SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Oct. 20, 2023) – It was another day of action and another day with a victory from Noesjka Brink Friday at the ITA Mountain Regional tournament. Brink has now advanced to Saturday's semifinal round after a three-set battle Friday.
Brink defeated Denver's Andrea Beltran 6-4, 5-7 and 6-4. Beltran entered the tournament as the No. 8 seed. Brink will now face Utah's Kaila Barksdale, the No. 4 seed. Brink improves to 8-2 this fall for the Cowgirls.
The Cowgirls got five other victories on the day, besides Brink's efforts. Wyoming began the day with a pair of victories in the doubles back draw. The team of Serina Abriola and Adel Ismagulova defeated the duo from Colorado, Nelson and Hayes, 6-4. The other doubles win came from Jeselle Ante and Nikol Dobrilova, as they defeated Montana's Oosterbaan and Goheen, 7-5.
The three singles wins came from Ante, Abriola and Violetta Borodina. Ante beat Isabella Flodin of Air Force, 6-0 and 6-3. Abriola picked up a 6-2, 6-1 win over Kezos of Utah Tech. Borodina also got a win over Utah Tech, winning 6-1 and 6-3 over Ana Gutierrez Sampere.
Day four at the regional continues Saturday for the Cowgirls.
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