Gomez-Alonso and Doubles Advance to Quarterfinals at ITA Regional

STILLWATER, Okla. – The Arkansas women’s tennis team advanced a doubles team and freshman Carolina Gomez-Alonso in the quarterfinals of ITA Central Regional on day three of the tournament.

In doubles, the Razorback pair of Indianna Spink and Kelly Keller faced Drake’s Ines Stephani and Rebecca Ehn in the Round of 16. Spink and Keller came out on top in a commanding 8-1 win to advance to the quarters. The duo will face Kajura/Kezuka of Iowa State tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. CT with a trip to the semis on the line.

Freshman Carolina Gomez-Alonso continues her impressive fall season as she wins both of her matches of the day to move on in the tournament. In her first match, Gomez-Alonso came out to play with a 6-1, 6-0 win followed by a 6-2, 6-3 win in the Round of 16. She will face fellow Spaniard, Raquel Gonzalez of Oklahoma State tomorrow in the quarterfinals.

Saturday, October 15 Results

Doubles

Round of 16: Miyamoto/Novak (Oklahoma State) defeat Stara/O’Donnell, 8-7(5)

Round of 16: Keller/Spink defeat Ines/Ehn (Drake), 8-1

Singles

Round of 32: Kelly Keller (Arkansas) defeats Florentine Dekkers (Kansas State) 7-5, 5-7, 6-1

Round of 16: Alexandra Pisareva defeats Kelly Keller (Arkansas), 6-3, 6-3

Round of 32: Carolina Gomez-Alonso defeats Ayumi Miyamoto (Oklahoma State), 6-1, 6-0

Round of 16: Carolina Gomez-Alonso defeats Laura Masic (Missouri) 6-2, 6-3

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