UGA women’s tennis duo of Mariana Gould and Katarina Jokic advance to the main draw doubles semifinal Saturday in the ITA Southeast Regional Championships at The Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

 

The Gould-Jokic tandem, seeded fourth, improved to 10-1 on the year with two more victories. First, they posted an 8-1 victory over the Florida Gulf Coast team of Bridget Foster and Maja Ornberg and then outlasted Florida’s Anna Danilina and Peggy Porter 8-7(4). They will face the top seed and nation’s third-ranked duo of Paige Hourigan and Kenya Jones of Georgia Tech today (Sunday) at 5:00 p.m. ET. In other doubles action Saturday, Georgia’s Morgan Coppoc and Vivian Wolff were edged 8-7(4) in the round of 16 by the Florida State duo of Andrea Garcia and Petra Hule.
 
 
In the round of 16 singles, Jokic, seeded seventh, improved to 15-2 on the season with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Georgia Tech’s 11th-seeded Ida Jarlskoq.
 
 
“One thing that I think I did better than yesterday was definitely my focus,” Jokic said. “I was really focused in every point. I wasn’t getting that nervous and tight when the points were important. I learned something from yesterday and did everything well today”
 
 

 
 
Gonzalez, ranked 105th in ITA singles, followed as the eighth-seed, overtaking Central Florida’s 13th-seeded Ksenia Kuznetsova 6-4, 7-6 (3). Gonzalez trailed 5-6 in the second set, before forcing the second-set tiebreaker and prevailing 7-3 for a 15-2 record on the year.
 
 
“I knew it was going to be a tough match,” said Gonzalez. “My opponent is from Spain so I’ve known her for like five years and it is not the first time we’ve played against each other. Before the match started my mind was ready for that and focused on hitting hard. When I was playing the match I just focused on running for everything and fighting until the last point.”
 
 
Jokic and Gonzalez will face the respective third and second seeds, No. 23 Johnnise Renaud and No. 15 Anna Danilina, in the quarterfinals of the main draw.
 
 
The last Bulldog contingent in the main draw singles, Annette Goulak, seeded 14th, fell 7-6 (3), 6-1 to the sixth-seeded Victoria Flores (GT).
 
 
In the singles consolation bracket, Coppoc topped Stetson’s Lucie Renault 6-3, 6-0 to move on through the consolation rounds to face Florida International’s Ulyana Grib. Later in the afternoon, Coppoc dropped the first set 4-6 to Grib, but blazed through the second set 6-1 before capping off the 10-point tiebreaker with an ace at 10-5.
 
 
Gould eased by Aylen Hubeaut (FAMU) in the third round of the consolation, 6-1, 6-0. Wolff dropped her consolation match to Central Florida’s Maria Martinez 6-0, 6-2.
 
 
The tournament field features student-athletes from 17 different schools located in the state of Georgia and Florida. Regional winners will advance to the Oracle/ITA Fall National Championships next month in Indian Wells, California. Admission is free for the tournament, and it runs through Monday.
 
 
Action begins Sunday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at 11 a.m., and admission is free. CLICK HERE for Sunday’s doubles and singles draws.
Monday.
 

ITA Southeast Regional Results

 
MAIN DRAW Doubles Round of 16
 
#3 Hourigan/Jones {1} (GT) def. Kuznetsova/Martinez (UCF) 8-3
Garcia/Hule {7} (FSU) def. Coppoc/Wolff (UGA) 8-7(4)
Gould/Jokic {4} (UGA) def. Forster/Ornbergh (FGCU) 8-1
Danilina/Porter (UF) def. Goldin/Prochazkova (FSU) 8-1
Grib/Veksler (FIU) def. Madcur/Perez-Somarriba {6} (UM) 8-5
Austin/Kubicz {3} (UF) def. Matias/Serrano (UCF) 8-4
Jarlskog/Renaud {5} (GT) def. Gomes/Intert (UNF) 8-3
#33 Das/Rahmanparast {2} (FSU) def. Muminovic/Taluyenko (GST) 8-5
 
 
MAIN DRAW Doubles Quarterfinals
 
#3 Hourigan/Jones {1} (GT) def. Garcia/Hule {7} (FSU) 8-2
Gould/Jokic {4} (UGA) def. Danilina/Porter (UF) 8-7(4)
Grib/Veksler (FIU) def. Austin/Kubicz {3} (UF) 8-4
Jarlskog/Renaud {5} (GT) def. #33 Das/Rahmanparast {2} (FSU) 8-4
#=ITA Ranking; {X}=Seed
 
 
CONSOLATION Doubles
 
Boltinskaya/Thomas (FAU) def. Dzenga/Klaric (USF) 8-4
Schpers/Sidor (MU) advance over Danailova/Ramirez (GST), walk-over/injury
Cantrell/Mercado (KSU) def. deWinter/van Diemen (GSO) 8-4
Rehse/Vovk (GST) def. Lazoro/Markovic (FIU) 8-6
Flores/Otsuka (GT) def. Gonzalez/Goulak (UGA) 8-3
Bujan/Monsey (GSO) def. Aguilar/Oden (FAU) 8-1
Cardoso/Cortes (USF) def. Geurinckz/Korac (SU) 8-4
Bordes/Granstrom (UCF) def. Hubeaut/Porter (FAMU) 8-1
 
