EDMOND, Okla. – The Northwest Missouri State University women's and men's tennis teams had a productive opening day at the 2026 ITA Central Regional Tournament held at Edmond Center Court.
 
The Bearcat women saw three individuals and two doubles teams reach the round of 16 in the main draw. No. 9-seeded Majra Djokic, Polina Gontaryk and Chiharu Ito each tallied two wins to stay alive in the main draw. The doubles pairing of Ito/Djokic along with Gontaryk/Annalise Smith also advanced to Friday's main draw action.
 
The Northwest men were led by No. 2-seeded Dominik Wijntjes and No. 7-seeded Pavlo Vysotin as they each secured two wins to move into Friday's round of 16 matches. The five-seeded doubles pairing of Wijntjes and Bernardo Henriques picked up a win to move into Friday's round of 16 main draw as well.
 
Head coach Mark Rosewell's squad tallied 11 singles wins and a trio of doubles victories in Thursday's action.
 
The tournament will continue Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Competitors will look to advance to the 2026 ITA Cup set for Nov. 4-8 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
 
BEARCAT WOMEN'S RESULTS

Singles (Main Draw)
Michelle Kostadinova
L, 6-0, 6-0 vs. No. 1 Mei Hasegawa (Central Oklahoma)
vs. Jasmine Ben Aba (Nebraska-Kearney) – Fri., 10:45 a.m.
 
No. 9 Majra Djokic
W, 6-1, 6-0 vs. Kate Higgs (Harding)
W, 5-7, 6-1, 1-0 (10-5) vs. Ruxandra Tolescu (Ouachita Baptist)
vs. Mariia Bakhtina (Augustana) – Fri., 10:45 a.m.

Annalise Smith
L, 6-2, 7-5 vs. Smilte Bakyte (Augustana)
vs. Carla Alvarez Perez (Northeastern State) – Fri., 11 a.m.

Polina Gontaryk
W, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8) vs. Kaera Fukai (Southern Arkansas)
W, 6-2, 6-1 vs. Fernanda Sandoval (Augustana)
vs. Emilia O'Neill (Southeastern Oklahoma State) – Fri., 11 a.m.

No. 9 Chiharu Ito
W, 6-3, 6-2 vs. Martina Sofia Sfilio (Augustana)
W, 6-2, 6-2 vs. Sophia Baillos (Southeastern Oklahoma State)
vs. Daniela Tijaro (Washburn), Fri., 11 a.m.
 
Singles (B Draw)
Elena Williams
L, 6-2, 6-1 vs. Arianna Garcia (Southern Arkansas)
vs. TBD – Fri., 2:15 p.m.
 
Doubles (Main Draw)
Annalise Smith / Polina Gontaryk
W, 8-6 vs. Haley Hibbets / Dilay Ata (Central Oklahoma)
vs. Daniela Tijaro / Mariana Silva (Washburn) – Fri., 9 a.m.
 
Majra Djokic / Chiharu Ito
W, 8-3 vs. Lucia Perez Hruba / Natalya Montoya (Arkansas Tech)
vs. Brooke Coffman / Maika Wendt (Harding) – Fri., 9 a.m.
 
Michelle Kostadinova / Elena Williams
L, 8-0 vs. Bodil van Zeijl / Hannah Watkins (Jamestown)
vs. Arianna Garcia / Vitoria Campigotto (Southern Arkansas) – Fri., 9 a.m.

BEARCAT MEN'S RESULTS

Singles (Main Draw)
Vitor Monteiro
L, 6-3, 6-2 vs. No. 1 Kilian Martinez (Washburn)
vs. Dimitar Berdankov (Emporia State) – Fri., 12:30 p.m.
 
No. 7 Pavlo Vysotin
W, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 vs. Taiki Minamino (Southern Arkansas)
W, 6-3, 3-0 inj. Def. vs. Moritz Buss (Ouachita Baptist)
vs. No. 9 Andy Brisdon (Nebraska-Kearney) – Fri., 12:30 p.m.
 
Bernardo Henriques
L, 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 1-0 (12-10) vs. Luke West (Emporia State)
vs. Linus Huep (Harding) – Fri., 1 p.m.
 
No. 2 Dominik Wijntjes
W, 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-2) vs. Ignacio de Lorenzo Vicente (Harding)
W, 7-6 (7-4), 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-8) vs. Andreas Nygaard (Augustana)
vs. TBD – Fri., 12:45 p.m.
 
Singles (B Draw)
Carlos Doria
W, 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7) vs. Alex Rallis (Augustana)
vs. Bram Stevens (Northeastern State) – Fri., 2:15 p.m.
 
Will Sheil
L, 6-1, 6-0 vs. Luis Denda (Northeastern State)
vs. TBD – Fri., 4:30 p.m.

Thomas Desgris
L, 6-2, 6-2 vs. Rodrigo Revilla Campo (Arkansas-Fort Smith)
vs. TBD – Fri., 4:30 p.m.

Doubles (Main Draw)
No. 5 Dominik Wijntjes / Bernardo Henriques
W, 8-4 vs. vs. Chase Walkey / Christian Smith (Harding)
vs. Bryan Dickson / Alexis Mattenberger (Emporia State) – Fri., 9:45 a.m.
 
Pavlo Vysotin / Vitor Monteiro
L, 8-5 vs. Jan Alexander Has / Heinrich Rootman (Harding)
vs. Nathan Rigault / Simeon Latinchev (Arkansas-Fort Smith) – Fri., 10 a.m.
 
Doubles (B Draw)
Thomas Desgris / Carlos Doria
L, 8-4 vs. Luca Klaiber / Lucas Vaisse (Nebraska-Kearney)
vs. TBD – Fri., 10 a.m.