Thursday, October 15
San Diego, Calif.
9 A.M
UC Irvine
at
ITA Southwest Regional
Women’s Tennis Heads to Southwest Regionals
October 14, 2026 | Women's Tennis
IRVINE, Calif. – The UC Irvine women's tennis team heads to San Diego, Calif., for the ITA Southwest Regional Championships, Oct. 15-20.
Montana Parkinson will represent the Anteaters in the main draw singles competition, while Bella Pitchford, Mackenzie Lukin, Kara Chen, Maily Huynh and Rachel Gee are set to compete in qualifying singles. Qualifying begins Thursday, Oct. 15, with two rounds of competition determining the players who advance to Friday's main draw. Singles action for the 'Eaters begins at 10:30 a.m.
The Anteaters will also compete in main draw doubles, with first-round matches beginning Thursday at 9 a.m. Parkinson and Pitchford will team up, while Huynh and Chen will compete together. Sayuri Parandian and Lukin will form another pairing, with Quin Brady and Gee rounding out UC Irvine's doubles lineup.
The ITA Southwest Regional Championships serve as a qualifying event for the 2026 NCAA Individual Championships, with the singles finalists and doubles champion earning automatic bids to the NCAA Championships.
UC Irvine opened its fall campaign at the Big West Fall Selection Event in La Jolla, Calif., Oct. 1-3. Parkinson advanced to the round of 16 in singles, while Chen reached the round of 32. Chen and Gee also advanced to the round of 16 in doubles.
MAIN DRAW SINGLES
Montana Parkinson
QUALIFYING SINGLES
Bella Pitchford (UCI) vs. Tallia Harper (CSUN)
Mackenzie Lukin vs. Grete Gull (Hawai'i)
Kara Chen vs. Akira Roy (USD)
Maily Huynh (UCI) vs. Simone Kay (USC)
Rachel Gee (UCI) vs. Thea Jagare (Long Beach State)
DOUBLES
Montana Parkinson/Bella Pitchford (UCI) vs. Dana Kunza/Stina Larsson (Cal State Fullerton)
Sayuri Parandian/Mackenzie Lukin vs. Kaylin Kielty/Ava Min (UC Riverside)
Quin Brady/Rachel Gee (UCI) vs. Zoya Chulak/Ciara Moore (Arizona)
Maily Huynh/Kara Chen vs. Seha Yu/Johanna Hiesmair (Cal State Fullerton)
Montana Parkinson will represent the Anteaters in the main draw singles competition, while Bella Pitchford, Mackenzie Lukin, Kara Chen, Maily Huynh and Rachel Gee are set to compete in qualifying singles. Qualifying begins Thursday, Oct. 15, with two rounds of competition determining the players who advance to Friday's main draw. Singles action for the 'Eaters begins at 10:30 a.m.
The Anteaters will also compete in main draw doubles, with first-round matches beginning Thursday at 9 a.m. Parkinson and Pitchford will team up, while Huynh and Chen will compete together. Sayuri Parandian and Lukin will form another pairing, with Quin Brady and Gee rounding out UC Irvine's doubles lineup.
The ITA Southwest Regional Championships serve as a qualifying event for the 2026 NCAA Individual Championships, with the singles finalists and doubles champion earning automatic bids to the NCAA Championships.
UC Irvine opened its fall campaign at the Big West Fall Selection Event in La Jolla, Calif., Oct. 1-3. Parkinson advanced to the round of 16 in singles, while Chen reached the round of 32. Chen and Gee also advanced to the round of 16 in doubles.
MAIN DRAW SINGLES
Montana Parkinson
QUALIFYING SINGLES
Bella Pitchford (UCI) vs. Tallia Harper (CSUN)
Mackenzie Lukin vs. Grete Gull (Hawai'i)
Kara Chen vs. Akira Roy (USD)
Maily Huynh (UCI) vs. Simone Kay (USC)
Rachel Gee (UCI) vs. Thea Jagare (Long Beach State)
DOUBLES
Montana Parkinson/Bella Pitchford (UCI) vs. Dana Kunza/Stina Larsson (Cal State Fullerton)
Sayuri Parandian/Mackenzie Lukin vs. Kaylin Kielty/Ava Min (UC Riverside)
Quin Brady/Rachel Gee (UCI) vs. Zoya Chulak/Ciara Moore (Arizona)
Maily Huynh/Kara Chen vs. Seha Yu/Johanna Hiesmair (Cal State Fullerton)
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