St. John’s Has Strong Weekend at Fordham Invitational

Friday, October 3

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Fordham Invitational

St. John’s Has Strong Weekend at Fordham Invitational

10/5/2025 10:08:00 PM | Women's Tennis

The Red Storm won 15 total matches over three days of competition

BRONX, N.Y. — The St. John's women's tennis team continued its fall campaign this weekend, tallying 15 total victories at the Fordham Invitational.

The Johnnies were in a field that saw student-athletes from host Fordham, NJIT, Stony Brook, Army and FDU.

Athletes were spread across five singles and three doubles brackets, with each draw operating as an individual eight-player tournament.

Nao Kojima impressed in her second tournament with the Red Storm, joining Charlotta Buss with a team high four victories. In singles play, Kojima dominated her draw going 3-0 en route to winning the respective bracket. She shined in the second round defeating Army's Lillian Zhang 6-1, 6-3 on Saturday, and along with her partner Nicoline Sartz-Lunde, the pair went 1-1 picking up a 6-2 win over FDU's Fredericks-McKee and Kato.

Buss turned in a standout performance over the weekend, posting four total victories and capturing her respective bracket alongside Kojima. The senior captain dominated in singles play, closing out the tournament with a decisive 6-0, 6-2 win over Stony Brook's Cornelia Bruu-Syverson in the finals. In doubles action, Buss partnered with Giulia Bizzari to notch a convincing win against Fordham's Aguilar and Siem.

Abi Redman earned a pair of singles victories, highlighted by a commanding 6-1, 6-2 win over Army's Stacey Samonte. The full results from the weekend are below.

The Red Storm continue its fall slate on Oct. 9-14 at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Northeast Regionals in Philadelphia, Pa.

Day 1

Singles:
Victoria Papdopoulou def. Yelena Kim (FDU), 5-7, 6-3, 10-6
Noemi Babikova def. Paola Dalmonico (Fordham), 6-4, 7-5
Naomi Widiaman (Army) def. Nicoline Sartz-Lunde, 1-6, 3-6
Abi Redman def. Stacey Samonte (Army), 6-1, 6-2
Charlotta Buss def. Asima Sazan (NJIT), 6-2, 6-4
Nao Kojima def. Petra Koszo (NJIT)
Giulia Bizzari def. Isadora Fores (Stony Brook), 7-5, 6-0
Doubles:
Babikova/Papadopoulou def. Manson/Widiaman (Army), 6-4
Aydin/Menendez (NJIT) def. Kojima/Sartz-Lunde, 6-3

Day 2

Singles:
Elena Lobo Corral (Stony Brook) def. Victoria Papadopoulou
Mia Palladino (Stony Brook) def. Noemi Babikova
Sanjana Devineni (Stony Brook) def. Nicoline Sartz-Lunde
Abi Redman def. Catalina Padilla (Fordham), 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
Charlotta Buss def. Mila Charles (Stony Brook), 6-2, 6-4
Giulia Bizzari def. Sofie Siem (Fordham), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:
Cocero/Wipfli (NJIT) def. Papadopoulou/Babikova, 3-6
Sartz-Lunde/Kojima def. Fredericks-McKee/Kato (FDU), 6-2
Charles/Fares (Stony Brook) def. Buss/Bizzari, 4-6

Day 3

Singles:
Aya Matsunaga (Fordham) def. Abi Redman, 3-6, 4-6
Charlotta Buss def. Cornelia Bruu-Syverson (Stony Brook), 6-0, 6-2
Nao Kojima def Giulia Bizzari
Doubles:
Bruu-Syverson/Ozola (Stony Brook) def. Kojima/Sartz-Lunde, 1-6
Buss/Bizzari def. Aguilar/Siem (Fordham), 6-3