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ITA Texas Regionals
Glumac's Impressive Run Concludes at ITA Regionals
10/22/2016 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Waco, Texas â€" After a pair of impressive wins on the second day of the ITA Texas Regional Championships, junior Ana Glumac wrapped up fall play for the Houston Cougar Women's Tennis team in the Consolation Third Round on Saturday.
ABOUT THE ITA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Location: Baylor University | Waco, Texas
Dates: October 20-24
Teams Competing: Houston, ACU, Baylor, Incarnate Word, Lamar, North Texas, Rice, Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, SMU, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas Southern, Texas Tech, UT Arlington, UTSA
Results:
Consolation Round 3
Valeria Lopez (UT Arlington) def. Ana Glumac 3-6, 6-4, 10-8
Tournament Central
HOW IT HAPPENED
Glumac advanced in the consolation bracket after a pair of big wins on Friday against Ansley Boarman of ACU (6-4, 6-0) and Laura Cabrera of UTSA (7-5, 6-1). On Saturday, Glumac was locked in from the beginning against Valeria Lopez from UT Arlington. After Lopez went up 1-0 in the first set, Glumac battled back to take a 5-2 lead after a couple of holds and breaks. Glumac dropped the next game, but answered with another hold of serve to win set one 6-3.
The pair traded games to open set two and through five games, Glumac held a 3-2 advantage. However, Lopez was able to come from behind to win the set 6-4 and force a third set tie break. The tie break was a back-and-forth dual with Glumac taking the lead and Lopez answering throughout. Ultimately Lopez prevailed in the tie break 10-8 to claim the match.
Glumac finished the tournament with a 2-2 overall singles record.
TOURNAMENT CENTRAL
Information for the 2016 ITA Regional Championship can be found by visiting the tournament website HERE. At the link, fans can find updated draws as well as compiled results and other information pertaining to the ITA Regional Championship.
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