Thursday, November 5
Fort Worth, Texas
Kansas State University
vs
ITA Central Sectional
Nov 04, 2026 | Tennis
This marks the third year K-State has sent athletes to Central Sectionals
MANHATTAN, Kan.- Three Wildcats are set to represent the K-State women's tennis team at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Sectional Championship on Thursday-Sunday (November 5-8) in Fort Worth, Texas, at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.
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Freshman Marta Leon will battle in the singles bracket while freshman Sabrina Balderrama and sophomore Varya Bernovich face off as a duo in doubles competition. The final six individuals and three doubles teams from the tournament will advance to the NCAA Championship on November 17-22.
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Competition will begin with singles play in the round of 32 as Leon will face preseason ranked #124 Veronika Kliuch from Oklahoma State at 11:30 a.m. CT. Beginning in the round of 16, Balderrama and Bernovich will battle Ohio State's Anna Bennett and Audrey Spencer at 1:30 p.m.
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This will mark Leon's second ranked opponent in the fall, during the ITA Central Regional quarterfinal on October 18 she faced #117 Xin Tong Wang from Wichita State where she fell short 4-6, 4-6. At Regionals she started off with a 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) victory over the Shockers' Dinara De Silva before collecting four more wins, defeating all her opponents in straight sets. She has a combined record of 8-4 this fall.
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Balderrama and Bernovich are 6-1 as a duo this fall after a 3-0 run at the Hoosier Classic on October 2-4 to win their bracket and a 3-1 record at Regionals. During the Central Regional they lost in the quarterfinal round to Kansas' Nahyeong Cho and Meg McCarthy 6-8 but defeated two other Big 12 teams, Gabriella Kellner and Valeska San Martin Ramirez from Iowa State, 8-6, and Veronika Kliuch and Arina Malygina from OSU, 8-5.
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K-State has competed in Sectionals in consecutive years with senior Maralgoo Chogsomjav in the doubles bracket both times, with partners Chanel Rustemova and Maria Santos, as well as in singles competition in 2025.
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Three Cats, Bernovich, senior Margaret Jaraczewski and sophomore Diana Smolinska wrapped up their fall seasons on October 29-November 1 at the H-E-B Invitational hosted by Baylor in Waco, Texas. They collected a 6-4 record in singles play, going 3-0 in three-set matches, and a 3-1 doubles record from Jaraczewski and Smolinska.
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How to follow the 'Cats: For complete information on the K-State Women's Tennis Team, visit www.kstatesports.com and follow the team's social media channels on X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Facebook.
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Freshman Marta Leon will battle in the singles bracket while freshman Sabrina Balderrama and sophomore Varya Bernovich face off as a duo in doubles competition. The final six individuals and three doubles teams from the tournament will advance to the NCAA Championship on November 17-22.
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Competition will begin with singles play in the round of 32 as Leon will face preseason ranked #124 Veronika Kliuch from Oklahoma State at 11:30 a.m. CT. Beginning in the round of 16, Balderrama and Bernovich will battle Ohio State's Anna Bennett and Audrey Spencer at 1:30 p.m.
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This will mark Leon's second ranked opponent in the fall, during the ITA Central Regional quarterfinal on October 18 she faced #117 Xin Tong Wang from Wichita State where she fell short 4-6, 4-6. At Regionals she started off with a 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) victory over the Shockers' Dinara De Silva before collecting four more wins, defeating all her opponents in straight sets. She has a combined record of 8-4 this fall.
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Balderrama and Bernovich are 6-1 as a duo this fall after a 3-0 run at the Hoosier Classic on October 2-4 to win their bracket and a 3-1 record at Regionals. During the Central Regional they lost in the quarterfinal round to Kansas' Nahyeong Cho and Meg McCarthy 6-8 but defeated two other Big 12 teams, Gabriella Kellner and Valeska San Martin Ramirez from Iowa State, 8-6, and Veronika Kliuch and Arina Malygina from OSU, 8-5.
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K-State has competed in Sectionals in consecutive years with senior Maralgoo Chogsomjav in the doubles bracket both times, with partners Chanel Rustemova and Maria Santos, as well as in singles competition in 2025.
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Three Cats, Bernovich, senior Margaret Jaraczewski and sophomore Diana Smolinska wrapped up their fall seasons on October 29-November 1 at the H-E-B Invitational hosted by Baylor in Waco, Texas. They collected a 6-4 record in singles play, going 3-0 in three-set matches, and a 3-1 doubles record from Jaraczewski and Smolinska.
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