University of Illinois
ITA Midwest Regionals
October 21, 2010 | Women's Tennis
Oct. 21, 2010
Qualifying Draw 
| Doubles Main Draw
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The 2010 USTA/ITA Midwest Regional Championships got underway Thursday on the campus of the University of Michigan, with three Illini including senior Annie McCarthy, junior Amy Allin and freshman Allison Falkin, competing in qualifying play to earn a spot in the tournament's main draw.
Allin and Falkin each received byes into the second round and McCarthy defeated Frederique Sunstrum (IPFW) in her first-round match, 6-3, 6-1. In round two, Allin downed Angela Chupa of Wisconsin, 6-3, 6-1, while Falkin topped Kelsey Anonsen of Toledo, 6-1, 6-1, and McCarthy fell to Wisconsin's Aleksandra Markovic, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. Allin will next face Kari Wig of Michigan and Falkin will take on Noelle Malley of Ohio State.
Qualifying play concludes early Friday afternoon, with main draw doubles action set to follow. Competing for the Illini in doubles will be Allin and McCarthy and White and Falkin. In singles, junior Chelcie Abajian and sophomore Rachael White each earned automatic bids into the main draw, but Abajian was forced to withdraw due to illness.
The six-day tournament features players from Michigan, Akron, Cleveland State, DePaul, Detroit-Mercy, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Michigan, Illinois, IPFW, Michigan State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Toledo, Western Michigan, Wisconsin and Youngstown State. Live scoring and video is available for all matches HERE.
