Ly-Nguyen Reaches Fourth Round at ITA Northwest Regional

STANFORD, Calif. – Senior Savanna Ly-Nguyen reached the fourth round before seeing her tournament come to an end Saturday at the 2021 ITA Northwest Regional, played at the Taube Family Tennis Center.
 
Ly-Nguyen, who won both her matches Friday, picked right up today as she posted a 7-6, 6-1 win over Cal Poly's Emily Ackerman in the third round. Later in the afternoon, Ly-Nguyen faced the No. 6 seed, Stanford's Angelica Blake, falling 6-1, 7-6.
 
In consolation singles, Pacific's Miaangelina Ruja posted a 6-2, 6-3 win over WSU's Maxine Murphy while Cougar sophomore Fifa Kumhom fell to Portland's Aleksandra Dimitrijevic, 7-5, 6-4.
 
The day began with doubles play as Ly-Nguyen and Kumhom recorded a first-round win over Simran Chhabra and Mya Bui of San Francisco. The duo fell in the next round to Cal's Makenna Thiel and Hannah Viller Moeller, 6-2.
 
In the other first-round match, WSU's Yang Lee and Murphy dropped a 6-4 match to Cal's Jessica Alsola and Erin Richardson.
 
The ITA Northwest Regional continues Sunday morning.
 
2021 ITA NORTHWEST REGIONAL
Oct. 22-25, 2021
Taube Family Tennis Center
Stanford, Calif.
 
DOUBLES
First Round
Jessica Alsola/Erin Richardson (Cal) def. Yang Lee/Maxine Murphy (WSU) 6-4
Savanna Ly-Nguyen/Fifa Kumhom (WSU) def. Simran Chhabra/Mya Bui (USF) 6-4
 
Second Round
Makenna Thiel/Hannah Viller Moeller (Cal) def. Savanna Ly-Nguyen/Fifa Kumhom (WSU) 6-2
 
SINGLES
Third Round
Savanna Ly-Nguyen (WSU) def. Emily Ackerman (Cal Poly) 7-6 (2), 6-1
 
Fourth Round
No. 6 Angelica Blake (Stan) def. def. Savanna Ly-Nguyen (WSU) 6-1, 7-6 (6)
 
Consolation
Miaangelina Ruja (UOP) def. Maxine Murphy (WSU) 6-2, 6-3
Aleksandra Dimitrijevic (Port) def. Fifa Kumhom (WSU) 7-5, 6-4