NEW YORK, N.Y. – Penn's women's tennis team will continue their hunt for an NCAA bid at the Ivy Invitational hosted by Columbia University in New York, N.Y. The Round of 32 begins on Friday, and the event spans to Oct. 26. The individual champions earn a spot at the ITA Conference Masters in Rome, Georgia.

The Quakers' entries will consist of Lara Stojanovski, Joleen Saw, Emma Tomova, and Peien Deng. Deng and Tomova both battled in the qualifying draw, winning both matches to earn a spot in the main draw, while Saw and Stojanovski started off in the main draw. All four athletes advanced to the Round of 32, with Saw and Deng ending their run in the Round of 16.

Round of 32
Tomova vs. Loudon Sage (Cornell)

Stojanosvki vs. Isabella Hu (Brown)

Deng vs. Angela Chen (Yale)

Saw vs. Anna Nguyen (Princeton)

*Match times will be announced later in time on the official ITA website.

Last Time Out – ITA Northeast Regional (Oct. 15-20)
*Stojanovski opened the main draw with an impressive comeback victory over Alina Shyani, winning 6–7(7), 7–6(3), 6–2 after taking the second-set tiebreak and controlling the deciding set. However, she was eliminated in the next round after losing to Princeton's Kenzie Nguyen, 6–2, 6–3. Her opening match demonstrated resilience in a tight contest, although she was unable to maintain that momentum in the Round of 32.

*Saw produced a strong start in the main draw, defeating Elena Lobo Corral of Stony Brook, 7–5, 6–4, before recording a convincing 6–3, 6–0 victory over Anna Nguyen of Princeton. Her run ended in the Round of 16, where she lost to Princeton's Tsehay Driscoll, 6–2, 6–3.

*After winning both matches in the qualifying draw, Deng began her start in the Round of 64 with a comeback win over Temple's Lou Baudouin, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4. She followed that performance with a straight-sets victory over Princeton's Anna Maria Fedotova, 7–5, 6–2. Deng then faced Princeton's Kenzie Nguyen in the Round of 16, losing 6–3, 6–1.

*Similar to Deng, Tomova had to fight her way through the qualifying draw. Following her two victories, she opened with a solid 7–6(2), 6–4 win over Mia Tsoukalas of Long Island University. In the next round, she faced Penn teammate Esha Velaga in an all-Quaker matchup, losing 7–5, 4–6, 6–3.
 
 
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