STANFORD, Calif. – Santa Clara women's tennis opened up competition at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships on Friday in Stanford, California. The Broncos advanced a doubles team to the round of 32 as well as senior Nabila Farah in the singles bracket. Competition resumes at Taube Family Tennis Center on Saturday at 9 a.m. PT.
Farah defeated Kara Okazaki (Portland) in the round of 128, 6-2, 6-1, then followed up that performance with a tough win over Georgia Lawson (Fresno State), 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. Farah will face No. 8 seed Melissa Lord (Stanford) on Saturday at 10 a.m. PT.
"Nabila (Farah) had a really good day," head coach Ben Cabell said. "She had two really good wins and will face a tough test tomorrow morning."
In the doubles bracket, sophomore Madison Clarke and Farah won a close match in the round of 64, defeating Galina Bykova and Abigail Watanabe (Fresno State), 8-7 (3). Clarke and Farah will face the No. 2 seeded Caroline Doyle and Lord (Stanford) on Saturday at 9 a.m. PT.
"Nabila (Farah) and Madison (Clarke) had a nice first match together," Cabell said. "They pulled it out and played well. They will have a real test tomorrow against Stanford. They are facing a very good doubles team so that'll be good for them. But they had a good performance today."
Junior Zeina El Tawil advanced to the round of 64 in the women's singles bracket after Georgia Dobell (Portland State) was unable to compete due to injury. Freshman Caraline Patterson also advanced to the round of 64 after defeating Abigail Bacharach (Cal Poly), 6-3, 6-4. Patterson fell to No. 9 seed Emma Higuchi of Stanford, 6-0, 6-1, in the round of 64. El Tawil also lost in the round of 64 to Alexandra Bourguignon (Gonzaga), 6-3, 7-5.
Oct. 21-25, 2016 at Taube Family Tennis Center
Singles
Round of 128
SCU Zeina El Tawil def. PSU Georgia Dobell, Wo (inj)
WSU Guzal Yusupova def. SCU Elizabeth Stephens, 6-1, 6-1
CAL No. 9 Maya Jansen def. SCU Madison Clarke, 7-5, 6-4
WASH Kenadi Hance def. SCU Giannina Ong, 6-1, 6-1
WASH Lana Slavica def. SCU Caitlyn Frankel, 6-2, 6-4
SCU Caraline Patterson def. CP Abigail Bacharach, 6-3, 6-4
SCU Nabila Farah def. POR Kara Okazaki, 6-2, 6-1
Round of 64
STAN No. 9 Emma Higuchi def. SCU Caraline Patterson, 6-0, 6-1
GON Alexandra Bourguignon def. SCU Zeina El Tawil, 6-3, 7-5
SCU Nabila Farah def. FSU Georgia Lawson, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Doubles
Round of 64
SMC McCord/Pelletier def. SCU Zeina El Tawil/Caitlyn Frankel, 8-4
UCD Kecki/Martino def. SCU Giannina Ong/Elizabeth Stephens, 8-5
SCU Madison Clarke/Nabila Farah def. FSU Bykova/Watanabe, 8-7 (3)
