TOWSON, Md. (Sept. 21, 2025) – Mount St. Mary's women's tennis collected several strong victories over the weekend at the Towson Hidden Duals, highlighted by five singles wins and a doubles triumph against regional competition.

Sophomore Venus Tang delivered one of the Mount's best performances, grinding out a straight-set victory over Johns Hopkins' Lia Melvin, 7-6, 6-4. Senior Bella Pescatore added a dramatic win of her own, rallying from a set down to defeat Sophia Kim of Johns Hopkins 4-6, 6-3 (10-8). Freshman Eirini Tsakiri capped the Mount's singles highlights, holding off Georgetown's Ashley Kennedy in a thrilling three-set battle 6-3, 2-6 (11-9). Anya Rosenbach and Pescatore also notched straight-set wins against Coppin State, rounding out the Mount's five singles victories.

In doubles play, the pairing of freshman Anna Barlini and sophomore Emma Perkins combined for a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Hampton's Toffee Ghorab and Serena Bryan, giving the Mount its lone doubles win of the weekend.

Facing strong competition from Johns Hopkins, Towson, Georgetown, Hampton, and Coppin State, the Mount battled through several close matches that went down to super tiebreaks, gaining valuable experience early in the fall season.

Looking ahead, Mount St. Mary's will compete next at the MAAC Masters, October 3-5.

Towson Hidden Duals – Mount St. Mary's Results

Singles

• Venus Tang def. Lia Melvin (Johns Hopkins) 7-6, 6-4

• Bella Pescatore def. Sophia Kim (Johns Hopkins) 4-6, 6-3 (10-8)

• Jay Xiao (Johns Hopkins) def. Abigail Gregory 6-0, 6-0

• Kiersten Tambe (Towson) def. Emma Perkins 6-3, 7-6

• Gaia Montecchi (Towson) def. Anna Barlini 6-4, 6-3

• Sania Suchinsky (Towson) def. Kaajal Ramisetty 6-4, 6-4

• Chelsea Chakanyuka (Hampton) def. Venus Tang 6-3, 7-5

• Melis Sakiroglu (Hampton) def. Eirini Tsakiri 6-1, 1-6 (10-7)

• Bella Pescatore def. Abigail Perue (Coppin State) 6-1, 6-0

• Anya Rosenbach def. Johnson (Coppin State) 6-4, 6-1

• Eirini Tsakiri def. Ashley Kennedy (Georgetown) 6-3, 2-6 (11-9)

• Paige Gilbert (Georgetown) def. Anna Barlini 6-3, 6-2

• Ruhika Bhat (Georgetown) def. Margherita Trolese 6-1, 6-4

• Natasha Kavarana (Georgetown) def. Kaajal Ramisetty 6-1

• Molly Evans (Georgetown) def. Emma Kaden 6-0

Doubles

• Wong/Li (Johns Hopkins) def. Perkins/Rosenbach (MSM) 6-2, 6-4

• Sanjeev/Langer (Johns Hopkins) def. Ramisetty/Tsakiri (MSM) 6-4, 6-0

• Boshoff/Poutney (Towson) def. Trolese/Rosenbach (MSM) 6-3, 6-4

• Carper/Courtnage (Towson) def. Gregory/Kaden (MSM) 6-0, 6-1

• Barlini/Perkins (MSM) def. Ghorab/Bryan (Hampton) 7-5, 6-3

• Garafalo-Ro/Chu (Georgetown) def. Tang/Pescatore (MSM) 8-5

• Schaefer/Novikov (Georgetown) def. Perkins/Rosenbach (MSM) 8-6