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Women's Tennis

Women’s Tennis Begins Play at Ivy ITA Conference Masters

PHILADELPHIA– The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team competed in the Ivy ITA Conference Masters in Cambridge, Mass. on Friday, Oct. 24.
 
Sarah Wang, Liza Tkachenko, Lara Stojanovski and Varsha Vedula competed in singles.
 
Tkachenko and Stojanovski also teamed up in doubles, along with Esha Velaga and Joleen Saw.
 
Tkachenko won her first round matchup against Cornell's Andrea Martinez before falling to Lauren Han of Dartmouth in the round of 64.
 
Esha Velaga and Joleen Saw defeated Elise Wong and Brooke Hess of Dartmouth as they advanced to the quarterfinals round tomorrow.
 
RESULTS
Friday, Oct. 24
Singles
R128
Leena Friedman (Yale) def. Sarah Wang (Penn), (6-1, 6-4)
Liza Tkachenko (Penn) def. Andrea Martinez (Cornell), (6-4, 7-6)
Ali Maguy (Brown) def. Lara Stojanovski (Penn), (6-3, 6-3)
Emily Baek (Columbia) def. Varsha Vedula (Penn), (6-2, 6-1)
R64
Lauren Han (Dartmouth) def. Liza Tkachenko (Penn), (7-6, 6-4)
 
Doubles
R16
Owensby/Shao (Harvard) def. Tkachenko/Stojanovski (Penn), (8-3)
Velaga/Saw (Penn) def. Wong/Hess (Dartmouth), (8-2)
 
Up Next
Velaga and Saw will face Shyla Aggarwal and Erin Ha of Yale tomorrow in the doubles quarterfinals.
 
Wang, Stojanovski and Vedula will also compete in back draw singles tomorrow against Anne Moody of Brown, Anna Maria Fedotova of Princeton and Emma Baker of Cornell.

Singles begin at 10 a.m., followed by two rounds of doubles and back draw singles. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Lara Stojanovski

Lara Stojanovski

Sophomore
Liza Tkachenko

Liza Tkachenko

Junior
Esha Velaga

Esha Velaga

Junior
Sarah Wang

Sarah Wang

Sophomore
Joleen Saw

Joleen Saw

5' 3"
Freshman
Varsha Vedula

Varsha Vedula

5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lara Stojanovski

Lara Stojanovski

Sophomore
Liza Tkachenko

Liza Tkachenko

Junior
Esha Velaga

Esha Velaga

Junior
Sarah Wang

Sarah Wang

Sophomore
Joleen Saw

Joleen Saw

5' 3"
Freshman
Varsha Vedula

Varsha Vedula

5' 5"
Freshman