IOWA CITY, Ia. - Central Arkansas continues to battle at the ITA Central Regional, as they are excelling in the extra matches.

Today, the Bears were officially knocked out of the main draws but claimed some extra success as they went 6-2 in all of the extra matches in Iowa City. 

Almost all UCA players walked out of the third day with a win in their belts as they all seemed to find their groove in the extra matches. In the first round of extra matches, the Bears claimed wins from sophomore Paulina Engback, senior Yada Vasupongchai, sophomore Jaeun Lee, and junior Chunxi Xin. That round featured the bulk of UCA's wins as they also claimed wins from junior Mei Ishimura and freshman Sumomo Hamanaga in the third round of extra matches. 

The Bears finished their adventure at in Iowa City today and will head to Tulsa Nov. 5 for the Tulsa Fall Invite.

Doubles Main Draw:

Nonoyama/Fuka vs. Novak/Makoric (Nebraska) 8-2

Singles Main Cons.:

Maja Gledic vs. Ioana Gheorghita (Kansas State) 7-6, 6-1

Extra Matches 1:

Paulina Engback vs. Kate Sexton (St. Louis) 2-6, 6-2, 10-5

Yada Vasupongchai vs. Mya Spencer (St. Louis) 6-1, 6-3

Fuka Nonoyama vs. Ann Paula Naranjo Martinez Kobash (Tulsa) 6-4, 7-6

Jaeun Lee vs. Zeyneb Sarioglan (Minnesota) 6-1, 5-7, 10-5

Chunxi Xin vs. Vivian Lai (St. Mary's) 6-4, 6-2

Extra Matches III:

Mei Ishimura vs. Darinka Stepan (Drake) 6-1, 6-2

Sumomo Hamanaga vs. Nore Heinitz (North Dakota) 6-0, 6-3

Extra Matches IV:

Paulina Engback vs. Lucia Rizza (North Dakota) 7-5, 6-4