Tea Zivic Makes History In ITA Southeast Regional Championships Qualifying Draw
10/8/2026 8:08:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MIAMI, Fla. – Tea Zivic became the first player in Mercer women's tennis history to make her way through the qualifying draw and earn a spot in the main draw of the ITA Regional Championships on Thursday, October 8.
Zivic, a senior from Paris, France, began the day with a 7-6 (7-2), 1-6, 6-1 win over Kennesaw State's Lucie Nouzova at 7:45 a.m. Just a few hours later, Zivic beat Stetson's Lena Karolina Hornecka, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3, to earn a spot in the main draw. Zivic's journey at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships continues on Friday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m. against Florida Atlantic's Katrin Pavkova.
Sofi Tsitavets and Kayleigh Didderiens also saw success in the opening day of the event. Tsitavets defeated USF's Francesca Miglio 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the first round before falling to UCF's Jade Psonka. Didderiens claimed her second victory of the fall season over Georgia State's Ayra Salim, 7-5, 6-3, before falling to UNF's May Fadida.
Manon Rosa-Dubreuil will take the court for the first time this tournament against Georgia's Emma Dong, the No. 54 ranked singles player in the country, at 11:30 a.m.
Doubles play begins on Friday, October 9. Rosa-Dubreuil and Didderiens will team up against Florida State's Joanna Kennedy and Laura Putz at 3:30 p.m. Zivic and Tsitavets will team up against Georgia Tech's Taly Licht and Sabritt Dozier.
The full draw is available here. Live video is available with PlaySight. Live stats are available here.
Zivic, a senior from Paris, France, began the day with a 7-6 (7-2), 1-6, 6-1 win over Kennesaw State's Lucie Nouzova at 7:45 a.m. Just a few hours later, Zivic beat Stetson's Lena Karolina Hornecka, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3, to earn a spot in the main draw. Zivic's journey at the ITA Southeast Regional Championships continues on Friday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m. against Florida Atlantic's Katrin Pavkova.
Sofi Tsitavets and Kayleigh Didderiens also saw success in the opening day of the event. Tsitavets defeated USF's Francesca Miglio 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the first round before falling to UCF's Jade Psonka. Didderiens claimed her second victory of the fall season over Georgia State's Ayra Salim, 7-5, 6-3, before falling to UNF's May Fadida.
Manon Rosa-Dubreuil will take the court for the first time this tournament against Georgia's Emma Dong, the No. 54 ranked singles player in the country, at 11:30 a.m.
Doubles play begins on Friday, October 9. Rosa-Dubreuil and Didderiens will team up against Florida State's Joanna Kennedy and Laura Putz at 3:30 p.m. Zivic and Tsitavets will team up against Georgia Tech's Taly Licht and Sabritt Dozier.
The full draw is available here. Live video is available with PlaySight. Live stats are available here.
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