TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Nov. 1, 2025) – The ETSU women's tennis team closed out its fall schedule on Saturday by finishing play at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic hosted by the University of Alabama. The Bucs, who were joined by Alcorn State, Georgia State, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, North Alabama, Ole Miss, South Alabama, Troy, Tulane, and UAB in Tuscaloosa, collected 17 victories over the course of the two-day tournament.
 
ETSU sent six players to compete in Tuscaloosa this weekend and all six came away with at least one singles victory. Sophomore Ksenija Rage was the lone Buc to go undefeated in singles action (3-0), while newcomers Mariangel Estrella and Audelie Lesauvage both compiled a 2-1 mark.
 
The Blue and Gold fared even better when playing doubles. Overall, the Buccaneers went 7-2 in those matches with two of their teams (Alessandra Caceres/Estrella and Julia Millan/Rage) going a perfect 3-0.
 
The full list of results from the weekend are listed below.  
 
Singles Results
Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) def. Natalia Perez (Tulane) – 6-4, 6-3
Amina Salibayeva (Alabama) def. Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) – 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
Carolina Troiano (Mississippi State) def. Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) – 6-1, 6-3
Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) def. Sammie Schouten (North Alabama) – 6-2, 6-1
Eleni Karantali (Georgia Tech) def. Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) – 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-4
Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) def. Jade Marie (South Alabama) – 7-5, 6-4
Louise Booker (North Alabama) def. Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) – 6-7 (5-7), 6-0, 6-3
Leena Metwally (Troy) def. Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) – 6-1, 6-4
Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) def. Kenza Elakili (South Alabama) – walkover
Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) def. Micah Pierce (Tulane) – 6-4, 6-2
Rio Maeda (South Alabama) def. Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) – 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) def. Leigh Van Zyl (Tulane) – 6-3, 7-5
Ichino Horikawa (Ole Miss) def. Julia Millan (ETSU) – 6-3, 7-5
Maria Paredes (Georgia State) def. Julia Millan (ETSU) – 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
Julia Millan (ETSU) def. Sabritt Dozier (Georgia Tech) – 6-4, 6-4
Ksenija Rage (ETSU) def. Valeriia Avdeeva (Troy) – 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)
Ksenija Rage (ETSU) def. Sabritt Dozier (Georgia Tech) – 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
Ksenija Rage (ETSU) def. Olivia Carneiro (Georgia Tech) – 6-3, 6-1
 
Doubles Results
Alessandra Caceres/Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) def. Given Roach/Olivia Carneiro (Georgia Tech) – 6-3
Alessandra Caceres/Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) def. Leigh Van Zyl/Campbell Ricci (Tulane) – 6-1
Alessandra Caceres/Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) def. Sammie Schouten/Emma Ansorge (North Alabama) – 6-2
Niyati Kukreti/Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) def. Sammie Schouten/Emma Ansorge (North Alabama) – 6-1
Maria Parades/Zeynep Erbakan (Georgia State) def. Niyati Kukreti/Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) – 6-4
Natalia Fantini/Natalia Perez (Tulane) def. Niyati Kukreti/Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) – 6-3
Julia Millan/Ksenija Rage (ETSU) def. Manal Ennaciri/Kenza Elakili (South Alabama) – 7-5
Julia Millan/Ksenija Rage (ETSU) def. Natalia Fantini/Natalia Perez (Tulane) – 6-2
Julia Millan/Ksenija Rage (ETSU) def. Sabritt Dozier/Eleni Karantali (Georgia Tech) – 6-2
 
As mentioned previously, this weekend's competition was the last for the Bucs this fall. ETSU will now prepare for its spring season, which will begin in mid-January.
 
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