BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Anastassiya Kim (Almaty, Kazakstan/Zerde School) secured a singles victory as the Kutztown University women's tennis team concluded this weekend's ITA Atlantic Regional Championships at Bloomsburg's Burt Reese Tennis Center, Sunday.
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Kim, a junior transfer from Newman College (Kan.), outlasted West Virginia State's Lea Lugmayr in a first round super tiebreaker 6-3, 4-6, 10-8, before falling to Arina Kryvenkova of Charlestown (W.Va.) 6-0, 6-3 in the second round. She finished the fall season tied for the team lead in singles wins with six (6-4).
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Junior captain
Isabela de Nadai (Vitoria, Brazil/St. Paul's School) rallied to force a super tiebreaker against Galia Mezouar of Salem (W.Va.) in her first round match of the main draw but came up two points shy of advancing 6-2, 5-7, 10-8.
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In the B Draw, freshman
Anna Fisicaro (Pitman, N.J./Pitman) fell to Bloomsburg's Macarena Arisio in straight sets 6-4, 6-3.
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Kutztown also entered one doubles team this weekend. Kim and de Nadai were defeated by the East Stroudsburg duo of Lea Stefanovic and Elessa Jacobs, 8-2, in the A Draw first round on Saturday.
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The Golden Bears will return to dual match play in 2027 when they host Goucher Friday, March 5.
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