CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Cal Lutheran women's tennis team wrapped up its official fall competition at the 2026 ITA Division III West Regional Championships, hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, October 2-4. The Regals earned multiple wins across singles and doubles play, highlighted by semifinal appearances from Anaya Ayanbadejo and Anya Rajan in Flight B singles.

Ayanbadejo opened Flight B singles with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory over Redlands' Sofia Ganshirt before sweeping Chapman's Sofiya Khegay 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. She continued her run with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Redlands' Rebecca Fisher to reach the semifinals, where she fell to Redlands' Sophia Truong in a close three-set battle, 5-7, 6-3, 8-10.

Rajan also put together an impressive run in Flight B. She defeated Occidental's Rika Ogiwara 6-4, 6-3 in the opening round before taking down Redlands' Samantha Ballard 6-4, 7-5. Rajan carried that momentum into the quarterfinals, defeating Caltech's Tvisha Yadiki 7-5, 6-2 to earn her spot in the semifinals. She narrowly missed a place in the final, falling to Malina Dahms in a three-set match, 6-1, 4-6, 9-11.

In Flight C singles, Jannah Houwari advanced to the semifinals after earning a pair of straight-set victories. She opened with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 win over Azusa Pacific's Jubilee Perez before dominating Whittier's Sanyah Smith 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals. Houwari's run ended in the semifinals against UC Santa Cruz's Adeline Lai, 2-6, 3-6.

Hannah Houwari also reached the Flight C semifinals. After receiving a first-round bye, she defeated Azusa Pacific's Daniela Villasenor 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals before falling to Caltech's Katelyn Waugh, 3-6, 2-6.

Kloe Cotta added a win in the Flight C consolation draw, defeating Azusa Pacific's Perez 6-3, 6-0 to advance to the consolation final. She finished as the runner-up after falling to Occidental's Daniela Alper, 5-7, 2-6.

In Flight A singles, Kylee Limpias represented the Regals, falling to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' Ananya Sriniketh 4-6, 2-6 before dropping a three-set consolation match to Redlands' Lindsey Whelan, 0-6, 6-1, 6-10.

Cal Lutheran also found success in Flight A doubles, where Limpias and Rajan teamed up for a run to the quarterfinals. The duo opened with an 8-6 win over Chapman's Malina Dahms and Sofiya Khegay before defeating Pomona-Pitzer's Sarina Zhang and Sophie Lau 8-4 to advance. Their run ended in the quarterfinals against Azusa Pacific's Karola Suviste and Kimberly Tran, 6-8.

In Flight B doubles, Cotta and Hannah Houwari delivered a decisive 8-0 victory over Azusa Pacific's Sasha Rose-Jackson and Daniela Villasenor.

Ayanbadejo and Jannah Houwari also competed together in Flight A doubles, falling to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' Leah Baroudi and Sriniketh 1-8 before dropping their consolation match to Redlands' Fisher and Ballard by the same score.

The Regals will return to the court for exhibition matches against Occidental and Caltech on Saturday, October 24, before turning their attention to the spring 2027 season.