A trio of Northwest Missouri State University women's tennis players advanced to the round of 16 A Draw at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Regional tournament in Edmond, Okla.

Carolina Lima De Oliveira, Angela per Moreno and Tessa Kwakernaak each put up two singles wins on Friday to advance to the round of 16 on Saturday.

Per Moreno topped. pair of MIAA foes in Washburn's Lara Schmidt in straight sets and Missouri Western's No. 7-seeded Maria Saez in a three-set match.

Kwakernaak began her day with a straight-sets victory over No. 5-seeded Anya Chavez (Missouri Western). She added a 6-3, 6-4 win against Harding's Karli Roux to move to 2-0 on the day. 
 
Friday, Sept. 22
Singles Matchups (A Draw)
Sofia Pignataro
L, 7-5, 6-2 vs. Cristina Granero Boj (Missouri Western)
W, 4-0, 4-2 vs. Dana Issabayeva (Newman)
Saturday, 9 a.m. vs. (1) Mulan Kamoe (Henderson State)

Carolina Lima De Oliveira
W, 6-2, 3-6 1-0 (10-5) vs. Izzi MacGibbon (Missouri Western)
W, 6-3, 6-2 vs. Irina Alfonso (Fort Hays State)
Saturday, 9 a.m. vs. Jazmin Zamorano (x)

Angela per Moreno
W, 6-3, 6-2 vs. Lara Schmid (Washburn), 8 a.m.
W, 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6) vs. (7) Maria Saez (Missouri Western)
Saturday vs. 9 a.m. vs. Alexis Bernthal

Laura Prieto Sieiro
L, 6-3, 6-4 vs. Josie Holderbach (Southern Arkansas)
W, injury default vs. Grace Dodd (Harding)
Saturday, 9 a.m. vs. Chiara Matteodo (Southeastern Oklahoma State)

Marielena Muench
W, 6-1, 6-1 vs. Yone Pereiro (Fort Hays State)
L, 7-5, 7-6 (7-4) vs. (3) Florentia Hadigeorgiou (Augustana)

Tessa Kwakernaak
W, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 vs. (5) Anya Chavez (Missouri Western)
W, 6-3, 6-4 vs. Karli Roux (Harding)
Next vs. Sadbaroy Kholdarova (Ouachita Baptist)
 
Singles Matchup (B Draw)
Kaylyn Chleborad
W, 7-5, 6-1 vs. Ellie Messenger (Missouri Western)
Next vs. Sofiko Zeikidze (Newman)

Doubles Matchups (A Draw)
Sofia Pignataro / Carolina Lima De Oliveira
W, 8-3 vs. Nefeli Zafeiri / Anika Ouwejan (Central Oklahoma), 5 p.m.

Tessa Kwakernaak / Angela per Moreno
W, 8-5 vs. Tamiya Lintz / Josie Holderbach (Southern Arkansas), 5 p.m.

(4) Laura Prieto Sieiro / Marielena Muench received a bye (Sat., 3 p.m. – first match)
Will play winner of Andrea Santiago Sanchez / Caroline Henry (Emporia State) vs. Itza Rogel / Sofia Sarmiento Ruiz (Harding)