GRAND RAPIDS, MI – At the ITA Regional Championships this weekend, the UIndy women's tennis team placed four players in the semifinals of the tournament. 

Graduate Magda Kornijczuk and Freshman Maelys Thiery-James advanced to the doubles semifinal of the A Draw, while Sofia Cardenas and Linya Chen earned spots in the B Draw singles semifinal. 

In the round of 16 today, the doubles pairing knocked out the draw's #2 seed, dismantling Rockhurst's Eleanor Coleman and Zuzanna Szmyd 8-3.  Later in the day, Kornijczuk and Thiery-James toppled Grand Valley's seventh-seeded Natasha Sengphrachanh and Kalomoira Ralli 8-5 in the quarterfinal

They will face Anamarija Kovacevic and Audrey Ouellet, the draw's #6 seed from Findlay, tomorrow at 12:30 PM. 

Cardenas arrives to the B draw semifinal as the #1 seed, winning every match in straight sets. After taking down Gemma Elisabetta Ricci and Dimitra Papastavrou on Saturday, Cardenas bested Tea Schoulman-Dore 6-3 6-3 in the round of 16 this morning. In the ensuing quarterfinal match against Rockhurst's Maria Baez Chacon, Cardenas posted a commanding 7-5, 6-0 win over the #8 seed. 

Chen's path to the semifinal also came with four straight-set victories over two days. Saturday started with wins over Emma Pauls (6-3, 6-1) and Nadia Araguas (6-0, 6-2). Chen overpowered Eliza Verstappen with a 6-1, 6-2 victory in the round of 16, and finished the quarterfinal with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Julia Zlateva. 

Chen faces Findlay's Ivanova Lucero in the semifinal tomorrow at 9 AM, while Cardenas squares off with Grand Valley's Lauren Burkett at 9 AM.