 
MAIN DRAW Singles Round of 16
 
#11 Estela Perez-Somarriba {1} (UM) def. #111 Namil Otsuka {10} (GT) 6-4, 6-3
#93 Brooke Austin {5} (UF) def. Monica Matias (UCF) 6-0, 6-2
#23 Johnnise Renaud {3} (GT) def. Petra Hule (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
Katarina Jokic {7) (UGA) def. Ida Jarlskog {11} (GT) 6-3, 6-4
Victoria Flores {6}(GT) def. Annette Goulak {14} (UGA) 7-6 (3), 6-1
#49 Paige Hourigan {4} (GT) def. Kristen Rehse (GST) 6-3, 6-2
#105 Marta Gonzalez (8} (UGA) def. Ksenia Kuznetosva {13}(UCF) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
#15 Anna Danilina {2}(UF) def. #103 Kenya Jones {9} (GT) 6-3, 6-3
#=ITA Ranking; {X}=Seed
 
 
CONSOLATION Singles For Main Draw 1st Round Losers
 
Maria Martinez (UCF) def. Vivian Wolff (UGA) 6-0,6-2
Rafaela Gomez (UNF) def. Vicky Geurinckz (SU) 6-2,6-3
Marie Mottet (MU) def. Arianne de Winter (GSO) 6-4,6-4
Elizabet Danailova (GSO) def. Alexandra Mercado (KSU) 6-4,6-2
Aylen Hubeaut (FAMU) def. Arijana Korac (SU) 3-6, 1-5 ret./injury
Mariana Gould (UGA) advances over Arina Taluyenko (GST), walk-over/injury
Damira Muminovic (GST) def. Dominika Paterova (UM) 6-3, 6-3
Nerma Caluk (FIU) def. Katie Sidor (MU) 6-0,6-1
Nicole Dzenga (USF) def. Bridget Forster (FGCU) 6-3, 6-3
Ariana Rahmanparast (FSU) def. Emila Granstrom (UCF) 6-2, 6-3
Morgan Coppoc (UGA) def. Lucie Renault (SU) 6-3, 6-0
Ulyana Grib (FIU) def. Lucia Montano (UNF) 6-0, 6-3
Nadia Gizdova (GT) def. Celine Schepers (MU) 6-2, 7-6 (6)
Gabrielle Goldin (FSU) def. Daniela Ramirez (GST), injury
Silva Bordes (UCF) def. Mina Markovic (FIU) 6-2, 6-1
Brooke Milner (SU) def. Lara Vovk (GSO) 6-1, 0-6 10-4
 
 
3rd Round CONSOLATION Singles For Main Draw 1st Round Losers
 
Maria Martinez (UCF) def. Rafaela Gomez (UNF) 6-2, 3-6, 10-7
Elizabet Danailova (GSO) def. Marie Mottet (MU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
Mariana Gould (UGA) def. Aylen Hubeaut (FAMU) 6-1, 6-1
Nerma Caluk (FIU) def. Damira Muminovic (GST) 6-3, 2-6, 10-4
Ariana Rahmanparast (FSU) def. Nicole Dzenga (USF) 4-6, 6-1, 10-7
Morgan Coppoc (UGA) def. Ulyana Grib (FIU) 4-6, 6-1, 10-5
Gabrielle Goldin (FSU) def. Nadia Gizdova (GT) 6-2, 6-4
Silvia Bordes (UCF) def. Brooke Milner (SU) 6-1, 1-6, 10-6
 
 
CONSOLATION Singles For Main Draw 2nd Round Losers
 
Andrea Garcia (FSU) def. Maria Ornberg (FGCU) 6-1, 6-1
Maryna Veksler (FIU) def. Juliana Cardoso (USF) 6-1, 6-3
Jessica Cortes (USF) def. Katie Kubicz (UF) 2-6, 7-5 10-8
Vanja Klaric (USF) def. Natlia Serrano (UCF) 4-6, 6-3, 10-3
Ulyana Shirokova (UM) def. Peggy Porter (UF) 6-2, 6-4
Nandini Das (FSU) def. Sara Culbertson (UM) 6-4, 6-3
Ana Roman Dominquez (USF) def. Natalia Boltinskaya (FAU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
Ana Madcur (UM) def. Luise Intert (UNF) 6-4,6-3
 
 
CONSOLATION Singles Quarterfinals For Main Draw 2nd Round Losers
 
Maryna Veksler (FIU) def. Andrea Garcia (FSU) 6-3, 6-4
Jessica Cortes (USF) def. Vanja Klaric (USF) 6-1, 7-6, 10-3
Ulyana Shirokova (UM) def. Nandini Das (FSU) 6-3, 6-2
Ana Roman Dominquez (USF) vs. Ana Madcur (UM) 7-5, 6-4