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Women’s Tennis bows out of ITA Ohio Valley Regionals
10/10/2026 11:28:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MASON, Ohio – The Middle Tennessee women's tennis team bowed out of the 2026 ITA Ohio Valley Regionals after its last remaining representatives, Sara Conde and Sthefany Lima, fell in their doubles match on Saturday.
Tennessee's Maeve Thornton and Rinon Okuwaki defeated the Blue Raider duo, 8-2, ending a tournament that saw six Blue Raiders add victories to their career tabs.
Lima and Victoria Matasova both competed in individual consolation matches, with the Brazilian picking up her third singles win of the tournament against Eastern Kentucky's Alyssa Giupponi, 6-4, 6-1.
Matasova battled through three sets but was unable to come out on top, stumbling against Purdue's Ece Gencer, 6-3, 4-6, 10-6.
MTSU Women's Tennis will be back in action on Oct. 23 when it hosts the annual MTSU Fall Invite.
Results
Singles
Sthefany Lima (MTSU) def. Alyssa Giupponi (EKU), 6-4, 6-1
Ece Gencer (Purdue) def. Victoria Matasova (MTSU), 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
Doubles
Thornton/Okuwaki (Tennessee) def. Conde/Lima (MTSU), 8-2
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Tennessee's Maeve Thornton and Rinon Okuwaki defeated the Blue Raider duo, 8-2, ending a tournament that saw six Blue Raiders add victories to their career tabs.
Lima and Victoria Matasova both competed in individual consolation matches, with the Brazilian picking up her third singles win of the tournament against Eastern Kentucky's Alyssa Giupponi, 6-4, 6-1.
Matasova battled through three sets but was unable to come out on top, stumbling against Purdue's Ece Gencer, 6-3, 4-6, 10-6.
MTSU Women's Tennis will be back in action on Oct. 23 when it hosts the annual MTSU Fall Invite.
Results
Singles
Sthefany Lima (MTSU) def. Alyssa Giupponi (EKU), 6-4, 6-1
Ece Gencer (Purdue) def. Victoria Matasova (MTSU), 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
Doubles
Thornton/Okuwaki (Tennessee) def. Conde/Lima (MTSU), 8-2
Follow the Blue Raiders
Stay up to date with Middle Tennessee Women's Tennis on Instagram (mt_womenstennis), X (MT_WomensTennis) and Facebook (BlueRaiderWomensTennis).
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