CHICAGO, Ill. -- The University of Chicago women's tennis team returns to action this weekend as they travel to St. Louis for the 2025 ITA Central Regional Tournament at WashU. The tournament will begin on Friday with two rounds of singles and two rounds of doubles, and it will continue in the same format throughout the weekend. * UChicago opened the season last weekend with the Jon Messick Invitational at Colorado State University.
* The Maroons finished the invite with a 12-20 singles record and a 10-13 doubles record on the weekend. Sarena Biria and Ariana Liu led the team with two singles wins.
* In doubles play, the duo of Tina Kintiroglou and Anika Paul gave the Maroons their lone fight win of the tournament with a perfect 2-0 record.
* Liu earned UAA Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week honors after finishing in second place in singles and both doubles draws. She recorded records of 2-1 in singles and 2-2 doubles against all Division I opponents.
* Last season, UChicago capped off the year with a loss in the NCAA Quarterfinals to the eventual National Champions, WashU, to finish the season with a 22-2 record overall.
* The Maroons won their fourth consecutive UAA title and their sixth overall UAA title last season, and they also brought home the ITA Indoor National Championship last spring with wins over #18 Sewanee (7-0), #5 Emory (5-2), and #2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (4-1).
* Clara Zou led the team in singles wins last season with a 26-2 record overall as a freshman.
* Sarena Biria added an 18-7 singles record, and Isabelle Chong finished the year 17-3.
* In doubles play, Oliwia Mikos is the top returning player with a 22-11 record in 2024-25.
* Charlotte Klein put up 18 doubles wins with a record of 18-8 on the year.
* After competing in the ITA Central Regionals this weekend, the Maroons will return to their home courts for the Chicago Cup on October 4-5.

TOP-8 SEEDS:

SINGLES
* #1 - Clara Zou - UChicago
* #2 - Eleni Lazaridou - Kenyon
* #3 - Ally Lin - WashU
* #4 - Eleanor Archer - WashU
* #5 - Caitlin Bui - WashU
* #6 - Eliana Hanna - WashU
* #7 - Abigail Penados - North Central (IL)
* #8 - Tina Kintiroglou - UChicago

DOUBLES
* #1 - Eleanor Archer / Caitlin Bui (WashU)
* #2 - Eleni Lazaridou . Hana Nouaime (Kenyon)
* #3 - Charlotte Klein / Oliwia Mikos (UChicago)
* #4 - Eliana Hanna / Ally Lin (WashU)
* #5 - Lauren Khou / Lily Zawaneh (UChicago)
* #6 - Kensington Payne / Abigail Penados (North Central-IL)
* #7 - Lilliam Dockal / Sofia Strupovets (Lake Forest)
* #8 - Gabrielle Lee / Katalina Wang (Case Western)

OPENING DAY SINGLES MATCHES:

* 3:30 PM - Second Round - #1 Clara Zou vs. Winner of Eleni Bougiouskou (Kalamazoo) and Elina Locane (Trine)
* 3:30 PM - Second Round - #9 Sarena Biria vs. Kina Ehlers (Franciscan) and Ivana Stefanova (Monmouth)
* 3:30 PM - Second Round - #9 Isabelle Chong vs. Stephanie Markis (Capital) and Prachi Shah (Case Western)
* 3:30 PM - Second Round - #17 Oliwia Mikos vs. Maya Lee (Kalamazoo) and Hana Nouaime (Kenyon)
* 5 PM - Second Round - #8 Tina Kintiroglou vs. Lanie Carder (Greenville) and Anna-Maria Huebel (Augustana-IL)
* 5 PM - Second Round - #9 Anika Paul vs. Kimbeley Peterson (Principia) and Trisha Vellanki (Case Western)
* 5 PM- Second Round - #9 Lily Zawaneh vs. Kate Herlihy (North Central-IL) and Madelyn Santner (Hanover)

OPENING DAY DOUBLES MATCHES:

* 9:30 AM - First Round - Tina Kintiroglou / Anika Paul vs. Jada Barlow / Hayley Lale (Westminster-MO)
* 10:45 AM - Second Round - #3 Charlotte Klein / Oliwia Mikos vs. Atra Biria / Maya Brink (Case Western)
* 10:45 AM - Second Round - #5 Lauren Khou / Lily Zawaneh vs. Liveta Ezerskis / Kate Herlihy (North Central-IL)
* 10:45 AM - Second Round - #9 Sarena Biria / Clara Zou vs. Clare Hudson / Kiara Komlodi (Kenyon)
* 10:45 AM - Second Round - Tina Kintiroglou / Anika Paul vs. #9 Emma Thoms / Katie Wong (Case Western)