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Women's Tennis Concludes Fall Season

Recaps courtesy of Athletic Communications Departments

Buffalo Bulls
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's tennis team wrapped up the fall season with the UB Indoor Invite as they hosted student-athletes from St. John's, Syracuse and Niagara at Miller Tennis Center this weekend.

On Friday afternoon Buffalo took on St. John's in doubles action with Esmee Andresen and Maria Glowacka coming away with a 7-5 over the Red Storm.

On Saturday in singles action, Sarah Hartel defeated St. John's 6-4, 7-6 and Glowacka also defeated the Red Storm, overcoming a dropped first set to win 2-6, 6-3, 10-4. Three more Bulls earned victories on the day, all over Niagara, as Sofia Zagumennova won 6-1, 6-0 and Liv Roestel picked up a 6-1, 6-3. Sophomore Blanca Berges also won her match due to a St. John's injury.

Buffalo will return to action on January 30 when they host Le Moyne at Miller Tennis Center.


Ball State Cardinals
Recap coming soon...


Toledo Rockets | Day 1 Results | Day 2 Results
TOLEDO, Ohio –
The Toledo women's tennis team wrapped up its fall season with the Rocket Indoor Invitational. The Rockets competed against Cleveland State, Dayton, and Oakland in individual competition at Twos Athletic Club. No team scores were kept.

The Rockets posted a 17-1 win-loss mark in singles play and a 6-3 record in doubles action. Freshman Isabella Barretto led Toledo individually with a 3-0 record.

Toledo will resume action on Jan. 23 in a dual-match against Oakland at Twos Athletic Club.


Northern Illinois Huskies | Results
DeKALB, Ill. - The Northern Illinois University women's tennis team kicks off its final event of the fall by hosting the NIU Huskie Indoor Invitational. The Huskies welcome Chicago State, IU Indy, Judson, Marquette, and UIC for the tournament. 

The invite will begin at 9 a.m. all weekend, with two rounds of doubles, followed by one round of singles on both Friday and Saturday, and one round of singles on Sunday. Admission is free at Chick Evans Fieldhouse - Nelson Tennis Center all weekend. 

Day One
NIU boldly opened the invitational, winning five of six matches in both singles and doubles. In Flight One singles, Irmak Budak and Malika Kabdesh both won sets over IU Indy and Chicago State. 

Nataly Ninova won convincingly over IU Indy's Chloe Bailey, winning 6-2, 6-1 in Flight Two. Theodora Kousiou held off Marquette's Joelle Fiallo Schad for a 6-1, 6-4 win in the flight as well. 

Rebeca Garcia Miralles sealed the first round win in Flight Three by a score of 6-1, 7-5. 

In doubles, Kabdesh and Ninova teamed up for wins over IU Indy and Marquette, while Budak and Kousiou notched their wins over UIC and IU Indy. 

Day Two
Three Huskies reached the championship match on Saturday in the top three singles flights in Kabdesh, Kousiou, and Garcia Miralles. 

In Flight One, Kabdesh downed IU Indy's Kallyhan Kadzinski 6-4, 6-3 to propel the final round. The freshman will face UIC's Marta Halbersztadt. 

Kousiou defeated Nia Cooper of UIC 6-3, 6-3 and will see Cooper's teammate Anais Brion in the championship match of Flight Two. 

Garcia Miralles advanced to the final round of Flight Three by way of a walkover due to injury and faces UIC's Paula Rodriguez on Sunday. 

NIU went 3-0 in doubles on Saturday. Kabdesh-Ninova and Budak-Kousiou each went unbeaten in the invitational. 


Miami RedHawks
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Miami University women's tennis opened play at the Purdue Invitational with competitive match-ups against DePaul, Purdue and Cincinnati this weekend. The RedHawks battled through tight sets across both singles and doubles as they continue to build momentum late in the fall season. 

"I'm really proud of how our team continues to grow and compete as we close out the fall season," said Miami head coach Ricardo Rosas. "A special highlight was Lovisa's outstanding effort, going 3–0 in singles play this weekend — an impressive display of resilience and consistency that reflects the direction we're heading as a group." 

Day 1 – Friday, October 31 
Miami (OH) vs. DePaul  
Doubles 
Hannah Smith/Clara Nilsson (DePaul) def. Allie Faulkner / Malu Oliveira (Miami) 6–4 
Roberta Sechi/Helin Alvarez (DePaul) def. Maria Komar / Avery Voss (Miami) 6–4 

Singles 
Sasha Stula (DePaul) def. Allie Faulkner (Miami) 6–2, 6–0 
Hannah Smith (DePaul) def. Malu Oliveira (Miami) 7–5, 2–6, 6–0 
Yasemin Pehlivan (DePaul) def. Maria Komar (Miami) 6–7(7), 6–4, 6–3 
Clara Nilsson (DePaul) def. Avery Voss (Miami) 7–5, 6–3 
Roberta Sechi (DePaul) def. Lovisa Valentinsson (Miami) 6–1, 6–1 

