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ITA Northwest Regional Championships
Cal Wraps Up Competition at ITA Northwest Regionals
10/13/2026 12:33 PM | Women's Tennis
Cilekova/Moerk advance to doubles semifnals and Cilekova makes it to singles quarterfinals
Cal women's tennis wrapped up competition at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships this Sunday, Oct. 11 in Stanford, CA. The tournament was highlighted by Laura Cilekova's run to the singles quarterfinals and a doubles semifinal appearance by Cilekova and Mille Johanna Moerk.
Cilekova and Moerk opened the tournament on Friday with an 8-4 victory over Washington State's Kanemaki and Schoen before defeating Oregon's Appling and Mihulka (8-7[6]) in the doubles round of 32. They advanced to the semifinals with an 8-6 win over Stanford's Ahn and Ekstrand in the quarterfinals. Their run ended in the semifinals, where they lost to Saint Mary's Nelson and Remander, 5-7, 6-2[8].
In singles, Cilekova advanced to the quarterfinals after earning three consecutive victories. She opened with a 7-6[4], 6-3 win over Gonzaga's Kelsey Phillips, then defeated Oregon's Montserrat Marron Bauqui, 6-3, 6-2, in the round of 32. Cilekova continued her run with a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Oregon's Tilde Jagare in the round of 16 before falling to Washington's Jermine Sherif, 6-4, 6-3, in the quarterfinals.
Naomi Xu, Moerk and Nika Hurkacz also advanced to the round of 16. Xu defeated Sacramento State's Nel Van Hout, 6-1, 7-6[6], and Washington's Nela Joadova, 7-5, 6-2, before falling to Stanford's Tianmei Wang, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. Moerk earned straight-set victories over UC Davis' Ramey Yu, 6-3, 6-2, and Pacific's Maya Shanok, 6-1, 6-0, before losing to Saint Mary's Sofia Daryaie, 6-1, 6-4. Hurkacz defeated Gonzaga's Sveva Zerpelloni, 6-4, 6-4, and Saint Mary's Kei Kato, 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, before falling to Washington's Alexia Jacobs, 6-4, 6-3.
In doubles, Hurkacz and Xu also opened with an 8-4 win over Santa Clara's Krumholz and Kook before falling to Gonzaga's Cariov and Hug, 8-3, in the round of 32.
