By Aaron Johnson (@voz_aaron1) – Spear Reporter
San Jose State in a singles match | Isabella Dandoy – The Spear
SJSU women’s tennis freshman Chuek Ying Shek reached round of 16 on day two of the ITA Regionals hosted in Palo Alto, Calif. this past weekend.
Shek was the furthest reaching Spartan out of a tournament pool that included 128 players entered.
In a Round of 32 matchup, Shek defeated Elena Mercioiu from Sacramento State in three sets. Shek won the first game 7-6, lost the second 4-6 and won the last one 6-3.
In her final set, Shek would suffer a two-set loss to the second seed out of Stanford, Alexandra Yepifanova. The scores of the sets were 6-3 & 6-2.
Not only did Shek compete in singles, she also was a part of the doubles team alongside senior Rozalina Youseva. Shek and Youseva would make it to the final 32, but would lose the set against Sacramento State 8-4.
Head coach Chad Skorupka said he loved the fight he saw out of his squad.
“Overall [I am] really impressed with how we competed,” Skorupka said. “Two long days, now we look to get back, rest and look forward to competing in our last event shortly.
Out of the eight players entered for SJSU, six would advance past the first round. Freshman Duru Durgan would make it to the final 32.
Durgan would advance to the final 32 after defeating Pacific’s Indiya McLeod in three sets. Durgan won the first set 6-3, lost the second 4-6 and won the last 7-5.
Durgan would ultimately lose to Sophie Luescher from Oregon in two sets 6-1, 6-3.
SJSU women’s tennis looks to carry on the momentum of its performance at the ITA regionals to the Saint Mary’s Fall Invite on Oct. 27.
