
Kseniya Zonova (SEMO) 7-6 (5), 6-4
B Flight Singles Draw
Thursday
Vivian Lai (SEMO) def. Hannah Watton (Northern Kentucky) 7-6 (6), 6-1
Teona Velkoska (SEMO) def. Autumn Clark (Northern Kentucky) 6-3, 6-1
Maddox Bandy (Lipscomb) def.
Teona Velkoska (SEMO) 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
Friday
Vivian Lai (SEMO) def. Aziza Aubin (UT Martin) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
QF Aleksandra Topalovic (Austin Peay) def.
Vivian Lai (SEMO) 6-2, 7-5
Consolation Singles
Friday
Teona Velkoska (SEMO) def. Sarah Brackin (Belmont) 7-6 (9), 6-1
Saturday
Kseniya Zonova (SEMO) def. Jessie Young (Chattanooga) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (12)
Romana Tarajova (SEMO) def. Logan White (Butler) 6-2, 7-5
Vivian Lai (SEMO) def. Emma Van Hee (Chattanooga) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (15)
Teona Velkoska (SEMO) def. Kayla Klazmer (Memphis) 6-2, 7-5
Doubles Main Draw
Thursday
Seira Shimizu/Nikol Dobrilova (Purdue) def.
Romana Tarajova/
Kseniya Zonova (SEMO) 8-5
B Flight Doubles Draw
Thursday
Vivian Lai/
Teona Velkoska (SEMO) def. Somer Henry/Terra Sheldon (Belmont) 8-2
Vivian Lai/
Teona Velkoska (SEMO) def. Liza Diachenko/Maddox Bandy (Lipscomb) 8-3
Friday
QF #2 Hannah Davies/Monique Woog (Memphis) def.
Vivian Lai/
Teona Velkoska (SEMO) 8-3
Consolation Doubles
Friday
Romana Tarajova/
Kseniya Zonova (SEMO) def. Caitlin Bernard/Mila Mejic (Indiana) 8-3