{"id":626683,"date":"2026-04-25T00:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T00:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/626683\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:45:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T00:45:11","slug":"womens-tennis-advances-to-a-10-championship-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/626683\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Tennis Advances to A-10 Championship Match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VCU.png\" alt=\"Virginia Commonwealth University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Match:<\/p>\n<p>vs. Virginia Commonwealth University<\/p>\n<p>4\/25\/2026 | 5:30 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Apr. 25 (Sat) \/ 5:30 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/VCU.png\" alt=\"Virginia Commonwealth University\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        vs.\u00a0Virginia Commonwealth University&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    BRONY, N.Y. \u2013 The top-seeded Fordham women&#8217;s tennis team continued its torrid pace today, picking up its eleventh straight win with a 4-1 victory over Davidson College in the semifinals of the 2026 Atlantic 10 Championship at the USTA National Campus.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nThe win advances Fordham to the championship final where the Rams will face second-seeded VCU on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFordham opened the match taking the doubles point, winning the two completed doubles matches. <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/catalina-padilla\/15385\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15385\" target=\"_blank\">Catalina Padilla<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/paola-dalmonico\/15381\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15381\" target=\"_blank\">Paola Dalmonico<\/a> started things off with a 6-1 win at third doubles over Olivia Hooper and Keri Rothenberg before <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/lily-chitambar\/15380\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15380\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Chitambar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/valerija-kargina\/15388\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15388\" target=\"_blank\">Valerija Kargina<\/a> clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win over Charlotte Calderwood and Ellie Hammond.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/nevena-kolarevic\/15382\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15382\" target=\"_blank\">Nevena Kolarevic<\/a> made it a 2-0 match with a straight set win over Savanna Kollock at first singles, 6-0, 6-1, and Padilla put the Rams up 3-0 with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Calderwood at the fourth position.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nAfter Davidson won at third singles, the first point surrendered by Fordham in the last eleven matches, <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/julianne-nguyen\/15384\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15384\" target=\"_blank\">Julianne Nguyen<\/a> sent the Rams to the championship final with a 7-5, 6-4 decision over Hooper at sixth singles.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFordham 4, Davidson 1<br \/>\nUST National Campus | Orlando, Fla.<br \/>\nAtlantic 10 Championship &#8211; Semifinals<br \/>\nFriday, April 24, 2026<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSingles<br \/>\n1. <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/nevena-kolarevic\/15382\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15382\" target=\"_blank\">Nevena Kolarevic<\/a> (FORW) def. Savanna Kollock (DAV) 6-0, 6-1<br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/paola-dalmonico\/15381\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15381\" target=\"_blank\">Paola Dalmonico<\/a> (FORW) vs. Bryson Langford (DAV) 6-7 (4-7), 6-5, unfinished<br \/>\n3. Ellie Hammond (DAV) def. <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/valerija-kargina\/15388\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15388\" target=\"_blank\">Valerija Kargina<\/a> (FORW) 6-1, 6-4<br \/>\n4. <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/catalina-padilla\/15385\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15385\" target=\"_blank\">Catalina Padilla<\/a> (FORW) def. Charlotte Calderwood (DAV) 6-1, 6-2<br \/>\n5. <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/lily-chitambar\/15380\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15380\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Chitambar<\/a> (FORW) vs. Keri Rothenberg (DAV) 7-5, 3-5, unfinished<br \/>\n6. <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/julianne-nguyen\/15384\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15384\" target=\"_blank\">Julianne Nguyen<\/a> (FORW) def. Olivia Hooper (DAV) 7-5, 6-4<br \/>\nOrder of finish: 1, 4, 3, 6<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nDoubles<br \/>\n1. <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/julianne-nguyen\/15384\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15384\" target=\"_blank\">Julianne Nguyen<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/nevena-kolarevic\/15382\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15382\" target=\"_blank\">Nevena Kolarevic<\/a> (FORW) vs. Savanna Kollock\/Bryson Langford (DAV) 5-3, unfinished<br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/lily-chitambar\/15380\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15380\" target=\"_blank\">Lily Chitambar<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/valerija-kargina\/15388\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15388\" target=\"_blank\">Valerija Kargina<\/a> (FORW) def. Charlotte Calderwood\/Ellie Hammond (DAV) 6-2<br \/>\n3. <a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/catalina-padilla\/15385\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15385\" target=\"_blank\">Catalina Padilla<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/fordhamsports.com\/sports\/womens-tennis\/roster\/paola-dalmonico\/15381\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"15381\" target=\"_blank\">Paola Dalmonico<\/a> (FORW) def. Olivia Hooper\/Keri Rothenberg (DAV) 6-1<br \/>\nOrder of finish: 3, 2<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nWhat&#8217;s Next?<br \/>\nThe Rams face second-seeded VCU in the finals of the 2026 Atlantic 10 Championship at the USTA National Campus on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. It&#8217;s a rematch of the 2023 A-10 championship final, won by Fordham, 4-1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Match: vs. Virginia Commonwealth University 4\/25\/2026 | 5:30 PM &#13; Apr. 25 (Sat) \/&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":626684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-626683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}