ERIE, Pa. – The Mercyhurst tennis teams traveled east to participate in their respective ITA regional tournaments over the long weekend. With the men heading to Philadelphia and the women going to Princeton, the Lakers were looking to advance in the tournaments and prolong their fall seasons.
 
For the women's team, Daria Rogova split her singles competition with an opening loss to Penn State, but she was able to rebound against Stony Brook and secure a 6-3 and 6-2 win for the Lakers.
 
Ellyana Jacobs also competed in singles competition for the Lakers, falling to fellow-NEC member FDU in her only singles match of the weekend. Kateryna Kryuchkova fell in her singles match with Penn while Variance Horn-Bourque won her opening match with NJIT in three sets.
 
In doubles competition, the team of Rogova and Horn-Bourque fell in their match with Princeton while Kryuchkova and Jacobs fell to Fordham.
 
On the men's side, Mykhailo Polishchuk fell in his singles matches with Delaware and St. John's while Petar Belosevic fell to Penn State in two sets.
 
In doubles competition, Polishchuk competed against host Penn alongside Nathan Paszylk, ultimately falling 8-1.
 
Nikola Radisic was able to split doubles competition with Belosevic, claiming victory of NJIT before falling to Princeton.
 
Each team will next travel to Cleveland to take part in the Viking Invitational, hosted by Cleveland State. The women's team will compete first on Friday, October 23^rd and wrap up on Saturday, October 24^th.
 
The men's team will take part in the invitational the following weekend, beginning on Friday, October 30^th and finishing their fall season on Sunday, November 1^st.