WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — William & Mary women's tennis heads to the ITA Atlantic Region Championships this week, Oct. 15-19, in Lynchburg, Va. Liberty will host the five-day event at the Liberty Tennis Complex.

The event begins Thursday with qualifying singles competition. The Tribe has two players competing in the qualifying draw in sophomores Alexia Gonzalez-Galino and Tilda Larsson.

Senior Francesca Davis, junior Mira Kernagis and sophomore Rebeka Svabikova will compete in the main singles draw.

The Tribe will also have two teams competing in the main doubles draw. Davis and Larsson will team up, while Gonzalez-Galino and Kernagis will represent W&M as the second pairing.

Svabikova enters the tournament with a 7-2 singles record after capturing the B Flight title at the Navy Blue & Gold Invitational in September. Kernagis owns a 6-2 singles mark and has won four consecutive matches. Gonzalez-Galino is 5-4 in singles, while Larsson is also 5-4 and Davis is 3-4.

In doubles, Gonzalez-Galino and Kernagis own a 5-3 record this fall.

The ITA Regional Championships provide an opportunity for student-athletes to qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships. For the third consecutive year, the NCAA will host its Singles and Doubles Championships at the conclusion of the fall season.

William & Mary will begin competition Thursday with the qualifying singles draw, while the main singles and doubles draws will follow.