STANFORD, Calif. - Junior Connie Ma finished as runner-up to highlight a busy five days of tennis at the ITA Northwest Regionals. Hosting the event at Taube Family Tennis Stadium for the 16th straight time, the Cardinal featured nine players in singles and four doubles pairs.
Ma, the event's champion as a freshman in 2021, was seeded third and met No. 6 seed Hannah Viller Moeller of California in Tuesday's final. In a match that lasted three hours and 18 minutes, Viller Moeller prevailed, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (6). By virtue of their performances, Ma and Viller Moeller have qualified for the season-ending ITA National Fall Championships in San Diego from Nov. 1-5.
Ma made the final by knocking off teammate Valencia Xu in three sets in a Monday semifinal, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3. Seeded ninth, Xu's run at Taube included wins over top-seeded and No. 47-ranked Jessica Alsola [2-6, 6-2, 6-0] and eighth-seeded Mao Mushika [6-3, 7-6 (1)]. The No. 2 seed, Alexandra Yepifanova also made Monday's singles semis, but was ousted by Viller Moeller, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3.
In doubles, the third-seeded pair of Ma and Yepifanova advanced to the semifinals before dropping a tight match to Viller Moeller and Mushika, 7-6 (6), 2-6, 1-0 (7)
Friday, Oct. 13
Singles First Round
#21 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Anastasia-Aleksandra Nikolova (SEA) - 6-4, 6-2
#26 Connie Ma (STAN) d. Stefanie Silva (SMC) - 6-1, 6-2
#54 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. Grace McSkimming (SACST) - 6-1, 6-0
#118 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Gabriela Tevez (SCU) - 6-0, 6-1
Ana Geller (STAN) d. Rozalina Youseva (SJSU) - 6-2, 6-1
India Houghton (STAN) d. Yuna Kadowaki (SEA) - 6-0, 6-1
Chidimma Okpara (STAN) d. Karin Young (ORE) - 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Emma Sun (STAN) d. Michelle Zell (UCD) - 6-0, 2-6, 6-4
Eleana Yu (STAN) d. Hannah Pieper (FRES) - 6-1, 6-2
Singles Second Round
#21 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Adriana Jimenez Casado (SJSU) - 6-4, 6-0
#26 Connie Ma (STAN) d. #115 Sarah-Maude Fortin (WASH) - 6-1, 6-1
#54 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. Catherine Gagnon (WASH) - 6-0, 6-0
#118 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Capucine Sanoner (PSU) - 6-3, 6-0
Ana Geller (STAN) d. Charlotte Gisclon (FRES) - 6-3, 6-1
India Houghton (STAN) d. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) - 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Chidimma Okpara (STAN) d. Katerina Filip (USF) - 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Emma Sun (STAN) d. Sofia Daryaie (SMC) - 6-2, 6-0
Eleana Yu (STAN) d. Elena Kraleva (SEA) - 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
Doubles First Round
#60 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Klara Kosan/Tomi Main (UOP) - 8-3
Alexis Blokhina/Katherine Hui (STAN) d. Kianna Oda/Emily Robertson (GONZ) - 8-7 (1)
India Houghton/Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Weronika Ejsmont/Warisara Lee (SAC) - 8-1
Emma Sun/Eleana Yu (STAN) d. Yuna Kadowaki/Elena Kraleva (SEA) - 8-7 (4)Saturday, Oct. 14
Singles Third Round
#21 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Sally Pethybridge (POR) - 6-2, 6-2
#26 Connie Ma (STAN) d. Ana Geller (STAN) - 6-0, 6-2
#54 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. Lan Mi (CAL) - 6-2, 6-4
#118 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Candela Aparisi (ORE) - 6-1, 6-2
India Houghton (STAN) d. Astrid Olsen (WASH) - 6-3, 6-3
Alaia Rubio Perez (POR) d. Chidimma Okpara (STAN) - 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Katja Wiersholm (CAL) d. Emma Sun (STAN) - 6-3, 6-2
Hannah Viller Moeller (CAL) d. Eleana Yu (STAN) - 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2
Singles Round of 16
#21 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Cheuk Ying Shek (SJSU) - 6-3, 6-2
#26 Connie Ma (STAN) d. Mayya Gorbunova (SACST) - 6-3, 6-3
#118 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. #47 Jessica Alsola (CAL) - 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
#54 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. Sophie Luescher (ORE) - 6-3, 6-1
Mao Mushika (CAL) d. India Houghton (STAN) - 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Doubles Second Round
#60 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Berta Passola Folch/Makenna Thiel (CAL) - 8-5
India Houghton/Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Carly Schwartzberg/Michelle Zell - 8-2
Sarah-Maude Fortin/Melissa Sakar (WASH) d. Emma Sun/Eleana Yu (STAN) - 8-6
Charlotte Gisclon/Hannah Pieper (FRES) d. Alexis Blokhina/Katherine Hui (STAN) - 8-5Sunday, Oct. 15
Singles Quarterfinals
#21 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Berta Passola Folch (CAL) - 6-1, 6-4
#26 Connie Ma (STAN) d. #54 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) - 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
#118 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Mao Mushika (CAL) - 6-3, 7-6 (1)
Doubles Round of 16
#60 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Jenna Gordon/Velizara Fileva (SCU) - 8-4
#9 Jessica Alsola/Katja Wiersholm (CAL) d. India Houghton/Valencia Xu (STAN) - 8-1
Doubles Quarterfinals
#60 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Candela Aparisi/Karin Young (ORE) - 8-1Monday, Oct. 16
Singles Semifinals
#26 Connie Ma (STAN) d. #118 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
Hannah Vieller Moeller (CAL) d. #21 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) - 1-6, 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Semifinals
Mao Mushika/Hannah Viller Moeller (CAL) d. #60 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) - 7-6 (6), 2-6, 1-0 (7) Tuesday, Oct. 17
Singles Championship
Hannah Viller Moeller (CAL) d. #26 Connie Ma (STAN) - 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (6)
