EDMOND, Okla. - Northwest Missouri State University senior Polina Gontaryk captured the ITA Central Regional women's tennis singles title as she knocked off top-seeded Mei Hasewega of Central Oklahoma in three sets.

Gontaryk came from a set down in the final to take down Hasegawa to capture the championship. Hasegawa won the first set, 6-3. Gontaryk stormed back and won the second set, 7-5. Gontaryk and Hasegawa went the distance in the third set and had to decide it with a tiebreaker. Gontaryk won the tiebreaker, 8-6.

Gontaryk took down four seeded players in the tournament including the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 seeds in each of her last three matches.

Gontaryk's Tournament Results (Match-by-Match)
W, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8) vs. Karera Fukai (Southern Arkansas)
W, 6-2, 6-1 vs. No. 9 Fernanda Sandoval (Augustana)
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)
W, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 vs. No. 2 AnaMaria Zoric (Augustana)
W, 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) vs. No. 1 Mei Hasegawa (Central Oklahoma)

Gontaryk will compete in the ITA Cup set for Nov. 4-8 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.