Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments

UMass Women's Tennis Completes Competition at new England Regionals 
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts tennis completed competition at the New England Regionals, hosted by Harvard. The three-day event included Minutewomen playing in both singles and doubles matches.

Five Minutewomen kicked off the event in the Qualifying Singles Round of 64. Madara Markevica defeated her Harvard opponent, Natasha Rajaram, 6-4, 6-4, to advance to the Round of 32. In the Round of 32, Markevica downed Alexandra Torre of Boston College, 6-3, 7-6(3) to earn a spot in the Main Draw Singles.

Amanda de Oliveira took on Selma Bellaouchi of Siena, winning 6-7(10), 6-1, 6-1 to move on to the Round of 32, where she fell to Brown's Hannah Shen, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Ella Faessler also advanced to the Round of 32 after defeating Angel Walia of Binghamton, 6-2, 6-2,before falling to Vasilisa Borisova of Boston University, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5.

Martina Pavissich won her Round of 64 match over Lilly Black of Quinnipiac, 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-3, but fell in the Round of 32 to Abigail Lee of Brown, 6-4, 6-1. Fiona Chang dropped her first match to Monika Wojcik, 7-5, 3-6, 10-4.

In the Main Draw Singles, Markevica fell to Cloe Lomans of UConn, 6-2, 6-2, in the Round of 256. Amelia Tye dropped her Main Draw match, 6-1, 7-5, to Yale's Leena Friedman.

The Main Draw Doubles saw Tye and Faessler team up in the Round of 64, defeating Arya Chabria and Piper Remillard of Stonehill, 8-2. The duo advanced to the Round of 32, falling to Viktoria Lorentzon and Tessa Wachtel of Marist, 8-5.

Chang and Markevica paired up in the first round of doubles competition, dropping their match to Gabriella Mikaul and Jiayi Liu of Boston University, 8-7(3). Pavissich and de Oliveira fell to Friedman and Orly Ogilvy of Yale in their match, 8-2, while Defne Su Sever and Owethu Makhanya were downed by Le Moyne's Emma Sanchez and Ella Fernando, 8-3.


Ball State Wraps Up Fall Season at Viking Invite
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Ball State women's tennis team wrapped up its 2025 fall season this weekend at the Viking Invite which was hosted by Cleveland State University. 

On Friday, the Cardinals took four singles matches from Youngstown State which saw Alana Bristow, Asia Ting Fontana, Gabriella Barrera and Jemima Williams-Phillips each earn victories against their respective opponents. Ball State also went 2-1 against host Cleveland State in doubles while Bristow and Barrera posted a 2-0 ledger claiming doubles wins over Cleveland State and Duquesne.

The Cardinals continued their success on Saturday with Priyanka Rana taking a two-set tiebreaker versus CSU's Jenna Redmile, 1-6, 6-4, 10-6. Barrera, Bristow and Williams-Phillips were victorious in straight frames. Ball State also faced Duquesne in doubles play posting a 2-0 record as Rana paired up with Fontana for a 7-5 defeat over Jasa Rosa and Taisia Yakunina. Bristow alongside Barrera beat Sofia Lopez and Denisse Arinez, 6-3. 

Ball State wrapped up play Sunday playing only four singles matches which resulted in a win for Rana and Barrera against Duquesne. 

The dynamic duo of Isabel Tanjuatco and Sarah Shahbaz will compete at the ITA Conference Masters in San Diego from November 6-9. 

Ball State women's tennis will open its 2026 spring slate on Jan. 24 at Big Ten foe Purdue. First serve is at 2 pm ET. 


Falcons Sweep Pennsylvania Road Trip
INDIANA, Penn. -- The BGSU tennis team competed for a second day in a row on Sunday, Oct. 12 as they took on Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The Falcons came out victorious, beating the Crimson Hawks 6-1. The Falcons took five out of the possible six singles matches, but dropped two out of three doubles matches. Libby Blair and Kiera Taylor continued their dominance in doubles, winning their matchup 6-4. Tia Clemens continued her strong start to the season, winning her singles matchup 7-5 and 6-1. 

Results:
Doubles
Libby Blair and Kiera Taylor (BGSU) Def. Maria Moskaltsova and Annemiek Sterk (IUP) 6-4
Charliz Tabili and Isabelle Oikawa Torres (IUP) Def. Libby Blair and Konstantina Adamopoulou (BGSU) 6-4
Asel Calbay and Ifigeneia Kafka (IUP) Def. Tia Clemens and Lucia Gaio (BGSU) 7-6

Singles
Tia Clemens (BGSU) Def. Asel Calbay 7-5, 6-1
Kiera Taylor (BGSU) Def. Lea von Kozierowski (IUP) 6-4, 6-4
Qianyu Liu (BGSU) Def. Maria Moskaltsova (IUP) 6-0, 6-2
Libby Blair (BGSU) Def. Charliz Tabili (IUP) 6-2, 6-0
Konstantina Adamopoulou (BGSU) Def. Hannah Beitat (IUP) 7-5, 6-1

The Falcons will be back in action this week as they travel to Champaign, Ill. for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regionals hosted by the University of Illinois. ITA Regionals are set to begin on Wednesday, Oct. 16. 


