STANFORD, Calif. – Portland freshman Neli Sunjic had a strong opening day at the 2019 ITA Northwest Regional Championships by posting a pair of come-from-behind three set wins to advance to the Round of 32 in singles.

Sunjic opened the tournament with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Deniza Marcinkevica of Fresno State. In the Round of 64, she knocked off No. 9 seed Niluka Madurawe of host Stanford by a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 margin. Sunjic will face Washington's Katarina Kopcalic in the Round of 32 on Saturday morning.

Six total Pilots made the trek to regionals. Seniors Jelena Lukic and Emily Soares each had hard-fought three-set opening matches, but came up short.

The tournament continues through the weekend with singles and doubles finals scheduled for Tuesday. For updated draws and results, visit the tournament web site.

ITA Northwest Regional Championships
Stanford, Calif. (Taube Family Tennis Complex)
Oct. 18-23, 2019

Singles Draw
128 Neli Sunjic (POR) def. Deniza Marcinkevica (FSU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
128 Emily Maxfield (USF) def. Angela Schuster (POR) 6-3, 6-1
128 Susanne Boyden (CP) def Jana Tanevska (POR) 6-0, 6-0
128 Julia Eshet (UO) def. Jelena Lukic (POR) 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (1)
128 Emily Monaghan (CP) def. Marija Elenova (POR) 6-3, 6-1
128 Alexa Meyer (USF) def. Emily Soares (POR) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
64 Sunjic (POR) def. (9) Niluka Madurawe (STAN) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
32 Sunjic (POR) vs. Katarina Kopcalic (UW) Saturday, 10:30 AM

Doubles Draw
64 (5) Elvena Gevargiz/Maddie Pothoff (SCU) def. Lukic/Soares (POR) 8-4
64 Tamara Anderson/Haruna Tsuruta (GON) def. Elenova/Schuster (POR) 8-3
64 Zoey Weil/Nika Zupancic (UW) def. Sunjic/Tanevska (POR) 8-3