Women's Tennis Set for Weekend Matches Against Penn and Villanova

PHILADELPHIA – This weekend, March 22 and 23, women's tennis will compete in two away matches. The Owls will face the University of Pennsylvania on Saturday at 1:00 PM, followed by a match up against Villanova on Sunday at noon. The match against Villanova was initially scheduled as a home match but has been moved due to the weather forecast.

SCOUTING TEMPLE

In the match against Drexel, junior Thamara Kawaratani and sophomore Marianthi Christoforidou secured a hard-fought 6-4 doubles victory over Elisa Rigazio and Sofiya Snitko.
Freshman Kelly Richter delivered a dominant performance in singles, cruising to a 6-4, 6-1 straight-set win.
Fellow freshman Irmak Ozturk showed resilience, edging out Rigazio 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-4, while Kawaratani battled past Anastasia Kavounov 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 to seal the team victory.

SCOUTING UPENN

Penn is coming off a hard-fought 5-2 loss to No. 63 Florida International, where the Quakers pushed multiple matches to the limit. Gavriella Smith and Maya Urata delivered dominant straight-set wins in singles, while Esha Velaga and Eileen Wang forced deciding sets before narrowly falling. In doubles, Velaga and Wang secured Penn's lone victory with a 6-3 win at the top spot. The Quakers showed resilience throughout the match, keeping the pressure on FIU until the final points.

SCOUTING VILLANOVA

Villanova is coming off a narrow 4-3 loss to Loyola Md., where the Wildcats battled through several three-set singles matches. Olivia Corcoran led the way at No. 1, staging a comeback to win 1-6, 6-4, 7-5, while Maggie Gehrig and Miriam Gondorova also secured singles victories. Gehrig and Maddie Hills claimed the team's lone win in the doubles with a commanding 6-1 performance. The Wildcats showed their ability to fight in tight matches and will look to bounce back in their upcoming contests.

UP NEXT
The Owls will be back in action on Friday, Mar. 28, taking on Siena College at 2:00 PM. The day will kick off with a grand opening ceremony for the new courts at 11:00 AM.

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Women's Tennis Set for Weekend Matches Against Penn and Villanova

Players Mentioned

Marianthi Christoforidou

Thamara Kawaratani

Irmak Ozturk

Kelly Richter

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