{"id":204587,"date":"2025-10-11T06:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/204587\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T06:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T06:51:09","slug":"depaul-picks-up-five-wins-at-rocket-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/204587\/","title":{"rendered":"DePaul Picks Up Five Wins at Rocket Invitational"},"content":{"rendered":"

TOLEDO, Ohio. \u2013 Senior Hannah Smith<\/a> earned two singles victories on the first day of the Rocket Invitational on Friday.\u00a0
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\nSingles competition began at 9 a.m. CT from the UT Varsity Tennis Courts. Smith battled the Rockets’\u00a0 Anastasia Akuginova in her first match of the day. After dropping the first set, 4-6, Smith regained control of the match, winning the next two sets, 6-3, 10-6.\u00a0
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\nFreshman Clara Nilsson<\/a> also came away victorious in a singles three-set thriller. Nilsson was in control early with a 6-4 first-set victory. The lead slipped away after Gaby Rondon won set two 6-1, forcing a tiebreaker set. Nilsson displayed mental and physical resiliency to win the tiebreaker 10-7 and claim the match.\u00a0
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\nHelin Alvarez<\/a> delivered a quick victory in her first match of the morning against Iva Jankovic with a 6-4, 6-1 score.\u00a0
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\nFreshman Yasemin Pehlivan<\/a> battled hard in the first singles session, but fell 6-2, 7-6 (2) to Neha Guru.\u00a0
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\nIn the second session of singles that started at 1 p.m. CT, Pehlivan beat Iva Jankovic, 6-3, 6-1 for a straight-set triumph, and the Blue Demons’ fourth win of the day.
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\nSmith’s second match of the day rounded out play for DePaul. The Silchester, England native faced Jone Ibanez, swiftly winning, 6-0, 6-1.\u00a0
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\nThe Scarlet and Blue dropped all three doubles matches on day one. Smith and Nilsson stayed in the match against JJ Scholten and Guru, but the Toledo duo proved too much, taking the match\u00a0
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\nRocket Invitational\u00a0
\nOctober 10, 2025
\nUT Varsity Tennis Courts
\nToledo, Ohio
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\nSingles
\nJJ Scholten (TOL) def. Sasha Stula<\/a> (DEP), 6-4, 7-5
\nHannah Smith<\/a> (DEP) def. Anastasia Akuginova (TOL), 4-6, 6-3, 10-6
\nJone Ibanez (TOL) def. Roberta Sechi<\/a> (DEP), 6-4, 6-1
\nHelin Alvarez<\/a> (DEP) def. Iva Jankovic (TOL), 6-4, 6-1
\nNeha Guru (TOL) def. Yasemin Pehlivan<\/a> (DEP), 6-2, 7-6(2)
\nClara Nilsson<\/a> (DEP) def. Gaby Rondon (TOL), 6-4, 1-6, 10-7
\nNeha Guru (TOL) def. Roberta Sechi<\/a> (DEP), 6-4, 4-6, 10-5
\nHannah Smith<\/a> (DEP) def. Jone Ibanez (TOL), 6-0, 6-1
\nAnnika Munson (TOL) def. Helin Alvarez<\/a> (DEP), 6-3, 6-1\u00a0
\nYasemin Pehlivan<\/a> (DEP) def. Iva Jankovic (TOL), 6-3, 6-1
\nAnastasia Akuginova (TOL) def.\u00a0 Sasha Stula<\/a> (DEP), 6-3, 6-2
\nCat Rhegness (TOL) def.\u00a0 Clara Nilsson<\/a> (DEP), 6-1, 7-6 (7)\u00a0
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\nDoubles
\nJJ Scholten (TOL)\/Neha Guru (TOL) def. Hannah Smith<\/a> (DEP)\/Clara Nilsson<\/a> (DEP), 6-4
\nIsabella Barretto (TOL)\/Anastasia Akuginova (TOL) def. Sasha Stula<\/a> (DEP)\/Helin Alvarez<\/a> (DEP), 6-1
\nAnnika Munson (TOL)\/Jone Ibanez (TOL) def. Roberta Sechi<\/a> (DEP)\/Yasemin Pehlivan<\/a> (DEP), 6-0
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\nUP NEXT
\nDePaul is back in action Saturday morning for the final day of competition.\u00a0
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