KALAMAZOO, Mich. –A new doubles team and singles champion will be crowned on Sunday afternoon, following another full day of tennis at the third annual 2026 MAC Individual Tennis Championship.
Miami’s top duo, Maria Luisa Oliveira and Allie Faulkner, defeated Toledo’s Gaby Rondon/ Anastasia Akuginova before defeating Western Michigan’s Fida Weijerman/ Ella Fitcher to make it to Sunday’s final match.
On the other side of the bracket, WMU’s Ayana Yaguchi and Julia Hostáková toppled Miami’s Clara Owen/ Nina Chavez and Ball State’s Sarah Shahbaz/ Gabriella Barrera en route to the finals.
Buffalo’s Sarah Hartel and Aleksandra Kachushkina won their matches in straight sets to advance to Sunday’s semifinal matches. Kachushkina will face Ball State’s Priyanka Rana, who won her quarterfinals match in three sets. Hartel will face WMU’s Frida Weijerman, who pulled a reverse sweep in the quarterfinals.
The top two finishers in the singles bracket and the winner of the doubles bracket will automatically qualify for the main draw of the 2026 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Conference Masters Tournament on Nov. 5-8 at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga.
Day three of the 2026 MAC Fall Individual Tennis Championship will continue Sunday morning with the singles team semifinal matches at 9:00 AM.
2026 MAC Women’s Tennis Fall Individual Tennis Championship Schedule
West Hills Athletic Club | Kalamazoo, Mich.
Saturday, Oct. 24 Results
Doubles Quarterfinals Matches
Match 9: Frida Weijerman/ Ella Fitcher (WMU) def. Martina Pavissich/ Madara Markevica (UMass) 8-2
Match 10: Maria Luisa Oliveira/ Allie Faulkner (MIA) def. Gaby Rondon/ Anastasia Akuginova (TOL) 8-4
Match 11: Sarah Shahbaz/ Gabriella Barrera (BSU) def. Amelia Tye/ Safina Khabibrakhmanova (UMass) 8-3
Match 12: Ayana Yaguchi/ Julia Hostáková (WMU) def. Clara Owen/ Nina Chavez (MIA) 9-8(6)
Doubles Semifinals Matches
Match 13: Maria Luisa Oliveira/ Allie Faulkner (MIA) def. Frida Weijerman/ Ella Fitcher (WMU) 9-8(2)
Match 14: Ayana Yaguchi/ Julia Hostáková (WMU) def. Sarah Shahbaz/ Gabriella Barrera (BSU) 8-6
Singles Quarterfinal Matches
Match 9: Sarah Harte (UB) def. Martina Pavissich (UMass) 6-2. 6-3
Match 10: Frida Weijerman (WMU) def. Allie Faulkner (MIA) 1-6. 6-4. 6-2
Match 11: Priyanka Rana (BSU) def. Sabrina Tolstova (EMU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Match 12: Aleksandra Kachushkina (UB) def. Maria Luisa Oliveira (MIA) 6-2, 7-6(0)
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