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Rams Find Success in Day Two of ITA Regionals
10/8/2025 9:33:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Avelar/Caves pairing reaches quarterfinals
PROVO, Utah – The Rams officially wrapped up their second day of play at the ITA Regional tournament walking away with exciting wins in both singles and doubles.
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Playing in the singles main draw, Sorcha Caves breezed through her match against Idaho's Jessica Matthews, 6-2. Caves will prepare to continue her singles run against Kendal Kovick of  Nevada on Thursday.
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Caves also found success playing doubles with partner Luana Avelar, with the two advancing to the quarterfinals by knocking off a pair of seeded tandems. The two took on Northern Arizona's Patrycja Niewiadomska and Elen Jantacova, beating the No. 9 seeds 8-4. They were able to keep their momentum in their second doubles match against the fifth-seeded team, taking down Denver's Marley Lambert and Hana Novak Becirovic, 8-7 (7).
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Leyla Tozin and Dylan Voeks dropped their doubles match to Colorado 8-3.
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Avelar also played in the singles main draw, falling to Northern Arizona's Natalie Rainke, 6-4, 6-3. The Rams picked up four extra matches in singles, winning three tightly contested matches. Diana Lizarazo and Dylan Voeks both won in three sets, while Annika Planinsek won a pair of tiebreakers to win in straight sets.
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CSU Results
Singles
Main Draw
Sorcha Caves d. Jessica Matthews (UI) 6-2, 6-2
Natalie Rainke (NAU) d. Luana Avelar 6-4, 6-3
Extra Matches
Diana Lizarazo d. Dylan Lolofie, Utah, 4-6, 6-4, 11-9
Claudia Martinez de Velasco, DU, d. Leyla Tozin, 6-2, 6-2
Annika Planinsek d. Bella Lewis, BYU, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
Dylan Voeks d. Chenyue Xu, Idaho, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 10-6
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Doubles
Rixt Van Der Werff/ Lera Alexin (CU) d. Leyla Tozin/Dylan Voeks 8-3
Sorcha Caves/Luana Avelar d. Patrycja Niewiadomska/Elen Jana Cova (NAU) 8-4
Sorcha Caves/Luana Avelar d. Marley Lambert/Hana Becirovic Novak (DU) 8-7 (7)
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Playing in the singles main draw, Sorcha Caves breezed through her match against Idaho's Jessica Matthews, 6-2. Caves will prepare to continue her singles run against Kendal Kovick of  Nevada on Thursday.
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Caves also found success playing doubles with partner Luana Avelar, with the two advancing to the quarterfinals by knocking off a pair of seeded tandems. The two took on Northern Arizona's Patrycja Niewiadomska and Elen Jantacova, beating the No. 9 seeds 8-4. They were able to keep their momentum in their second doubles match against the fifth-seeded team, taking down Denver's Marley Lambert and Hana Novak Becirovic, 8-7 (7).
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Leyla Tozin and Dylan Voeks dropped their doubles match to Colorado 8-3.
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Avelar also played in the singles main draw, falling to Northern Arizona's Natalie Rainke, 6-4, 6-3. The Rams picked up four extra matches in singles, winning three tightly contested matches. Diana Lizarazo and Dylan Voeks both won in three sets, while Annika Planinsek won a pair of tiebreakers to win in straight sets.
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CSU Results
Singles
Main Draw
Sorcha Caves d. Jessica Matthews (UI) 6-2, 6-2
Natalie Rainke (NAU) d. Luana Avelar 6-4, 6-3
Extra Matches
Diana Lizarazo d. Dylan Lolofie, Utah, 4-6, 6-4, 11-9
Claudia Martinez de Velasco, DU, d. Leyla Tozin, 6-2, 6-2
Annika Planinsek d. Bella Lewis, BYU, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)
Dylan Voeks d. Chenyue Xu, Idaho, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 10-6
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Doubles
Rixt Van Der Werff/ Lera Alexin (CU) d. Leyla Tozin/Dylan Voeks 8-3
Sorcha Caves/Luana Avelar d. Patrycja Niewiadomska/Elen Jana Cova (NAU) 8-4
Sorcha Caves/Luana Avelar d. Marley Lambert/Hana Becirovic Novak (DU) 8-7 (7)
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