Women's Tennis | 10/22/2026 8:54:00 PM

October 22, 2026-Emporia State came away with 11 wins on the first day of the ITA Central Regional Championships at Edmond Center Court on Thursday.
 
For the Emporia State women Carla Paul Piquer won 6-4, 6-0 over Brityn Waller of Ark.-Fort Smith in the women's main draw. The Hornets won three of four matches in Flight B. Giulia Russu defeated Sandra Dominguez of Fort Hays State 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, Tokara Henderson won 6-4, 6-0 over Ark.-Fort Smith's Chiara Sobenes while Emma Jittawait advanced due to an injury withdrawal in Flight B.
 
The Hornets won two doubles matches in Flight B of the women's competition. Henderson teamed with Piquer for an 8-3 win over Agustina Abdo and Stella Stempson of Neb.-Kearney while Erin Cahill and Giulia Russu won 8-6 over Sydney Freisen and Mariia Sharandachenko of Jameston.
 
Luke West picked up a 4-6, 7-6 (7-3) 1-0 (12-10) win over Bernardo Henriques of Northwest Missouri in the men's singles main draw while Evan Goates won 7-5, 6-1 over Keagen Lowman of Augustana in Flight B.
 
The Hornets won two of three matches In the main doubles draw. Bryan Dickson and Alexis Mattenberger won 8-2 over Southeastern Oklahoma's Benjamin nahuel Fracassi and Eric Poindexter while Dimitar Berdankov and Gwendal Mazuay defeated Moritz Buss and Maximilian Brenner of Ouachita Baptist 8-4. Evan Goates and Maxime Raoux won their Flight B match 8-4 over Lucas DiCicco and Jackson Follet of Southeastern Oklahoma.
 
Action continues in Edmond on Friday  with the second round of the ITA Regionals.
 
Men's Singles
Main Draw
Pedro Almeida Andres (Southern Ark.) def. Dimitar Berdankov (Emporia State) 6-2, 6-4
Alexander Edley (Northeastern State) def. Gwendal Mazuay (Emporia State) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
Andy Bridon (Neb.-Kearney) def. Maxime Raoux (Emporia State) 6-2, 7-6 (7-0)
Luke West (Emporia State) def. Bernardo Henriques (Northwest Missouri) 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (12-10)
Guillaume Randoux (Ouachita Baptist) def. Luke West (Emporia State) 6-2, 6-1
Frode Neumann (Southern Ark.) def. Bryan Dickson (Emporia State) 6-2, 6-4
Andreas Nygaard (Augustana) def. Alexis Mattenberger (Emporia State) 6-1, 6-4
Flight B
Francisco Landeras (Emporia State) def. Lissandro Barreto Melato (Northeastern State) 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (12-10)
Evan Goates (Emporia State) def. Keagen Lowman (Augustana) 7-5, 6-1
Men's Doubles
Main Draw
Bryan Dickson/Alexis Mattenberger (ESU) def. Benjamin nahuel Fracassi/Eric Poindexter (SEOSU) 8-2
Benjamin Fock/Nicolas Hurtado Novoa (Washburn) def. Dhruveer Grover/Luke West (ESU) 8-7 (7-3)
Dimitar Berdankov/Gwendal Mazuay (ESU) def. Moritz Buss/Maximilian Brenner (Ouachita Baptist) 8-4
Flight B
Evan Goates/Maxime Raoux (ESU) def. Lucas DiCicco/Jackson Follet (SEOSU) 8-4
 
Women's Singles
Main Draw
Ruxandra Tolescu (Ouachita Baptist) def. Giovanna Ferreira (Emporia State) 6-4, 6-1
Jasel Bailey (Washburn) def. Erin Cahill (Emporia State) 6-2, 6-0
Carla Paul Piquer (Emporia State) def. Brityn Waller (Ark.-Fort Smith) 6-4, 6-4
Emilia O'Neill (SEOSU) def. Yuliya Klimova (Emporia State) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-3)
Flight B
Agustina Abdo (Neb.-Kearney) def. Clara Hocker (Emporia State) 6-2, 6-2
Emma Jittawait (Emporia State) def. Sofia Sarmiento Ruiz (Harding) WD (by injury)
Giulia Russu (Emporia State) def. Sandra Dominguez (Fort Hays State) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
Tokara Henderson (Emporia State) def. Chiara Sobenes (Ark.-Fort Smith) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
Main Draw
Brooke Coffman/Maika Wendt (Harding) def. Yuliya Klimova/Giovanna Ferreira (ESU) 8-6
Flight B
Sai Ma/Emilia Zabala (UMary) def. Emma Jittawait/Clara Hocker (ESU) 8-5
Carla Paul Piquer/Tokara Henderson (ESU) def. Agustina Abdo/Stella Stempson (UNK) 8-3
Erin Cahill/Giulia Russu (ESU) def. Sydney Freisen/Mariia Sharandachenko (Jamestown) 8-6