EMMITSBURG, MD. (October 24, 2026) - On day one of the Morgan State Invitational, the Mount's men's and women's tennis team dominated in both singles and doubles matches, ending the day with 15 wins in 20 total matches between the two teams.
Both the men and the women swept the day in doubles play as both teams ended 2-0. The men competed in matches against both Howard and Loyola while the women went head to head against Coppin State and Morgan State. On the men's side, Akarsh Gaonkar and Sergei Likhogrud ended the day 2-0 as they won both their singles and doubles matches. Federico Strocchi also went 2-0 on the day as he won both of his singles matches. Nick Makris was also able to tally a win for the men. On the women's side of play, Anna Barlini, Margherita Trolese and Venus Tang all finished 2-0 on the day, winning both their singles and doubles matches. Kaajal Ramisetty and Anya Rosenbach were both able to tally a win as well for the Mountaineers in singles play. Both Emma Perkins and Eirini Tsakiri also ended day one going 1-1.
Men's;
DOUBLES RESULTS
Akarsh Gaonkar / Sergei Likhogrud vs. Shane Hines / Mitchell Yon W 6-0 6-1
Alexi Roy / Antoine Martel vs. Cyrus Shivkumar / Aidan Francis Cotter W 6-0 6-0
SINGLES RESULTS
Alexi Roy vs Michael Major Jr., L 6-7(5) 4-6
Antoine Martel vs Marcus Weekes, L 1-6 7-5 9-11
Nate Helms vs Kendrick Lash, L 6-4 1-6 8-10
Federico Strocchi vs Yared Alfred, W 6-7(2) 6-4 10-5
Nick Makris vs David Eugenio Suarez Armenta, W 6-4 6-2
Akarsh Gaonkar vs Eddie Roake, W 5-7 6-1 10-5
Sergei Likhogrud vs Blake Edward's, W 6-3 6-1
Federico Strocchi vs Cristian Pemueller Jr., W 6-0 6-4
Women's;
DOUBLES RESULTS
Emma Perkins / Anna Barlini vs Kyla Proctor / Abigail Perue, W 6-2 7-5
Margherita Trolese / Venus Tang vs Angelina Joao / Marta Serra Carles, W 7-5 7-5
SINGLES RESULTS
Eirini Tsakiri vs Brandy Babcock-Hannah, W 6-2 6-2
Venus Tang vs Saphirre Ferguson, W 7-5 6-2
Margherita Trolese vs Nadya Tobing, W 6-0 6-0
Kaajal Ramisetty vs Moira Joshnon, W 6-1 6-0
Eirini Tsakiri vs Michaela Stephens, L 5-7 2-6
Emma Perkins vs Amira Bargaui, L 2-6 3-6
Anna Barlini vs Tyler WIlliams, W 6-4 6-1
Anya Rosenbach vs Anissa Jean Claude, W 6-1 6-1
