The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Women’s Tennis’ Bowers, Anazagasty-Pursoo reach ITA Texas Regionals final
10.14.2024 | Women's Tennis
Freshmen Ashton Bowers and Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo will square off in an all-Longhorn title match.
Fort Worth – Texas Women's Tennis freshmen Ashton Bowers and Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo reached the final of ITA Texas Regional Championships in Fort Worth on Monday. The teammates will square off in an all-Longhorn title match at 10 a.m. CT on Tuesday.
Texas had already accounted for three-quarters of the semifinals as No. 104 Bowers had topped teammate junior No. 96 Vivian Ovrootsky, 6-0, 7-5. Anazagasty-Pursoo then defeated Daria Smetannikov of Texas A&M in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.
Head coach Howard Joffe secured having a singles finalist or winner in the tournament for the 14th consecutive year with 10 straight at Texas and the previous four at Texas A&M.
Results and the draw can be found here in the tournament hub.
2024 ITA Texas Regional Championships
Singles Main Draw Semifinals – October 14
5 seed #104 Ashton Bowers (UT) def. 4 seed #96 Vivian Ovrootsky (UT), 6-0, 7-5
9 seed Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo (UT) def. Daria Smetannikov (TAMU), 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
Singles Main Draw Final – October 15
5 seed #104 Ashton Bowers (UT) vs. 9 seed Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo (UT), 10 a.m. CT
Singles Main Draw Third Place – October 15
4 seed #96 Vivian Ovrootsky (UT) vs. Daria Smetannikov (TAMU), 10 a.m. CT
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