PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. - UW senior, Lauren Chypyha, suffered her first loss of the season in the third round of the pre-qualifying bracket of the ITA All-American Championship. The loss came at the hands of Luisa Stefani of Pepperdine, 6-3, 6-3. Chypyha bested last year's ITA effort by two rounds.
 
Despite the early loss, head coach Tina Samara has a positive outlook on the experience and on moving forward in the season for Chypyha.
 
"Today we unfortunately came up short against a very talented and experienced player," said Samara. "Lauren had a very good tournament in arguably the toughest bracket in the draw. As much as I would have loved to see her continue, I know these matches will help her reach the goals she has for her senior year."
 
Next up for Chypyha and the Badgers is the Beach Tennis Tournament in Long Beach, California, on Friday, October 9, 2015.
 

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Oct. 3, 2015

It was a successful day on the courts for Wisconsin women's tennis senior, Lauren Chypyha, who played as an individual at the ITA All-American Championship on Saturday and won the first two matches of a win or go home format and advanced to day two.
 
In her first match, Chypyha took down the eight seed, Anna Danilina of Florida, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1, to advance to the second round. In the second round, she then knocked off Denver's Julia O'Loughlin, 7-6 (4), 6-2, to top off an impressive opening day.
 
"I'm so proud of Lauren this week," UW head coach Tina Samara said. "She has worked very hard for these results and her hard work and perseverance is finally paying off."
 
After getting knocked out in the first round of the ITA tournament last year, Chypyha has already surpassed her prior performance.
 
Chypyha will take on the winner of Luisa Stefani (Peperdine) vs. Gabriela Porubin (Wichita State) on Sunday at noon PT.