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PRINCETON, N.J. – The University of Pennsylvania’s women’s tennis team put out an impressive front at the ITA Northeast Regional. Peien Deng and Joleen Saw advanced to the Singles Round of 16, while Esha Velaga finished her run in the quarterfinals. Velaga and Athina Schlepphorst paired up in the doubles main draw, competing in the final before falling to Penn State’s duo.

Main Draw – Finals

After a second set comeback to reach the ten-point tiebreaker, Esha Velaga and Athina Schlepphorst’s ITA Northeast Regional run ended on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The pairing fell to Penn State’s Patricia Grigoras and Maelie Monfils, 2-6, 7-6 (3), 1-0( 5).

Main Draw – Semifinals

Velaga and Schlepphorst put on a three-set thriller in the doubles semifinal, besting Frankowska and Goenadi 3-6, 7-6 (5), 1-0 (8).

Main Draw – Quarterfinals

Singles

Velaga’s singles streak came to a close against Pearlie Zhang (Princeton), who earned a 6-1, 6-3 victory.

Doubles

Velaga and Schlepphorst advanced with a narrow, comeback 8-7 (6) win over Ferlito and Jessup (Princeton).

Main Draw – Round of 16

Singles

Velaga advanced to the quarterfinals after rallying past Zuzanna Frankowska (Rutgers), 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.

First-year Deng and junior Saw also competed in the Round of 16, with Deng falling to Kenzie Nguyen (Princeton), 6-3, 6-1, and Saw dropping a 6-2, 6-3 decision to Tsehay Driscoll (Princeton).

Doubles

Velaga and Schlepphorst continued their run with an 8-5 victory over Davidson and Farrakhova (Seton Hall).

Main Draw – Round of 32

Singles

Deng advanced with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Anna Maria Fedotova (Princeton), while Saw cruised past Anna Nguyen (Princeton), 6-3, 6-0. Velaga took the victory over teammate Emma Tomova in three sets, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, to move forward.

Kenzie Nguyen defeated Lara Stojanovski, 6-2, 6-3, and Amber Yin (Columbia) topped Schlepphorst, 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Doubles

Velaga and Schlepphorst earned an 8-2 victory over Andreoni and Christoforidou (Temple).

Liza Tkachenko and Varsha Vedula were defeated by Frankowska and Goenadi, 8-5. Liu and Nguyen edged Stojanovski and Saw, 8-6, while Kargina and Nguyen (Fordham) prevailed over Deng and Tomova, 8-7 (3).

 

Main Draw – Round of 64

Singles

Penn opened the singles draw with several victories. Velaga defeated Berklie Simmering (Princeton), 6-3, 6-3, while Schlepphorst posted a 6-0, 6-3 win over Aya Matsunaga (Fordham).

Deng rallied for a reverse win to beat Lou Baudouin (Temple), 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, and Saw defeated Elena Lobo Corral (Stony Brook), 7-5, 6-4. Tomova earned a 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory over Mia Tsoukalas (Long Island), and Stojanovski mounted a comeback to defeat Alina Shyani, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 6-2.

Cookie Jarvis-Tredgett fell to Marianthi Christoforidou (Temple), 6-3, 6-3, while Tkachenko dropped a 6-2, 6-2 match to Elena Zhao (Columbia).

Doubles

Velaga and Schlepphorst opened the day with an 8-2 win over De Luise and Moody (Villanova). Tkachenko and Vedula followed suit to defeat Koszo and Hepcal Barcan (NJIT), 8-3. Deng and Tomova also secured an 8-0 sweep over Brooker and Coe (Seton Hall).

Stojanovski and Saw beat Hartono and Sogomonyan (Drexel), 8-4. The matchup marked the third time this season Penn had faced Drexel in tournament play.

Chhiv and Zhang (Princeton) defeated Sasha Motlagh and Jarvis-Tredgett, 8-6.

 

 

UP NEXT

The Quakers turn to the Ivy league Invitational, running from Oct. 23 through 25, in hopes of clinching an NCAA tournament bid.

 

 

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