FGCU women’s tennis will compete in the 2026 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southeast Regional Championships at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center in Coral Gables, Fla., beginning Thursday, Oct. 8. Weather permitting, qualifying rounds are scheduled to start Thursday morning, with main draw play beginning Friday, Oct. 9. The Eagles enter the event with a program-record four singles main draw selections and four singles qualifying entries.
Africa Burillo Berezak is scheduled to face Georgia Southern’s Natalie Crawford at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, with the winner advancing to face FIU’s Bittoria Baccino at 11 a.m. At 7:45 a.m., Anjali Kotecha is scheduled to face FIU’s Mia Sarcev, with the winner moving on to face Georgia Tech’s Seri Nayuki. Sabrina Jaramillo is scheduled to face Georgia State’s Sara Montano Parada, with the winner advancing to face Miami’s Berrak Kocak.
Cecilie Maeland is scheduled to face Georgia Southern’s Angelina Mihajlovic at 8:45 a.m. Thursday. The winner will face Florida State’s Nicole Okhtenburg. Jaramillo enters the tournament as the 2026 Atlantic Sun Conference Freshman of the Year.
FGCU main draw schedule
Main draw competition is scheduled to begin at 7:45 a.m. Friday. Nora Svensson, the Bedford Cup singles champion, is scheduled to open against Miami’s Raquel Gonzalez. Maria Vargas is scheduled to face Florida’s Nikola Daubnerova at 10 a.m.
June Bjork, the Bedford Cup singles runner-up, is scheduled to begin main draw play against a qualifier at 12:30 p.m. Ashley Matz is scheduled to face Miami’s Michaela Laki at 2 p.m. Friday. The four scheduled main draw matches give FGCU four singles entries in that portion of the regional.
Weather could alter schedule
Final doubles match dates and times had not been determined when the announcement was published. All singles and doubles dates and times are subject to change because the outer effects of Hurricane Isias could bring rain to the Coral Gables area. The 2026 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southeast Regional Championships are scheduled to take place at the University of Miami tennis facility.
FSB Take
FGCU women’s tennis brings a program-record four singles main draw selections and four qualifying entries to the Coral Gables regional. Thursday’s qualifying schedule includes Burillo Berezak, Kotecha, Jaramillo and Maeland, while Svensson, Vargas, Bjork and Matz are scheduled for Friday’s main draw. Weather remains the key scheduling variable, with doubles times still to be announced.
Source: Original report