BYU’s Savannah Ware, Taylah Beckman and Erica Valimaki advanced after the first round of singles play at the ITA Regionals Championships held at the campus of UNLV on Oct. 14-18.
“I was happy with how well we fought in our matches today,” BYU head coach Lauren Jones-Spencer said. “We didn’t necessarily play our best tennis but we were able to pull out wins by digging in.”
BYU’s Ware defeated Elisa Koonik of Wyoming, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, while fellow junior Valimaki defeated Air Force’s Mary Meyers, 6-0 3-6, 6-2. Freshman Beckman was also victorious, defeating Idaho’s Rita Bermudez, 7-6, 6-2.