LOS ANGELES - The UC San Diego duo of Kyra Scott and Britta Mosser won the doubles competition at the USTA/ITA West Regional Championships. The event was hosted by Cal State L.A. Thursday through Saturday.
After a first-round bye, Scott and Mosser blanked Kelsey Markle and Layla Accorsi of Concordia, 8-0. In the quarterfinals, the pair took down Azusa Pacific's team of Lilit Vardanyan and Schneider, 8-3.
Scott and Mosser defeated Regina van Koch and Nikki Newell from Point Loma, 8-5, to advance to the finals. The duo defeated Sonoma State's Jensyn Warren and Jordyn Kearney, 8-5, to take first in the region.
“(It is a) huge accomplishment winning the doubles against some very strong teams,” said head coach Liz LaPlante. “We were the No. 1 seed and they (Scott and Mosser) had lost in the finals last year.”
In singles, Scott took care of Hillary Fazekas of SSU, 6-0 and 6-2, and PLNU's van Koch, 6-2 and 6-1, after a bye in the round of 64.
Scott defeated Liza Sokolova of CSULA in straight sets, 6-1 and 6-1, to advance to the final four. In the semifinals, APU's Natalie Johnson downed Scott in three sets, 1-6, 6-3 and 7-6.
Fellow Triton Jasmine Hosseini took care of SSU's Karly Budge, 6-1 and 6-2, and Paula Alcantra of Academy of Art in three by scores of 7-6 , 3-6 and 6-1 after a first-round bye. Academy of Art's Annika Schneider eliminated Hosseini in the quarterfinals, 3-6, 6-2 and 10-4.
“I'm very impressed with the overall performance of the team, specifically Kyra Scott and Jasmine Hosseini in the singles,” LaPlante said. “Kyra lost in three sets in the semis to the eventual winner and Jasmine lost in a close three setter in the quarters.”
Scott and Mosser advance to the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships, which will be held Oct. 15-18 at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, South Carolina. The national championship event will include all eight regional champions from the NCAA Division II and III, NAIA and Junior/Community Colleges.
Singles
Round of 64
Kyra Scott (UCSD) – BYE
Jasmine Hosseini (UCSD) – BYE
Shannon Theisen (UCSD) def. Amandine Clouvel (Holy Names) 6-3, 6-3
Jackie Resler (Azusa Pacific) def. Nava Nowamooz (UCSD) 6-1, 6-3
Jensyn Warren (Sonoma State) def. Nousha Nowamooz (UCSD) 6-1, 6-1
Lilit Vardenyan (Azusa Pacific) def. Monica Yassaer (UCSD) 6-3, 6-2
Round of 32
Kyra Scott (UCSD) def. Hillary Fazekas (Sonoma State) 6-0, 6-2
Jasmine Hosseini (UCSD) def. Karlee Budge (Sonoma State) 6-1, 6-2
Jaella Conway (Stanislaus State) def. Shannon Theisen (UCSD) 6-1, 6-4
Round of 16
Kyra Scott (UCSD) def. Regina von Koch (Point Loma) 6-2, 6-1
Jasmine Hosseini (UCSD) def. Paula Alcantra (Academy of Art) 7-6 (3), 6-1
Quarterfinals
Kyra Scott (UCSD) def. Liza Sokolova (Cal St. L.A.) 6-1, 6-1
Annika Schneider (Academy of Art) def. Jasmine Hosseini (UCSD) 3-6, 6-2, 10-4
Semifinals
Natalie Johnson (Azusa Pacific) def. Kyra Scott (UCSD) 1-6, 6-3 (7)
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Doubles
Round of 32
Kyra Scott/Britta Mosser (UCSD) – BYE
Nousha Nowamooz/Jasmine Hosseini (UCSD) def. Karlee Budge/Jacquelyn Ward (Sonoma State) 9-8 (10-8)
Nava Nowamooz/Shannon Theisen (UCSD) def. Madeline Cunningham/M. Torres (Point Loma) 8-6
Round of 16
Kyra Scott/Britta Mosser (UCSD) def. Kelsey Markle/Layla Accordsi (Concordia) 8-0
Nousha Nowamooz/Jasmine Hosseini (UCSD) def. Ivana Vlakic/Luisa Sterkel (Concordia) 8-4
Jensyn Warren/Jordyn Kearney (Sonoma State) def. Nava Nowamooz/Shannon Theisen (UCSD) 8-6
Quarterfinals
Kyra Scott/Britta Mosser (UCSD) def. Lilit Vardanyan/Schneider (Azusa Pacific) 8-3
Regina van Koch/Nikki Newell (Pt. Loma) def. Nousha Nowamooz/Jasmine Hosseini (UCSD) 8-4
Semifinals
Kyra Scott/Britta Mosser (UCSD) def. Regina van Koch/Nikki Newell (Pt. Loma) 8-5
Finals
Kyra Scott/Britta Mosser (UCSD) def. Jensyn Warren/Jordyn Kearney (Sonoma State) 8-5
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