Gators go 6-1 in singles Friday at ITA Regional Championships
Friday, October 9, 2026 | Women's Tennis
MIAMI, Fla. — Rain delayed many of the main draw matches slated to begin Friday at the ITA Regional Championships, 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.
Jana 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.
Nikola Daubnerova and Brooke 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.
Scarlett 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. Gabia 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).
Valery 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.
Capucine 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.
Hossam, Daubnerova, Nicholson, Paskauskas, Gynina and Black will all play in the round of 32 in the main draw Saturday, while Jauffret will take part in the consolation stage.
Doubles play also got underway Friday, but all three Gators tandems have byes into Saturday's round of 32: Black and Gynina (#6) will take on the winner of the match between Georgia Tech's Rishitha Reddy Basireddy and Olivia Carmeiro vs. North Florida's Aryana Bartlett and Sydney Stark; Jauffret and Hossam will play Georgia Southern's Evelyn Warkentin and Angelina Mihajlovic; and Nicholson and Paskauskas's opponent will be the winner of the match between Georgia State's Ayra Salim and Sara Montaño Parada and South Florida's Zoe Lazar and Kelly Loana Vargas Gonzalez.
At the start of the championships, there were 64 singles players in both the main draw and the qualifying draw, and 64 doubles teams in the main draw. There are 13 regional championships taking place over the next two weeks, and on the line are 26 NCAA singles qualifiers and 13 NCAA doubles qualifiers.
Thursday, Oct. 8 Results
Florida's Scarlett 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.
Jana 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.
Nikola Daubnerova and Brooke 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.
Scarlett 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. Gabia 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).
Valery 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.
Capucine 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.
Hossam, Daubnerova, Nicholson, Paskauskas, Gynina and Black will all play in the round of 32 in the main draw Saturday, while Jauffret will take part in the consolation stage.
| Saturday, Oct. 10 Gators Singles Schedule |
| Main Draw, Main Stage |
| Jana Hossam vs. Miami's Raquel Gonzalez |
| Nikola Daubnerova vs. Central Florida's Olivia Bergler |
| Brooke Black vs. Florida International's Sofia Fernandez Figueras |
| Gabia Paskauskas vs. Miami's Dominika Podhajecka |
| Scarlett Nicholson vs. Georgia's Patricija Paukstyte |
| Valery Gynina vs. Miami's Michaela Laki |
| Main Draw, Consolation Stage |
| Capucine Jauffret vs. Florida State's Ariana Gilbert |
Doubles play also got underway Friday, but all three Gators tandems have byes into Saturday's round of 32: Black and Gynina (#6) will take on the winner of the match between Georgia Tech's Rishitha Reddy Basireddy and Olivia Carmeiro vs. North Florida's Aryana Bartlett and Sydney Stark; Jauffret and Hossam will play Georgia Southern's Evelyn Warkentin and Angelina Mihajlovic; and Nicholson and Paskauskas's opponent will be the winner of the match between Georgia State's Ayra Salim and Sara Montaño Parada and South Florida's Zoe Lazar and Kelly Loana Vargas Gonzalez.
At the start of the championships, there were 64 singles players in both the main draw and the qualifying draw, and 64 doubles teams in the main draw. There are 13 regional championships taking place over the next two weeks, and on the line are 26 NCAA singles qualifiers and 13 NCAA doubles qualifiers.
Thursday, Oct. 8 Results
Florida's Scarlett 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 (Oct. 9-13) | ||
| 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 | |
| ITA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, DOUBLES | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main Draw (Oct. 9-13) | ||
| 10/10 | #6 Black / Gynina | Jauffret / Hossam |
| 10/10 | Nicholson / Paskauskas | |
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| Event Info | |
| Singles Draws & Results | Doubles Draws & Results |
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