STANFORD, Calif. – Sophomore Alyssa Ahn secured her spot at next month’s NCAA Singles Championship with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Washington’s Jermine Sherif in the semifinals at ITA Northwest Regionals on Monday afternoon.
Stanford was hosting the regional tournament for the first time since 2023, from which the two singles finalists and doubles champion qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships from November 17-22 in Athens, Georgia. Anna-Marie Weissheim from Washington was the other singles finalist, and with both her and Ahn already earning NCAA spots, the Northwest Regional final will not be played tomorrow.
Ahn, who won last year’s singles title at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships and was seeded second this go-around, reeled off five wins over four days to claim her NCAA berth, all in straight sets.
Another sophomore, Tianmei Wang, advanced to the quarterfinals in singles, and freshmen Katerina Shabashkevich and Kaia Giribalan made the Round of 16.
In doubles, Giribalan and Wang made the quarterfinals, as did Ahn and Monika Ekstrand.
The final NCAA qualification chances come early next month at the ITA West Sectional Championships and ITA Conference Masters, which both run from November 5-8.
SINGLES RESULTS
No. 29 Alyssa Ahn (5-0)
R64 vs. Emma Fantousis (San Jose State) – W, 6-2, 6-3
R32 vs. Hinata Furutani (Oregon) – W, 6-2, 6-1
R16 vs. Yura Nakagawa (Washington State) – W, 6-1, 6-3
QF vs. Alexia Jacobs (Washington) – 6-3, 6-0
SF vs. Jermine Sherif (Washington) – 6-2, 6-2
No. 119 Tianmei Wang (3-1)
R64 vs. Ashley Katz (Santa Clara) – W, 6-0, 6-1
R32 vs. Gaja Djurickovic (Portland) – W, 6-0, 6-0
R16 vs. Naomi Xu (California) – W, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
QF vs. Anna-Marie Weissheim (Washington) – L, 6-4, 6-1
No. 123 Katerina Shabashkevich (2-1)
R64 vs. Rayna Sugai (Pacific) – W, 6-1, 6-0
R32 vs. Priya Nelson (Saint Mary’s) – W, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
R16 vs. Jermine Sherif (Washington) – L 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Kaia Giribalan (2-1)
R64 vs. Milena Maiorova (Fresno State) – W, 6-4, 6-2
R32 vs. Catherine Walker (Sacramento State) – W, 6-4, 6-3
R16 vs. Karolina Kozakova (Washington) – L, 6-1, 6-2
No. 19 Monika Ekstrand (1-1)
R64 vs. Angelina Hug (Gonzaga) – L, 6-4, 6-3
Consolation vs. Emily Robertson (Gonzaga) – W, 6-2, 2-1 ret.
Sein Myoung (1-2)
R64 vs. Mahi Khore (Saint Mary’s) – W, 6-4, 6-2
R32 vs. Eilm Yan (UC Davis) – L, 6-2, 6-0
Consolation vs. Angelina Hug (Gonzaga) – L, 6-3, 3-0 ret.
DOUBLES RESULTS
Alyssa Ahn/Monika Ekstrand (2-1)
R32 vs. F. De Matteo/D. Savina (Sacramento State) – W, 8-3
R16 vs. A. Marginean/Z. Suko (Washington) – W, 8-3
QF vs. L. Cilekova/M. Moerk (California) – L, 8-6
Sein Myoung/Katerina Shabashkevich (1-1)
R64 vs. E. Gunal/S. Wilson (Saint Mary’s) – W, 8-2
R32 vs. N. Jandova/M. Markina (Washington) – L, 8-5
Kaia Giribalan/Tianmei Wang (2-1)
R32 vs. G. Djurickovic/K. Kiss (Portland) – 8-4
R16 vs. S. Daryaie/M. Khore (Saint Mary’s) – 8-4
QF vs. H. Furutani/J. Santitto (Oregon) – L, 8-5
