Rebel Doubles Team Falls In Final

Saturday, October 17

Provo, UT

All Day

University of Nevada Las Vegas

ITA Regional

Photo by: Lucas Peltier

10/17/2026 1:16:00 PM | Women's Tennis

PROVO, Utah (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV's top-seeded doubles team won its way into Saturday's final but then was downed in the title match at the 2026 ITA Mountain Region Women's Tennis Championship on the campus of BYU.

Nikol Mircheva and Hudson Hawkins first defeated New Mexico State's unseeded duo of Whitney Moon and Nadia Nemeth, 6-7 (8), 6-1, 1-0 (10-8), in the semifinals.

However, later in the day, second-seeded Ema Bublao and Lera Alexin of Colorado won the championship, which included an automatic bid to the NCAA Doubles Championship, 6-3, 7-6 (7).

2026 ITA WOMEN'S TENNIS MOUNTAIN REGIONAL
Main Draw Doubles Semifinals
(1) Nikol Mircheva/Hudson Hawkins (UNLV) def. Whitney Moon/Nadia Nemeth (NMSU) 6-7 (6), 6-1, 1-0 (10-8)

Main Draw Doubles Final
(2) Ema Bubalo/Lera Alexin (CU) def. (1) Nikol Mircheva/Hudson Hawkins (UNLV) 6-3, 7-6 (7)