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Women’s Tennis to begin main draws at ITA All-Americans
09.22.2026 | Women's Tennis
Juniors Carmen Herea, Eszter Meri and Rose Marie Nijkamp will take the court on Wednesday.
Cary, N.C. – Texas Women's Tennis will begin play in the singles and double main draws of the ITA All-American Championships on Wednesday in Cary, N.C.
Juniors No. 2 Carmen Herea, No. 35 Eszter Meri and No. 26 Rose Marie Nijkamp will compete in singles, while the No. 17 duo of Herea and Nijkamp will participate in doubles.
All three singles matches will begin at 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT with the top-seeded Herea opening against No. 38 Anastasiia Gureva of Georgia, Meri facing 2 seed No. 3 Luciana Perry of Ohio State, and 16 seed Nijkamp playing No. 45 Ava Esposito of Auburn.
Later in the day at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT, Herea and Nijkamp will pair against No. 15 Tatum Evans and Nicole Khirin of North Carolina.
2026 ITA Women's All-American Championships
Singles Main Draw Round of 64 – Wednesday, Sept. 23
1 seed #2 Carmen Herea (TEX) vs. #38 Anastasiia Gureva (UGA), 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT
16 seed #26 Rose Marie Nijkamp (TEX) vs. #45 Ava Esposito (AUB), 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT
#35 Eszter Meri (TEX) vs. 2 seed #3 Luciana Perry (OHST), 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT
Doubles Main Draw Round of 32 – Wednesday, Sept. 23
#17 Carmen Herea/Rose Marie Nijkamp (TEX) vs. #15 Tatum Evans/Nicole Khirin (UNC), 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
Schedule
Main Draw
Wednesday, September 23 - Sunday, September 27, beginning at 9 a.m. ET/8 a.m. CT
