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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.
 
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.
 
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).
 
Leyla Tozin and Dylan Voeks dropped their doubles match to Colorado 8-3.
 
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.
 
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
 
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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