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Nova, Battesti Lead Rebels at ITA Southern Regionals
10/10/2026 | Women's Tennis
BATON ROUGE, La. – Ole Miss women's tennis continued competition at the ITA Southern Regional Championships on Saturday, with Andrea Nova and Alice Battesti advancing in singles and two Rebel doubles teams moving into the quarterfinals.
Singles
Nova earned two victories on the day, opening with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win over McNeese State's Leana Gomez before rallying past Tulane's Whitley Pate, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, to advance to the quarterfinals.
Battesti also recorded a pair of wins, defeating LSU's Dora Miskovic, 6-2, 6-0, before taking down Mississippi State's Chiara Di Genova, 6-0, 6-2, to secure her place in the quarterfinals.
Soulie advanced with a comeback victory over Louisiana Tech's Maria Tsironi, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, before falling to Mississippi State's Gianna Oboniye, 6-3, 6-4. Crowder followed a 6-1, 6-0 win over Southern Miss' Sakura Sudo with a loss to LSU's Aya El Aouni, 6-0, 6-2.
Lèna Thomas Iglesias fell to LSU's Nada Fouad, 6-3, 6-3, after opening the tournament with a three-set win over South Alabama's Isabella Pisarczyk. Ichino Horikawa also competed in singles, falling to LSU's Tegan Bush, 6-0, 7-6(5).
Doubles
Nova and Soulie advanced to the quarterfinals with an 8-1 win over Southern Miss' Sakura Sudo and Pimmada Lim, followed by an 8-3 victory against Tulane's Natalia Perez and Campbell Ricci.
Crowder and Sarah Nita also secured a quarterfinal berth, defeating Louisiana's Safia Zenbi and Ana Martinez Vaquero, 8-2, before earning an 8-5 win over LSU's Ni Xi and Addison Lanton.
Iglesias and Battesti fell to Tulane's Delanie Tribby and Elisabeth Braathen, 8-5, in the round of 32.
Ole Miss will continue play at the ITA Southern Regional Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Singles
Nova earned two victories on the day, opening with a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win over McNeese State's Leana Gomez before rallying past Tulane's Whitley Pate, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, to advance to the quarterfinals.
Battesti also recorded a pair of wins, defeating LSU's Dora Miskovic, 6-2, 6-0, before taking down Mississippi State's Chiara Di Genova, 6-0, 6-2, to secure her place in the quarterfinals.
Soulie advanced with a comeback victory over Louisiana Tech's Maria Tsironi, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, before falling to Mississippi State's Gianna Oboniye, 6-3, 6-4. Crowder followed a 6-1, 6-0 win over Southern Miss' Sakura Sudo with a loss to LSU's Aya El Aouni, 6-0, 6-2.
Lèna Thomas Iglesias fell to LSU's Nada Fouad, 6-3, 6-3, after opening the tournament with a three-set win over South Alabama's Isabella Pisarczyk. Ichino Horikawa also competed in singles, falling to LSU's Tegan Bush, 6-0, 7-6(5).
Doubles
Nova and Soulie advanced to the quarterfinals with an 8-1 win over Southern Miss' Sakura Sudo and Pimmada Lim, followed by an 8-3 victory against Tulane's Natalia Perez and Campbell Ricci.
Crowder and Sarah Nita also secured a quarterfinal berth, defeating Louisiana's Safia Zenbi and Ana Martinez Vaquero, 8-2, before earning an 8-5 win over LSU's Ni Xi and Addison Lanton.
Iglesias and Battesti fell to Tulane's Delanie Tribby and Elisabeth Braathen, 8-5, in the round of 32.
Ole Miss will continue play at the ITA Southern Regional Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
FOLLOW THE REBELS ON SOCIAL
For more information on Ole Miss Women's Tennis, follow the Rebels on Twitter at @OleMissWTennis, on Facebook at OleMissWTennis and on Instagram at OleMissWTennis. Also, follow Coach Roberts on Twitter, @gdrob91.
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