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Nicoletta Diamantopoulos and Fatimah Butt Make Regional Finals in Doubles as Tennis Shines at ITA Championships

Nicoletta Diamantopoulos and Fatimah Butt Make Regional Finals in Doubles as Tennis Shines at ITA Championships
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Saginaw Valley State University tennis team had a phenomenal showing at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, which concluded on Monday. Nicoletta Diamantopoulos and Fatimah Butt advanced through the doubles Main Draw bracket, defeating the fifth-seeded pair in the round of 16 and then toppled the top-seeded pair of Valentina Salek and Polina Zaytseva from Findlay in the semifinals. The duo reached the Main Draw Finals, where they were narrowly defeated 6-4, 6-4. In the Main Draw singles competition, Amelia Dickson reached the final match of the consolation bracket.
 
Nicoletta Diamantopoulos finished with an overall record of 7-2, going 3-1 and reaching the quarterfinals of the main draw as a singles competitor. Lydia Liong Tng En made the quarterfinals in the Singles Main Draw B bracket, ending her tournament with a 3-1 record as well.
 
Women's Open Singles
Round 64: Eleanor Coleman (Rockhurst) – L, 6-1, 6-0
Consolation Round 32: Francesca (Tiffin) – L, 4-6, 6-4 (10-5)
 
Nicoletta Diamantopoulos – Draw A
Round 64: Audrey Ouellet (Findlay) – W, 4-6, 6-2 (10-3)
Round 32: Kristina Bogomazova (McKendree) – W, 6-2, 6-3
Round 16: Magda Komijczuk (UIndy) – W, 7-5, 6-4
Quarterfinals: Ane Dannhauser (Hillsdale) – L, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
 
Amelia Dickson – Draw A
Round 64: Yara Madi (Ferris State) – L, 6-3, 6-1
Consolation Round 32Q: Emily Cojocaru (Michigan Tech) – W, 6-1, 7-5
Consolation Round 16: Briana Rees (Hillsdale) – W, 6-2, 2-6 (10-6)
Consolation Finals: Audrey Ouellet (Findlay) – L, 6-3, 6-2
 
Claudia Calderero Prado – Draw A
Round 64: Danijela Danilovic – W, 6-4, 6-2
Round 32: Isabella Alvarez (Maryville, Mo.) – L, 3-6, 6-2 (10-6)
 
Lydia Liong Tng EnDraw B
Round 64: Nadia Kaewsai (Rockhurst) – W, 6-1, 6-1
Round 32: Amanda Diaz (Grand Valley State) – W, 7-6 (9-7), 6-0
Round 16: Lavinia Bortolaso (Purdue Northwest) – W, 6-1, 6-3
Quarterfinals: Ivanova Lucero (Findlay) – L, 6-2, 6-3
 
Women's Open Doubles
Round 32: Sofia Cardenas & Jimena De Pablos Hernando (UIndy) – W, 8-3
Round 16: Malak Arafat & Selin Kayakent (Wayne State) – W, 9-8 (7-2)
Quarterfinals: Taira Abildayeva & Olesya Ivashchuk (Walsh) – W, 8-0
Semifinals: Valentina Salek & Polina Zaytseva (Findlay) – W, 8-5
Finals: Anamarija Kovacevic & Audrey Ouellett (Findlay) - L, 6-4, 6-4
 
Amelia Dickson & Lydia Liong Tng En – Draw A
Round 32: Justine Beaulieu & Rebecca Laynes (Wayne State) – W, 8-6
Round 16: Ane Danhauser & Briana Rees (Hillsdale) – L, 8-4
 
Claudia Calderero Prado & Irene Latorre Barreiro – Draw B
Round 32: Esther Sura & Dimitra Papastavrou (Hillsdale) – L, 8-4
Consolation Round 16Q: Ekaterina Khardina & Bella Bigari (Michigan Tech) – L, 8-6
 
Anastasia Diamantopoulos & Natalie Schoenherr – Draw B
Round 32: Erna Brdarevic & Katarina Yates (Tiffin) – L, 8-6
 
UP NEXT: The SVSU women's tennis team wraps up its Fall schedule this Saturday, October 11, with a home matchup against Calvin at the SVSU Tennis Complex beginning at 10:00 a.m. (ET).