Lyles Grabs Two Wins At Southwest Regionals

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Louisiana won four singles matches in the tournament

FORT WORTH, Texas – Freshman and Shreveport native Kimberly Lyles won two matches this weekend at the ITA Southwest Women’s Regional Championships here at Bayard Friedman Tennis Center.

Lyles, making her first appearance of her collegiate career, defeated Rice’s Erika Villalobos in straight sets 6-2, 6-2. In her second round match, Lyles lost to Texas-Arlington’s Monicca Peciulionyre 7-5, 6-0, dropping her into the second singles consolation bracket. There, the freshman won a three-set thriller over Texas A&M’s Seva Iwinski 3-6, 6-2, 11-9. Iva Mihaylova of Baylor ended Lyles run at the ITA Southwest Regionals with a 6-1, 6-0 victory.

In other singles action, Susan Linden, Thais Bortoletto and Celine Vanweydeveld all lost their first-round matches. Linden lost to Jitka Vetrovcova of Texas-Arlington 6-4, 6-3. Texas Christian’s Karla Mancinas knocked off Bortoletto 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 and Darya Ivanov from Texas slid past Vanweydeveld 6-2, 6-3.

In doubles, Bortoletto and Vanweydeveld tallied the only win for the Cajuns. The tandem defeated Sammis/Stockinger of North Texas 8-4.

“Kimberly played really well this weekend,” said UL Lafayette head coach Justin McGrath. “She showed a lot of heart and we are getting better as a team.”

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ITA Southwest Women’s Regional Championships
Site: Bayard Friedman Tennis Center (Fort Worth, Texas)

Thais Bortoletto
10/17 l. to Karla Mancinas (TCU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
10/18 l. to Hristiyana Gochera (Texas Tech) 6-3, 6-2

Susan Linden
10/17 l. to Jitka Vetrovcova (Texas-Arlington) 6-4, 6-3
10/18 def. Stacy Gayne (Louisiana-Monroe) 6-7, 6-3, 10-3
10/19 l. to Jaetitia Zambski (UNO) 6-0, 6-0

Kimberly Lyles
10/17 def. Erika Villalobos (Rice) 6-2, 6-2
10/18 l. to Monicca Peciulionyre (Texas-Arlington) 7-5, 6-0
10/18 def. Seva Iwinski (Texas A&M) 3-6, 6-2, 11-9
10/19 l. to Iva Mihaylova (Baylor) 6-1, 6-0

Celine Vanweydeveld
10/17 l. to Darya Ivanov (Texas) 6-2, 6-3
10/18 def. Alexandra Nieto (Northwestern State) 6-0, 6-3
10/19 l. to Tara Browning (Texas Tech) 6-3, 6-4

Linden/Lyles
10/17 l. to Chay/Lopez (TCU) 8-2
10/18 l. to Mihaylova/Mijic (Baylor) 8-5

Bortoletto/Vanweydeveld
10/17 l. to Spencer/Walker (Texas A&M) 8-1
10/18 def. Sammis/Stockinger (North Texas) 8-4
10/19 l. to Derkesen/Hall (Texas State) 8-2

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