Mountaineers Head to ITA Atlantic Regional Championships

Thursday, October 15

Lynchburg, Va.

9:00 a.m.

West Virginia University

ITA Regionals

Daniela Gonzales awaits a serve during a match at the Martha Thorn Invitational.

Mountaineers Head to ITA Atlantic Regional Championships

October 14, 2026 02:01 PM | Tennis

Tournament Draw

By: Jaret Dyer

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University tennis team travels to Lynchburg, Va., for the ITA Atlantic Regional Championships on Oct. 15-19.

The regional championships, hosted by Liberty University at the Liberty Tennis Complex, mark the fifth tournament of the fall season for the Mountaineers.

West Virginia enters the weekend following the Wahoowa Invitational in Charlottesville, Va., where the Mountaineers earned four singles victories and two doubles wins.

Junior Rio Maeda led WVU with two singles victories, defeating opponents from Marshall and James Madison. Sophomore Lucia Tognoni and freshman Sorana Matis each added a singles victory during the weekend.

In doubles play, junior Laura Villanueva Morillo and freshman Daniela Gonzales teamed up for both of West Virginia's victories, earning wins over Marshall and James Madison.

Next, the Mountaineers travel to Rome, Ga., for the D1 Invitational on Oct. 30-Nov.1

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