BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The ULM
tennis team put forth a strong showing at the ITA Regional Championships in
Birmingham, Ala., over the weekend. The Warhawks won the B Draw for the second
straight year as Vivian Polak took home the title.
It was an all ULM final in the
B Draw as Polak squared off against sophomore Isabelle Rocher for the title on
Sunday afternoon. Polak defeated opponents from Samford and UAB en route to the
tile match, while Rocher dispatch of opponents from Jacksonville State, Auburn
and Troy. Polak won the match between teammates 6-2, 6-1.
Medy Blankvoort, who won last
year's B Draw, advanced to the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket in the
main draw with a straight sets victory over LSU's Ariel Morton. Blankvoort's
run ended with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Samford's Madlie Janse Van Rensburg.
Blankvoort and Monica Winkel
fell in the round of 16 in the doubles draw to the University of Alabama duo of
Alexa Guarachi and Mary Anne
Macfarlane, who were the number four seed in the event. Blankvoort and Winkel
defeated LSU's Kaitlin Burns and Yvette Vlaar on Friday in the opening round.
The ITA Regional Championships was the final tournament of the fall for
the Warhawks.
