University of Illinois
ITA Midwest Regionals
Madatali Advances to ITA Midwest Regional Singles Semifinals
October 11, 2026 | Women's Tennis
URBANA, Ill. - Day 4 action of the ITA Midwest Regional saw four Fighting Illini in action across one round each of doubles and singles play.
The Illini tandem of [11] Alice Xu/Cara Mester fell to Notre Dame's [2] Molnar/Rochon, 8-2, ending their run through the doubles draw.
In the second meeting of Illinois teammates in as many days of the tournament, junior Ariel Madatali took down fellow Illini Lizzie Isyanov, 6-4, 6-3.
The win advanced Madatali to the main draw semifinals to face top-seeded No. 6 Piper Charney from Michigan. That matchup will start at approximately 10:30 a.m. CT from the Atkins Tennis Center. The winner is guaranteed a trip to the NCAA Singles Championships in November.
Illinois Day 1 Results (10/8/25)
Singles - Qualifying 64
[4] Shravani Chennamsetty (Illinois) def. Clara Nilsson (DePaul) - 7-5, 6-1
Risa Ueno (Illinois) def. Emma Peretti (Illinois State) - 6-3, 6-4
[5] Karolina Jacobson (Wisconsin) def. Rosie Seccia (Illinois) - 6-3, 6-1
Singles - Qualifying 32
[4] Shravani Chennamsetty (Illinois) def. Edit Cosmo (UIC) - 6-0, 6-1
[9] Marelie Raath (Northwestern) def. Risa Ueno (Illinois) - 6-2, 6-3
Illinois Day 2 Results (10/9/25)
Doubles - Main Draw 64
Kimiko Cooper/Lizzie Isyanov def. Agapitova/Warlies Paredes (Chicago State) - 8-2
Tess Bucher/Lyla Messler def. Cedeno/Ovcharova (Youngstown State) - 8-3
Risa Ueno/Shravani Chennamsetty def. Yecora/Varela Herrera (NIU) - 8-6
Jacobson/Skravalova (Wisconsin) def. Rosie Seccia/ Ariel Madatali - 8-5
[11] Alice Xu/Cara Mester def. Budak/Masherava (NIU) - 8-3
Doubles - Main Draw 32
Rangan/Latak (Wisconsin) def. Kimiko Cooper/Lizzie Isyanov - 8-1
[9] Spencer/Bennett (Ohio State) def. Risa Ueno/Shravani Chennamsetty - 8-3
Tess Bucher/Lyla Messler def. [16] Madatali/Kovalcik (Notre Dame) - 8-4
[11] Alice Xu/ Cara Mester def. Tanner/Steven (Valparaiso) - 8-6
Singles - Main Draw 64
Lizzie Isyanov def. Emmerson White (Marquette) - 6-4, 6-1
[16] Alice Xu def. Marelie Raath (Northwestern) - 6-2, 7-6(3)
Ariel Madatali def. Frida Wijerman (Western Michigan) - 6-0, 6-3
Shravani Chennamsetty def. [10] Sophia Holod (Notre Dame) - 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
Tess Bucher def. Lacey Tanner (Valparaiso) - 6-0, 7-5
[14] Kimiko Cooper def. Lucia Yecora (NIU) - 6-4, 6-2
Cara Mester def. Maia Loureiro (Northwestern) - 6-1, 6-1
Lyla Messler def. Reagan Levine (Michigan) - 6-2, 6-1
Illinois Day 3 Results (10/10/26)
Doubles - Main Draw 16
[11] Alice Xu/Cara Mester def. [7] Urbanova/Usui (Wisconsin) - walkover (inj)
[6] Ivanova/Reynoldson (Wisconsin) def. Tess Bucher/Lyla Messler - 8-5
Singles - Main Draw 32
[16] Alice Xu def. Maria Batinic (Eastern Michigan) - walkover (inj.)
Shravani Chennamsetty def. Tzu-Ying Tseng (Bradley) - 6-2, 6-4
Lizzie Isyanov def. Anna Bennett (Ohio State) - 6-3, 6-4
Ariel Madatali def. Aely Arai (Northwestern) - 6-3, 7-5
[14] Kimiko Cooper def. Autumn Rabjohns (Northwestern) - 6-4, 0-6, 7-5
[6] No. 116 Olivia Treynor (Michigan) def. Tess Bucher - 6-4, 6-3
[2] No. 36 Ekaterina Ivanova (Wisconsin) def. Lyla Messler - 6-1, 6-2
Amara Brahmbhatt (Michigan State) def. Cara Mester - 7-6(4), 6-4
Singles - Main Draw 16
Ariel Madatali def. Erica Jessel (Northwestern) - 6-4, 6-3
Lizzie Isyanov def. Shravani Chennamsetty - 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Gabriella Vannessa Lindgren (Michigan) def. [16] Alice Xu - 6-2, 7-5
[3] No. 46 Bianca Molnar (Notre Dame) def. [14] Kimiko Cooper - 6-2, 6-2
Illinois Day 4 Results (10/11/26)
Doubles - Main Draw Quarterfinals (Win and play again at 10:30 AM)
[2] Molnar/Rochon (Notre Dame) def. [11] Alice Xu/Cara Mester - 8-2
Singles - Main Draw Quarterfinals (Not before 12 PM)
Ariel Madatali def. Lizzie Isyanov - 6-4, 6-3
Illinois Day 5 Schedule (10/12/26)
Singles - Main Draw Semifinals (Not before 10:30 AM)
Ariel Madatali vs. [1] No. 6 Piper Charney
