Black and Gynina fall in doubles quarterfinals at ITA Regional Championships

Thursday, October 8

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ITA Regional Championships

Brooke Black and Valery Gynina High Five at Michigan (NCAA Second Round)

Black and Gynina fall in doubles quarterfinals at ITA Regional Championships

Sunday, October 11, 2026 | Women's Tennis

By: John Maxwell

MIAMI, Fla. — Brooke Black and Valery Gynina advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 ITA Regional Championships Sunday morning with an 8-5 win over Miami's Raquel Gonzalez and Dominika Podhajecka. Their time at the championships ended in the afternoon, however, as Central Florida's Jantje Tilbuerger and Marta Mariia Makarova eked out an 8-7 (7-5) victory.

Jana Hossam and Capucine Jauffret also had an opportunity to punch their ticket to the quarters, but they fell to Miami's Jaquelyn Ogunwale and Berrak Kocak 8-2

Saturday, Oct. 10 Results
Black and Gynina — ranked sixth in the nation —picked up an efficient 8-2 victory over Georgia Tech's Olivia Caerneiro and Rishitha Reddy Basireddy, while Hossam and Jauffret blanked Georgia Southern's Evelyn Warkentin and Angelina Mihajlovic 8-0.

Scarlett Nicholson and Gabia Paskauskas fell to South Florida's Zoe Lazar and Kelly Loana Vargas Gonzalez 8-6.

On the singles side of the ledger, three Gators won their round of 32 matches Saturday morning in the main stage of the main draw, but their championship runs came to an end in their subsequent matches later in the day.

Nikola Daubnerova bested Central Florida's Olivia Bergler 7-5, 6-4, but fell to Georgia's Deniz Dilek (#27) 7-5, 6-3 in the afternoon. Black (#82) topped Florida International's Sofia Fernandez Figueras 6-4, 6-3, but dropped a 6-2, 6-1 decision to Georgia's Emma Dong (#54).

Paskauskas (#30) needed three sets to dispatch with Miami's Dominika Podhajecka 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), but lost 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 to Central Florida's Marta Mariia Makarova Saturday evening.

Hossam (#11) dropped a 6-4, 6-3 decision to Miami's Raquel Gonzalez in her round of 32 match, while Nicholson lost a three-setter to Georgia's Patricija Paukstyte 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Gynina (#17) was edged by Miami's Michaela Laki 6-3, 7-6 (7-4).

Jauffret upended Florida State's Ariana Gilbert 6-7 (10-12). 7-6 (7-1), [10-5] in the consolation stage of the main draw.

Friday, Oct. 9 Results
Rain delayed many of the main draw matches slated to begin Friday, but all seven members of the Florida Women's Tennis Team eventually took to the courts, going a combined 6-1 in the Round of 64.

Hossam — the top seed in the championships, and No. 11 ranked player in the nation — dispatched with Florida International's Viktorie Hazmukova 6-2, 6-0.

Daubnerova and Black (#82) both took three sets to win their matches. Daubnerova bested Florida Gulf Coast's Maria Vargas 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, and Black picked up a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 decision over Florida State's MaryBoyce Deathrage.

Nicholson, who played her way into the main draw with a win in yesterday's qualifying round, didn't need much time to upend Georgia Tech's Taly Licht 6-1, 6-2. Paskauskas (#30) also took two sets to advance to the round of 32, besting Georgia Tech's Olivia Carneiro by the thinnest of margins 7-5, 7-6 (8-6).

Gynina — the two seed this week, and the No 17th ranked player in the nation — topped Florida Atlantic's Panna Bartha 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in her first action of the season.

Jauffret came up just short in her match losing each set to Kennesaw State's Ema Baraniakova by a single break 6-4, 6-4.

Thursday, Oct. 8 Results
Nicholson picked up her first singles victory as a member of the Gators Thursday afternoon, upending Florida International's Milica Milosavljevic 7-5, 6-0, in the main stage of the qualifying draw at the ITA Regional Championships.

After transferring to Florida last winter, Nicholson had to sit out the spring season due to NCAA transfer rules. Her last singles win came on Oct. 17, 2025.

ITA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, SINGLES
Qualifying (Oct. 8)
10/8	Scarlett Nicholson, W 7-5, 6-0
Main Draw, Main Stage (Oct. 9)
10/9	#82 Brooke Black, W, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3	Nikola Daubnerova, W, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
10/9	#17 Valery Gynina, W, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5	#11 Jana Hossam, W, 6-2, 6-0
10/9	Capucine Jauffret, L, 4-6, 4-6	#30 Gabia Paskauskas, W, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6)
10/9	Scarlett Nicholson, W, 6-1, 6-2
Main Draw, Main Stage (Oct. 10)
10/10	#82 Brooke Black, W, 6-4, 6-3	Nikola Daubnerova, W, 7-5, 6-4
10/10	#17 Valery Gynina, L, 3-6, 6-7 (4-7)	#11 Jana Hossam, L, 4-6, 3-6
10/10	#30 Gabia Paskauskas, W, 7-6 (7-3), 1-6, 7-6 (7-5)	Scarlett Nicholson, L, 4-6, 6-4, 1-6
10/10	#82 Brooke Black, L, 2-6, 1-6	Nikola Daubnerova, L, 5-7, 3-6
10/10	#30 Gabia Paskauskas, L, 6-7 (4-7), 1-6
Main Draw, Consolation Stage (Oct. 10)
10/10	Capucine Jauffret, L, 6-7 (10-12), 7-6 (7-1), 1-0 [10-5]

ITA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, DOUBLES
Main Draw (Oct. 10)
10/10	#6 Black / Gynina, W, 8-2	Jauffret / Hossam, W, 8-0
10/10	Nicholson / Paskauskas, L, 6-8
10/11	#6 Black / Gynina, W, 8-5	Jauffret / Hossam, L, 2-8
10/11	#6 Black / Gynina, L, 7-8 (5-7)