ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - After capturing the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Southeast Regional singles title in October, Elena Ondobo prepares to make the voyage to Tuscaloosa, Ala. for the inaugural ITA Division II Singles Championship. The tournament will begin on Nov. 4-8 at the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center. 

The inaugural tournament will feature a pool of 32 players. To compete at the National Championship, the players qualified by finishing as an ITA Division II Regional Champion or Finalist, or by receiving an at-large selection, which were determined and voted on by the ITA Operating Committee. The official draw for the tournament will be released later this week ahead of day one. 

During the ITA Southeast Regional, Ondobo entered as the top-seed in singles. Earning this rank, Ondobo was the highest ranked Southeast Region player, ending the spring at No. 13. In the final match, Ondobo faced fifth-seeded Mayra Gisone of Middle Georgia State University. Dominating the match, Ondobo defeated the former No. 9 (NAIA) Knight, 6-3 and 6-0. In four of her six matches, Ondobo did not allow her opponent to win five or games.

Top selects for the tournament include No. 1 Kristyna Hranacova of Nova Southeastern University, No. 3 Emily Buchanan of Mississippi College, No. 17 Rima Yoshida of Lee University and No. 25 Vasilissa Kupriyanova of Angelo State University.  

During the 2026 spring season, Ondobo played the entire season at No. 2, piecing together a 19-4 season. While there she went 4-1 against ranked opponents with her highest win being against No. 6 Alexa Milliam of No. 5 West Alabama. 

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