EDMOND, Okla. – Unseeded senior Polina Gontaryk gained a spot in the singles semifinals of the 2026 ITA Central Regional Tournament held at Edmond Center Court.
 
Gontaryk gained a round of 16 triumph over Southeastern Oklahoma State's Emilia O'Neill with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 score. Gontaryk then topped the tournament's No. 3 seed Riko Konno (Washburn) to advance to Saturday's semifinals with a 6-4, 7-5 victory. Gontaryk will battle No. 2 seed AnaMaria Zoric (Augustana) at 11:30 a.m. for a chance to play for the regional singles title.
 
The Northwest women's doubles team of Majra Djokic and Chiharu Ito moved into the quarterfinals with an 8-5 win over Harding's No. 5-seeded pairing of Brooke Coffman and Maika Wendt. Djokic and Ito will square off Saturday at 3 p.m. against Augustana's Martina Sofia Sfilio in the regional quarterfinals.
 
Elena Williams stayed alive in the Singles B Draw consolation round with a 6-1, 6-3 advancement over Jamestown's Laia Vallespi. Williams will draw Northeastern State's Michaela Muller Saturday at 9 a.m. for her next match.
 
On the men's side of things, Bernardo Henriques produced a pair of consolation wins over Harding's Linus Huep (6-2, 6-3) and Southern Arkansas's Demir Halisdemir (6-4, 6-3). Henriques will continue in consolation play Saturday morning.
 
The men's doubles pairing of Pavlo Vysotin and Vitor Monteiro registered an 8-4 win over Arkansas-Fort Smith's Nathan Rigault and Simeon Latinchev in consolation match to advance to Saturday's competition against SAU's Balsa Djokovic and Pedro Almeida Andres.
 
The tournament will continue 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 (FRIDAY)
Singles (Main Draw)
Michelle Kostadinova
L, 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10) vs. Jasmine Ben Aba (Nebraska-Kearney)
 
No. 9 Majra Djokic
W, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 vs. Mariia Bakhtina (Augustana)
L, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 vs. No. 1 Mei Hasegawa (Central Oklahoma)

Annalise Smith
W, 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-6) vs. Carla Alvarez Perez (Northeastern State)
L, 6-4, 6-2 vs. Bodil van Zeijl (Jamestown)

Polina Gontaryk
W, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 vs. Emilia O'Neill (Southeastern Oklahoma State)
W, 6-4, 7-5 vs. No. 3 Riko Konno (Washburn)
vs. No. 2 AnaMaria Zoric (Augustana) – Sat., 11:30 a.m.

No. 9 Chiharu Ito
L, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 vs. Daniela Tijaro (Washburn)

Singles (B Draw)
Elena Williams
W, 6-1, 6-3 vs. Laia Vallespi (Jamestown)
vs. Michaela Muller (Northeastern State) – Sat., 9 a.m.
 
Doubles (Main Draw)
Annalise Smith / Polina Gontaryk
L, 8-5 vs. No. 5 Daniela Tijaro / Mariana Silva (Washburn)
 
Majra Djokic / Chiharu Ito
W, 8-5 vs. No. 5 Brooke Coffman / Maika Wendt (Harding)
vs. Martina Sofia Sfilio / Kristin Lucas Caceres (Augustana) – Sat., 3 p.m. (Quarterfinals)
 
Michelle Kostadinova / Elena Williams
L, 8-4 vs. Arianna Garcia / Vitoria Campigotto (Southern Arkansas)


BEARCAT MEN'S RESULTS (FRIDAY)

Singles (Main Draw)
Vitor Monteiro
L, 3-3 retired vs. Dimitar Berdankov (Emporia State)
 
No. 7 Pavlo Vysotin
L, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 vs. No. 9 Andy Brisdon (Nebraska-Kearney)
 
Bernardo Henriques
W, 6-2, 6-3 vs. Linus Huep (Harding)
W, 6-4, 6-3 vs. Demir Halisdemir (Southern Arkansas)
vs. TBD – Sat. – 9 a.m.
 
No. 2 Dominik Wijntjes
L, 6-4, 6-4 vs. No. 9 Birk Arwedahl (Arkansas-Fort Smith)
 
Singles (B Draw)
Carlos Doria
L, 6-2, 6-3 vs. Bram Stevens (Northeastern State)
 
Will Sheil
vs. Keagan Lowman (Augustana) – Sat., 9 a.m. (Consolations)

Thomas Desgris
vs. Kyosuke Ishida – Sat., 9 a.m. (Consolations)

Doubles (Main Draw)
No. 5 Dominik Wijntjes / Bernardo Henriques
L, 8-5 vs. Bryan Dickson / Alexis Mattenberger (Emporia State)
 
Pavlo Vysotin / Vitor Monteiro
W, 8-4 vs. Nathan Rigault / Simeon Latinchev (Arkansas-Fort Smith)
vs. Balsa Djokovic / Pedro Almeida Andres (Southern Arkansas) – Sat., 3 p.m.
 
Doubles (B Draw)
Thomas Desgris / Carlos Doria
vs. Lucas DiCicco / Jackson Follett (Southeastern Okla. St.) – Sat., 3 p.m. (Consolations)