The Omaha women's tennis team will head South to the ITA Regional Championship this week in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Graduate Students Ines Absisan and Jessica Aragon along with sophomore Keegan VanPelt and freshman Zoe Adkins will be the four rackets Omaha has competing this weekend.
"We are excited about going down to Stillwater to play this event. This is usually the best event to play in with every team from our region bringing their best players," Mavericks head coach Adam Summitt said. "We try to prepare the fall season to get to this point. We have had some success here in the past and hope this year is no different in getting a few players to qualify for main draw."
The Mavericks will have the opportunity to gain some rankings points for individuals and doubles teams down in Stillwater. Over 150 players from schools ranging from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Illinois will all be represented at the tournament.
For the Mavericks, Jessica Aragon will begin the tournament in the Main Draw for singles while the rest of the team will begin in qualifying draws. As for doubles, both pairs will begin in the Main Draw. Omaha will split up doubles wise into duo's of Absisan/Aragon and Adkins/VanPelt.
"If we are healthy and feeling good, the four players we have down there can really do well, especially in doubles as that has always been a strength of ours," Summitt said. "At the end of the day our goal is just keep getting better. If we go out in the 1st round, but we play the best tennis we could have, I will be happy and proud of them doing what we have been working on."
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