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Bouzgarrou, Nielsen and de Lucas Punch Tickets to ITA Super Regionals
10/3/2021 9:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Bouzgarrou in singles, de Lucas and Nielsen in doubles earn a spot at Princeton Oct. 15-18
WEST POINT N.Y. (Oct. 3, 2021)- Following strong performances at the ITA Northeast Regionals at Army this weekend, Mouna Bouzgarrou, Jayden Nielsen and Yesica de Lucas have qualified for ITA Super Regionals.
Bouzgarrou advanced in the singles competition while de Lucas and Nielsen went undefeated in doubles play to earn spots in the next round of competition at Princeton from Oct. 15-18.
Bouzgarrou, fresh off a singles title at the Columbia Invite, continued the strong start to her St. John's tenure. The senior had a first round bye before defeating Quinnipiac's Brittney Wilbur and Sydney Chratian of the University of Rhode Island in straight sets. In her final match of the weekend, the Monastir, Tunisia, native outlasted Yale's Mirabelle Bretkelly 6-3,4-6,10-8 to claim a spot at Princeton.
A pair of transfers from the West Coast, de Lucas and Nielsen won four matches to finish atop their bracket. The duo bested teams from Columbia and Massachusetts to advance to the final day of play. On the last day of competition, they battled Dartmouth's Nicole Conrad and Chloe Yoo for an 8-7 (5) victory. In the final, another close match saw the duo edge BIG EAST foes Julieanne Bou and Leonie Hoppe of UConn, 8-7 (4).
In addition to her doubles title, Nielsen rallied to secure a victory in singles play over Marist's Deana Giambo, 6-7, 7-6, 10-7. The Sacramento State transfer dropped her next contest to eventual Super Regionals qualifier Julia Haynes of Columbia.
The Johnnies went up against 19 other schools from New York and New England. Due to COVID-19 concerns, the event was played at two locations, West Point and Philadelphia. The top eight singles finishers and four doubles teams earned a spot in the ITA Super Regionals to be played at Princeton University on Oct. 15-18.
