Bek Advances to Second Round of ITA National Indoor Championships

Nov. 5, 2009

Clemson sophomore women’s tennis player, Josipa Bek, has won her first round matchup against #28 Katy Rybakova in of Florida State in the first round of the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championship in New Haven, CT. Bek, the 9th-ranked player in the nation, won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3.

She will play Georgia Tech’s Irina Falconi, winner of the ITA All-America Championships in October, in the second round. Falconi is currently ranked #8 nationally. Live scoring will be available at ItaTennis.com.

Bek will try to continue Clemson’s two-year streak of placing a player in the finals, as Ani Mijacika was the runner-up in 2007 and 2008. Bek is a winner of nine of her past ten matches, including five against ranked opponents. She is 5-0 in three-set matches this season.

These championships, held at Yale University, feature a 32-player singles field and 16-team doubles field for men and women, including: champions from Wilson/ITA Regional Championships held across the country during October, the ITA National Small College champions, the winners of the Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships, and at-large and wild card selections made by the ITA National Tournament Committee. Bek qualified for the 32-player tournament by winning the ITA Carolina Regional Championship in late October.

Results #9 Josipa Bek (CU) def. #28 Katy Rybakova (FSU): 6-4, 6-3