PHILADELPHIA– The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team will host the ITA Northeast Regional Championships this week at the Hamlin and Hecht Tennis Centers.
 
The event will begin Thursday, Oct. 9 and go until Tuesday, Oct. 14.
 
The Quakers that will be competing in singles on Thursday will be Varsha Vedula, Joleen Saw, Sasha Motlagh, Liza Tkachenko and Sarah Wang.
 
Tkachenko and Motlagh, Urata and Saw, and Esha Velaga and Lara Stojanovski will pair up for doubles matches on Friday at 9 a.m.
 
Participating teams:
Drexel, Columbia, Long Island, Fairleigh Dickinson, Rutgers, Saint Francis, Wagner, Stony Brook, Penn State, Lehigh, Saint John's, Mercyhurst, Fordham, Seton Hall, NJIT, Princeton, Delaware, Temple, Hofstra, Rider, and Villanova.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn hosted the 28th annual Cissie Leary Invitational last weekend. Five Quakers won their singles matches on Friday, including Maya Urata, Liza Tkachenko, Joleen Saw, Sarah Wang and Varsha Vedula. Wang and Vedula also won their doubles match against Cornell on Friday. Saw won her singles match on Saturday against William and Mary, and three pairs of Quakers won in doubles on Saturday, including Urata/Saw, Tkachenko/Motlagh and Wang/Velaga. Wang followed up with a singles win against Maryland on Sunday.
 
 
Schedule:
Thursday- Day One
9 a.m. Singles
 
Friday- Day Two
9 a.m. Doubles
 
Saturday- Day Three
TBA
 
Sunday- Day Four
TBA
 
Monday- Day Five
TBA
 
Tuesday- Day Six
TBA