• Results

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Sept. 24) – The trio of freshman Alexandra Borgenhoff (Alingsas, Sweden/Katrinelund), sophomore Lucie Rey (Geneva, Switzerland/Colombieres) and junior Lucie Sipkova (Pardubice, Czech Republic/Gymnazium Pardubice Mozartova) qualified for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Championships after winning flights at the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships on Monday.

Rey and Sipkova qualified for the national tournament after winning the doubles title at the regional event, while Borgenhoff claimed the singles crown on the final day of the tournament. The ITA National Championships will be played in Mobile, Ala., on Oct. 11-14. This marks the seventh-straight year in which the Vulcans won both the singles and doubles regional titles.

In singles action, Borgenhoff captured the title with a perfect 6-0 record after defeating teammate Jade Pondicas (Johannesburg, South Africa/British International Distance) in the championship match on Monday. The freshman from Sweden entered the tournament as the fifth seed and claimed a 6-0, 6-0 first-round victory against Bryttnie Morrow of Bluefield State before posting a 6-0, 6-2 win over West Virginia State's Diana Cotoros. After a straight-set win in the third round, Borgenhoff registered a 0-6, 6-3, 1-0 victory against teammate and top-seeded Sipkova in the quarterfinals.

Pondicas, who entered play as the seventh seed, finished the tournament with a 5-1 record, highlighted by a 6-2, 7-6, 10-6 victory over second-seeded Rey in the semifinals. Rey collected four wins in the tournament and Sipkova posted three victories over the weekend.

In doubles play, Rey and Sipkova earned the title with a 5-0 mark after defeating teammates Ramona Czakon and Pondicas in the finals. Rey and Sipkova entered the tournament as the top seed and won the title after losing only a combined eight games in the first four matches.

Czakon and Pondicas, the third seed in the tournament, posted four wins and advanced to the finals with an 8-6 victory over the seventh-seeded doubles team from host Charleston.

The Vulcans open dual play on Oct. 6 with a neutral-site doubleheader against Millersville and Kutztown in Slippery Rock, Pa., starting at 2 p.m.