Day 2 – Saturday, November 1 
Miami (OH) vs. Purdue 
Doubles 
Kathryn Wilson/Fatima Gutierrez (Purdue) def. Allie Faulkner / Malu Oliveira (Miami) 6–2 
Ashlie Wilson/Sophya Devas (Purdue) def. Maria Komar / Avery Voss (Miami) 6–3 

Singles 
Sophya Devas (Purdue) def. Malu Oliveira (Miami) 7–6(5), 7–6(1) 
Fatima Gutierrez (Purdue) def. Allie Faulkner (Miami) 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 
Ece Gencer (Purdue) def. Maria Komar (Miami) 6–0, 6–2 
Emmi Kolyszko (Purdue) def. Avery Voss (Miami) 7–5, 6–2 
Ashlie Wilson (Purdue) def. Lovisa Valentinsson (Miami) 6–4, 6–4 

Day 3 – Sunday, November 2 
Miami (OH) vs. Cincinnati 
Doubles 
Maria Luisa Oliveira/Maria Komar (Miami) def. Morgan Pyrz/Sakurako Watanabe (Cincinnati) 6–3 
Allie Faulkner/Lovisa Valentinsson (Miami) def. Tara Kurepa/Milica Popovski (Cincinnati) 7–5 

Singles 
Allie Faulkner (Miami) def. Gabrielle Guenther (Cincinnati) 6–2, 6–1 
Maria Luisa Oliveira (Miami) def. Milica Popovski (Cincinnati) 6–2, 1–6, 10–2 
Maria Komar (Miami) def. Rosalia Gruszczynska (Cincinnati) 6–4, 3–6, 15–13 
Avery Voss (Miami) def. Caterina Greco (Cincinnati) 6–3, ret. 
Lovisa Valentinsson (Miami) def. Isabel Pacheco (Cincinnati) 7–5, 2–6, 10–7 

Up Next:
With the Purdue Invitational marking the end of fall competition, the RedHawks will not compete at the ITA Masters or NCAA Individual events this season. The focus now shifts to preparation for the spring, as Miami looks to build on its progress while moving into the 2026 competition. 


Eastern Michigan Eagles | Results
DES MOINES, Iowa (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University tennis team capped its fall season at the Drake Invitational, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, with the Eagles playing well in both singles and doubles matches over three days at the Roger Knapp Tennis Center in Des Moines, Iowa. The Eagles, who took on foes from five other schools, saw freshman Pehal Kharadkar lead the way with a perfect 4-0 record in singles while Lara Diaz Zayas was also perfect as she finished 3-0 against her competitors.
 
Eastern took on competitors from host Drake University, Iowa State University, University of Nebraska Omaha, University of North Dakota, and Northern Iowa University. Players competed in two doubles and one singles match on Oct. 31, two singles matches on Nov. 1, and one each on Nov. 2.
 
NOTING SINGLES PLAY
» Kharadkar went 4-0 in singles action as she won all four matches in straight sets and didn't surrender more than five total points in any of her four matches as she posted three wins over foes from Omaha and one against Iowa State, a member of the Big 12.
» Like Kharadkar, Diaz Zayas was perfect in singles as she went 3-0 with one win each over foes from North Dakota, Northern Iowa, and Omaha. After winning her first two matches in straight sets, she battled back from a second-set loss in her match with Khayli Buckels (Omaha) to win, 10-7, in the tie breaker to stay perfect on the weekend.
» Diaz Zayas entered the weekend having had dropped her first six matches of the season before running off three consecutive wins. Kharadkar, who won her collegiate debut at the Block E Invitational, had lost her last five consecutive matches before running off four in a row to level her season record at 5-5.
» Three other Eagles competed in singles, including Regina Mendez Carreño, who was 1-2; Matilde Parreira, who was 1-3; and Sabrina Tolstova, who was 0-4.
» The win for Mendez Carreno made it three consecutive fall events in which she won at least one match after going 0-2 at the season-opening Block E Invitational. Her win in Iowa came in straight sets while her first loss was a three-set battle.
» The win for Parreira is the sixth of the season, which continues to lead the team.
 
NOTING DOUBLES PLAY
» The team of Parreira and Tolstova captured the lone doubles win of the weekend for the Eagles with a 6-4 decision over the UNI duo of Yangjiaxin Li and Andjela Raznatovic, 6-4.
» Parreira and Tolstova have now paired in all five fall events and have posted at least one victory in four of the five events played.
» Diaz Zayas and Mendez Carreno also competed together, marking the first time they were paired together in 2025. The duo was 0-3 on the weekend with their first two matches ending in close 6-4 decisions.
 
The Eagles return to action next year when they open the spring dual portion of their schedule. The opening match will see Eastern play host to Cleveland State University in a 1 p.m. contest, Jan. 17, at the Chippewa Club in Ypsilanti where admission is free. EMU also will play a road doubleheader two days later (Jan. 19) when the Eagles venture to Big Rapids to take on Ferris State University. The start times for both matches with the Bulldogs will be announced in January.