The University of Texas at Austin women’s tennis team is celebrating, after freshman Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo won the ITA Regional Championships in Fort Worth on Tuesday.
What a tournament at the @ITA_Tennis Regionals! With Vivian Ovrootsky’s 6-2, 6-4 win over Daria Smetannikov in the third-place match, your Horns take the top 3️⃣ singles spots with Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo as champion and Ashton Bowers as runner-up! #HookEm 🤘🎾 pic.twitter.com/bDO3fFh9mG
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Not only that, but the Longhorns also swept the top three spots in the tournament with freshman Ashton Bowers finishing second and junior Vivian Ovrootsky finishing third.
Once again, your 2024 @ITA_Tennis Regionals champion – Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo! 🏆 #HookEm 🤘🎾 pic.twitter.com/V32yLq5AHO
Anazagasty-Pursoo won her first college title by defeating Bowers 6-4, 6-4, while Ovrootsky defeated the Aggies rival Daria Smetannikov by a final score of 6-2, 6-4.
And your @ITA_Tennis Texas Regionals runner-up – Ashton Bowers! #HookEm 🤘🎾 pic.twitter.com/dvCjPYJRT3
It was a very remarkable milestone also for coach Howard Joffe, who has ensured that the tournament will have a finalist or winner of a singles match for the 14th consecutive year, 1o with the Longhorns, 4 with the Aggies.
Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo is your 2024 @ITA_Tennis Regionals singles champion with a 6-4, 6-4 win in the battle of Longhorn freshmen! 🏆
And what a performance in the tournament by Ashton Bowers to finish as runner-up!#HookEm 🤘🎾 pic.twitter.com/donVZ74GlU
It was the second straight year the Longhorns had both a champion and a runner-up in the tournament after Malaika Rapolu won and Charlotte Chavatipon reached the final last year.
Singles Main Draw Final
Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo d. Ashton Bowers 6-4, 6-4
Singles Main Draw Third Place
Vivian Ovrootsky d. Daria Smetannikov 6-2, 6-4
Maya Joint picks up a first-round win in the W100 Macon, 6-3, 1-1, ret., over WTA #462 Rutuja Bhosale! #HookEm 🤘🎾 pic.twitter.com/TUooV1xxFh
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