Women's Tennis 10/23/2026 9:00:00 AM Chris Brannick

Central Wins 10 On ITA Opening Day

EDMOND – Central Oklahoma had a strong start to the ITA Regional Championships that began Thursday at Edmond Tennis Center, where the Bronchos won 10 matches.

The Bronchos competing in the top singles flight went 5-1 while the second flight group went 3-0. In doubles play, all three teams are in the top flight and the Bronchos went 2-1.

"We had a good start," UCO head women's tennis coach Grace Chadick said. "It's a long weekend and it's going to take a lot to keep playing at that level, but we got off to a really good start.

Mei Hasegawa is the No. 1 seed in singles play and won 6-0, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-0 to advance to the Round of 16. Hui Soo won a pair of matches too with a little more fight from her opponents. She won 3-6, 6-1 (10-3) and then 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 to advance to the Round of 16. Haley Hibbets won her opener 6-2, 6-1 before falling in the Round of 32, 6-1, 6-1.

In the B Flight, Milana Quick won 6-4, 6-3 and is in the Round of 16 on Friday. Dilay Ata won 6-3, 6-2 to advance and Anna Richtar won 6-2, 6-3 to advance as well.

In doubles play, Hasegawa and Ayaka Koga are the No. 2 seed in the region and won 8-1 on Thursday to advance to the Round of 16. Quick and Soo won 8-7 (7-4) to advance. Hibbets and Ata lost 8-6 in the opening round.

The major tournament runs through Sunday. The Bronchos will compete Friday in the Round of 16 and the quarterfinals before playing semifinals matches on Saturday. The championship matches are scheduled for Sunday morning.

The winners of the top flights in both singles and doubles advance to the ITA Cup next month in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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Players Mentioned

Dilay Ata: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Mei Hasegawa: 5' 4"; Junior

Haley Hibbets: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Ayaka Koga: 5' 3"; Senior

Milana Quick: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Hui Soo: 5' 6"; Junior

Anna Richtar: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dilay Ata
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Mei Hasegawa
: 5' 4"; Junior

Haley Hibbets
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

Ayaka Koga
: 5' 3"; Senior

Milana Quick
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Hui Soo
: 5' 6"; Junior

Anna Richtar
: Freshman