TYLER, Texas - After the second day at the ITA South Central Regional, the UT Dallas women's tennis team has a trio of singles players and one doubles team still alive. 

Gianna Graci, Namrata Makhija and Presley Churchman each advanced to the singles consolation quarterfinals, to be played on Saturday.

Graci defeated Jade Bestagno from Angelo State 6-1, 6-4 in the consolation first round, then topped Ekin Ozmen of Midwestern State 7-6 (7-0), 6-7 (5-7) and 11-9. Graci will face Cameron's Daniela Maldonado in the quarterfinals on Saturday.

Makhija topped Sophia Crosby from UT Permian Basin 6-0, 6-2 then fellow Comet Reika Nagai 8-5 to reach the quarterfinals. She will battle Lili Kovacs-Sebestyen of Lubbock Christian.

Churchman picked up a 6-0, 6-1 win over UTPB's Alyssa Glasgow. She then beat Western New Mexico's Catherine Ndeko 6-1, 6-1 in the second round. Churchman will take on LCU's Aitana Moreno Villa in the quarterfinals.

Makhija and Churchman teamed to defeat Villa and Gabriela Franco in the consolation first round then beat teammates Sophia Rashid and Grecia Idrogo 8-4. The tandem will face #6 Shiori Takeda and Allison Blanco from St. Mary's in the consolation semifinals on Saturday.

Bracket

Thursday, October 22
Singles First Round
Josefina Bailetti (WNMU) def.  Sophia Rashid (UTD) 6-1, 6-2
Claudia Di Leonardo (UTT) def. Gianna Graci (UTD) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
Sheryl Gerald (UTD) def. Ekin Ozmen (MSU) 3-6, 6-2, 11-9
Breeze Simon (StMU) def. Namrata Makhija (UTD) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
Maria Antonio Ortega (UTT) def. Reika Nagai (UTD) 6-3, 6-4
#9 Emilia Nowak (UTD) def. Sasa Felixova (ASU) 7-6 (7-0), 7-5
#6 Andrea De Bernardo (LCU) def. Grecia Idrogo (UTD) 6-0, 6-1
Shiori Takeda (StMU) def. Presley Churchman (UTD) 6-3, 6-1
 
Friday, October 23
Singles Second Round
#13 Ilona Hernandez Sanchez (StMU) def Sheryl Gerald (UTD) def. 6-1, 6-3
Alexa Garcia (CU) def. #9 Emilia Nowak (UTD) 6-3, 6-1
 
Singles Consolation First Round
Daniela Maldonado (CU) def. Sophia Rashid (UTD) 6-1, 6-2
Gianna Graci (UTD) def. Jade Bestagno (ASU) 6-1, 6-4
Namrata Makhija (UTD) def. Sophia Crosby (UTPB) 6-0, 6-2
Reika Nagai (UTD) def. Alice Bolton (UTPB) 6-3, 7-5
Grecia Idrogo (UTD) def. Emily Ryan (UTT) 6-1, 7-5
Presley Churchman (UTD) def. Alyssa Glasgow (UTPB) 6-0, 6-1
 
Singles Consolation Second Round
Gianna Graci (UTD) def. Ekin Ozmen (MSU) 7-6 (7-0), 6-7 (5-7), 11-9
Namrata Makhija (UTD) def. Reika Nagai (UTD) 8-5
Aitana Moreno Villa (LCU) def. Grecia Idrogo (UTD) 7-6 (7-0), 6-0
Presley Churchman (UTD) def. Catherine Ndeko (WNMU) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles First Round
Sofia Karlau/Alexsa Paucar (CU) def. Sophia Rashid/Grecia Idrogo (UTD) 8-5
#8 Madalyn Smelley/Selina Wu (StMU) def. Namrata Makhija/Presley Churchman (UTD) 8-6
Jasmine Crain/Ekin Ozmen (MSU) def. Sheryl Gerald/Gianna Graci (UTD) 9-7
#5 Maria Antonio Ortega/Yona Bancarel (UTT) def. Emilia Nowak/Reika Nagai (UTD) 8-2
 
Doubles Consolation First Round
Namrata Makhija/Presley Churchman (UTD) def. Gabriela Franco/Aitana Moreno Villa (LCU) 8-3
Sheryl Gerald/Gianna Graci (UTD) def. Emilia Nowak/Reika Nagai (UTD) 8-4
 
Doubles Consolation Quarterfinals
Namrata Makhija/Presley Churchman (UTD) def. Sophia Rashid/Grecia Idrogo (UTD) 8-4
Ilona Hernandez Sanchez/Breeze Simon (StMU) def. Sheryl Gerald/Gianna Graci (UTD) 8-3
 
Saturday, October 24
Singles Consolation Quarterfinals
Daniela Maldonado (CU) vs. Gianna Graci (UTD)
Namrata Makhija (UTD) vs. Lili Kovacs-Sebestyen (LCU)
Aitana Moreno Villa (LCU) vs. Presley Churchman (UTD)
 
Doubles Consolation Semifinals
Namrata Makhija/Presley Churchman (UTD) vs. #6 Shiori Takeda/Allison Blanco (StMU)