Women's Tennis Closes Out Penn Invite

Friday, September 8

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University

University of Pennsylvania

Women's Tennis Closes Out Penn Invite

9.11.23 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – Temple women's tennis closed out its first weekend of tournament play for the fall of 2023 on Sunday morning, facing off against Penn, Penn State, and Long Island University throughout the weekend.

Results
Day 1 vs. Penn & Penn State
Doubles vs. Penn State
      1. Evie Wei/Jessie Zheng (TEM_W) def. Ramirez/Zuffova (PSU_W) 7-6 (6-0)
      2. Lebedeva/Dimitrova (PSU_W) def. Samantha Nanere/Sena Takebe (TEM_W) 6-3
      3. M. Christoforidou/Thamara Kawarantani (TEM_W) def. Zink/Alamo (PSU_W) 6-2

Singles vs. Penn
      1. Smith (PENN_W) def. Thamara Kawarantani (TEM_W) 6-0, 6-0
      2. Velaga (PENN_W) def. Samantha Nanere (TEM_W) 6-1, 6-0
      3. Jessie Zheng (TEM_W) def. Wang (PENN_W) 4-6, 6-1, 10-6
      4. Roshkoff (PENN_W) def. Evie Wei (TEM_W) 6-4, 6-2
      5. Tkachenko (PENN_W) def. M. Christoforidou (TEM_W) 7-5, 3-6, 10-7
      6. Motalagh (PENN_W) def. Sena Takebe (TEM_W) 6-3, 6-3

Day 2 vs. LIU
Doubles
      1. Evie Wei/Jessie Zheng (TEM_W) def. Maduel/Garrigues (LIU_W) 6-3
      2. M. Christoforidou/Thamara Kawarantani (TEM_W) def. Oyama/Clara Tardivel (LIU_W) 6-1
      3. Jorjoliani/Boisseau (LIU_W) def. Samantha Nanere/Sena Takebe (TEM_W) 7-6 (4-0)
Singles
      1. Thamara Kawarantani (TEM_W) def. Garrigues (LIU_W) 1-6, 6-1, 10-6
      2.  Samantha Nanere (TEM_W) def. Boisseau (LIU_W) 7-6 (4-0), 6-2
      3. Oyama (LIU_W) def. Jessie Zheng (TEM_W) 6-3, 1-6, 10-6
      4. Evie Wei (TEM_W) def. Jorjoliani (LIU_W) 6-2, 6-1
      5. M. Christoforidou (TEM_W) def. Maduel (LIU_W) 6-1, 6-1
      6. Tsoukalas (LIU_W) def. Sena Takebe (TEM_W) 6-0, 3-6, 10-7

Day 3 vs. Penn & LIU
Doubles vs. Penn
      1. Wang/Velaga (PENN_W) def. Samantha Nanere/Thamara Kawarantani (TEM_W) 7-6 (5-0)
      2. Roshkoff/Smith (PENN_W) def. Evie Wei/Jessie Zheng (TEM_W) 6-1
Singles vs. LIU
      1. Thamara Kawarantani (TEM_W) def. Clara Tardivel (LIU_W) 6-4, 6-3
      2. Samantha Nanere (TEM_W) def. Oyama (LIU_W) 6-1, 6-1
      3. Sena Takebe (TEM_W) def. Maduel (LIU_W) 6-1, 4-6, 10-6
      4. Tsoukalas (LIU_W) def. Evie Wei (TEM_W) 6-0, 7-6 (7-0)

Up Next
The Owls will return to action next weekend, as they host the Temple Invite at TU Pavilion. Tournament play will begin on Friday, Sept. 15 and take place throughout the weekend, ending on Sept. 17.