Eastern Michigan Finishes Strong at Wolverine Invitational
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Four members of the Eastern Michigan University tennis team competed at the 2025 Wolverine Invitational, hosted by the University of Michigan, Oct. 10-12, at the Varsity Tennis Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., with senior Regina Mendez Carreño leading the way with a 2-1 record in singles play for the Eagles. Three freshmen teammates also competed in the event that featured one singles and one doubles match for each entrant each day.
 
In singles action, Mendez Carreño posted a 2-1 record on the weekend as she bounced back from a first-day loss to post back-to-back wins. On Saturday, the senior Eagle dropped the first set before roaring back for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Eline Bex (Iowa). She followed that with a straight-set win over Megan Basil (Ohio State), 6-2, 6-3.
 
Matilde Parreira was the lone freshman to secure a singles win on the weekend as she handed Sally Xu (Iowa) a 6-2, 6-4 loss on Saturday. Both Pehal Kharadkar and Sabrina Tolstova competed in three matches over the weekend as well but were unable to grab a victory.
 
In doubles, Parreira and Tolstova paired together once again and recorded a 1-2 record. On the opening day, the EMU duo nearly grabbed a win as they dropped a 7-6 decision to the Iowa tandem of Pia Kranholdt and Xu. On the final day, the EMU team found its footing and handed the OSU team of Basil and Hephzibah Oluwadare a 6-2 defeat. Kharadkar and Mendez Carreno also played three matches together over the weekend.
 
Several Eagles will return to action this week when they head to Urbana, Ill., to compete in the 2025 ITA Midwest Regional Championships, hosted by the University of Illinois, Oct. 16-19, at the Atkins Tennis Center. The tournament will feature qualifying and main draw singles play and main draw doubles play with 23 institutions sending athletes to compete. The event will be used to determine who advances to the NCAA Championships in November as the finalists in singles and the winners of the doubles tournament will earn automatic berths into the national event.
 
2025 WOLVERINE INVITATIONAL
Eastern Michigan Results • Singles
Friday, Oct. 10
Mati Morais (MSU) def. Sabrina Tolstova, 7-5, 6-1
Ellie Blackford (MSU) def. Pehal Kharadkar, 6-1, 6-0
Bayley Sheinin (Michigan) def. Regina Mendez Carreno, 6-3, 6-2
Nina Pilhal (MSU) def. Matilde Parreira, 7-5, 6-4
 
Saturday, Oct. 11
Regina Mendez Carreno def. Eline Bex (Iowa), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Matilde Parreira def. Sally Xu (Iowa), 6-2, 6-4
Nikita Vishwase (Iowa) def. Pehal Kharadkar, 6-1, 6-2
Emma Tothova (Iowa) def. Sabrina Tolstova, 6-0, 6-4
 
Sunday, Oct. 12
Laura Maser (Michigan) def. Sabrina Tolstova, 6-2, 6-2
Ava Bruno (Michigan) def. Matilde Parreira, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
Regina Mendez Carreno def. Megan Basil (Ohio State), 6-2, 6-3
Jessica Bernales (Michigan) def. Pehal Kharadkar, 6-0, 6-3
 
Eastern Michigan Results • Doubles
Friday, Oct. 10
Pia Kranholdt/Sally Xu (Iowa) def. Matilde Parreira/Sabrina Tolstova, 7-6(1)
Amara Brahmbatt/Nina Pilhal (MSU) def. Pehal Kharadkar/Regina Mendez Carreno, 6-2
 
Saturday, Oct. 11
Gabriella Lindgren/Reese Miller (Michigan) def. Matilde Parreira/Sabrina Tolstova, 6-0
Aely Arai/Jacquelyn Ogunwale (Miami (FL)) def. Pehal Kharadkar/Regina Mendez Carreno, 6-2
 
Sunday, Oct. 12
Matilde Parreira/Sabrina Tolstova def. Megan Basil/Hephzibah Oluwadare (Ohio State), 6-2
Mika Dagan Fruchtman/Margot Phanthala (Northwestern) def. Pehal Kharadkar/Regina Mendez Carreno, 6-4