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ITA Northeast Regionals
St. John’s Has Strong Weekend at ITA Northeast Regionals
10/14/2024 9:47:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Alexandra Nielsen and Noemi Babikova advanced to the round of 16 in doubles play
PHILADELPHIA – The St. John's women's tennis team had a strong showing at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Regionals this past weekend.
The Johnnies won four matches across singles and doubles competition at the Hecht Tennis Center in Philadelphia.
Noemi Babikova and Alexandra Nielsen led the way for the Johnnies, advancing to the round of 16 in doubles action. The duo kicked off the weekend with an 8-5 triumph over Drexel's Anastasia Kavounov and Rebecca Fielder in the round of 64. In the round of 32, they disposed of Fordham's Julianne Nguyen and Paola Ueno Dalmonico, 8-5. The pair's run ended in the round of 16 at the hands of Alice Ferlito and Eva Elbaz from Princeton, 8(7)-7(5).
In singles play, Alicia Gomez picked up a victory in the opening round of qualifiers, taking down Penn State's Jelena Vico in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. She was defeated in the final round of qualifiers by Lilianna Chitambar of Fordham, 7-5, 6-3.
In the round of 64, Babikova continued her strong week with a shutout win over Wagner's Victoria Madail Perez, 6-0, 6-0. The sophomore dropped a tight contest to UPenn's Eileen Wang in the round of 32, 6-4, 7-5. The full results from the weekend are below.
The Red Strom will wrap up its fall schedule on Nov. 1-3 at the UB Invite in Buffalo, N.Y.
Singles
Qualifiers:
Paola Ueno Dalmonico (Fordham) def. Sandra Dzhambazov, 7-5, 6-3
Alicia Gomez def. Jelena Vico (Penn State), 6-4, 6-3
Maggie Forkner (Lehigh) def. Nicoline Sartz-Lunde, 6-2, 6-4
Paulina Jurkowska (Delaware) def. Charlotta Buss, 6-2, 6-1
Lilianna Chitambar (Fordham) def. Gomez, 7-5, 6-3
Round of 64:
Navya Vadlamundi (Delaware) def. Alexandra Nielsen, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
Malak El Allami (Columbia) def. Victoria Papadopoulou, 6-3, 7(12)-6(10)
Noemi Babikova def. Victoira Madail Perez (Wagner), 6-0, 6-0
Round of 32:
Eileen Wang (UPenn) def. Babikova, 6-4, 7-5
Doubles
Round of 64:
Pearlie Zhang/Isabella Chhiv (Princeton) def. Papadopoulou/Alicia Gomez, 8-5
Mai Nguyen/Zeynep Ilker (Rutgers) def. Dzhambazov/Buss, 8-5
Nielsen/Babikova def. Anastasia Kavounov/Rebecca Fielder (Drexel), 8-5
Paula Menendez/Arina Babkova (NJIT) def Sartz-Lunde/Giulia Bizzari, 8-5
Round of 32:
Nielsen/Babikova def. Julianne Nguyen/Paola Ueno Dalmonico (Fordham), 8-6
Round of 16:
Alice Ferlito/Eva Elbaz def. Nielsen/Babikova, 8(7)-7(5)
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