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Southeastern University Women’s Tennis Sends Four Competitors to ITA Cup After Florida Regional Run

September 29, 2026 · Brian Hradsky
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All four Southeastern University women’s tennis competitors earned ITA Cup bids at the ITA Florida Regional Championships in West Palm Beach, Fla., led by Aurora Compagnucci’s run to the singles final. Compagnucci finished as the singles runner-up, while Esma-Nur Dodooglu and Maria Bylina reached the doubles championship match.

Compagnucci and Irene Parigi secured bids in both singles and doubles. Dodooglu and Bylina earned doubles bids after advancing to the doubles final, giving Southeastern University four competitors with ITA Cup opportunities from the regional championships.

Compagnucci reaches singles final

Compagnucci opened the singles draw with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Camila Salamanca of St. Thomas. She followed with a 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 win over Ceylin Ipek of Keiser before defeating Karlie Scott Kersey of the College of Coastal Georgia 6-0, 6-0.

Compagnucci rallied past Keiser’s Fredikke Trollsaas 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals. She then defeated Ofer Kivity 6-3, 6-1 to reach the championship match.

Keiser’s Lena Couto ended Compagnucci’s run with a 6-3, 6-1 victory in the final. Compagnucci’s runner-up finish secured her singles ITA Cup bid.

Parigi reaches singles semifinals

Parigi reached the singles semifinals after receiving an opening-round walkover. She defeated Leticia Orlandov of St. Thomas 6-1, 6-0, Emily Kim of Keiser 6-4, 6-2 and Versace Gatti of the College of Coastal Georgia 6-1, 6-1.

Couto defeated Parigi 6-4, 6-2 in the semifinals. Parigi still secured singles and doubles ITA Cup bids after reaching the singles semifinals and advancing to the doubles semifinals with Compagnucci.

Bylina reached the singles quarterfinals with wins over Jessica Popescu of Keiser, 6-2, 6-0, and Madeleine Chellas of New College of Florida, 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3. Kivity defeated Bylina in the quarterfinals 6-0, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1.

Dodooglu advanced in singles by walkover and retirement before losing to Gatti 6-2, 6-4. Her tournament also included a run to the doubles championship match with Bylina.

Dodooglu and Bylina finish as doubles runners-up

Dodooglu and Bylina opened the doubles draw with an 8-1 victory over Sofia Nardone and Eva Cancarevic of St. Thomas. They then defeated Karlie Scott Kersey and Elaine Warren of the College of Coastal Georgia 8-0.

The Southeastern University pair reached the championship match with an 8-5 victory over Keiser’s Lena Couto and Fredikke Trollsaas. Keiser’s Ceylin Ipek and Emily Kim won the final 6-2, 6-2, but Dodooglu and Bylina finished as runners-up and secured doubles ITA Cup bids.

Compagnucci and Parigi reach doubles semifinals

Compagnucci and Parigi defeated Keiser’s Hana Djedovic and Ofer Kivity 8-5 in the doubles draw. They followed with an 8-6 victory over Versace Gatti and Defne Ursane of the College of Coastal Georgia.

Ipek and Kim ended Compagnucci and Parigi’s run in the semifinals with an 8-1 victory. The Southeastern University duo still secured doubles ITA Cup bids.

What comes next

Southeastern University is scheduled to return to competition at the Embry-Riddle Invite in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Oct. 2, 2026. The ITA Cup is scheduled for Oct. 15, 2026, in Rome, Ga.

FSB Take

Southeastern University women’s tennis produced results across both singles and doubles at the ITA Florida Regional Championships. Compagnucci reached the singles final, Parigi advanced to the singles semifinals, and the program placed one doubles team in the championship match and another in the semifinals. All four competitors earned ITA Cup bids before the team’s scheduled return at the Embry-Riddle Invite.


Source: Original report