JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 28, 2025) – The No. 62 ETSU women's tennis team continued its stellar play on Friday as it shut out Radford by a score of 7-0. With Friday's win, the Buccaneers improve to 6-4 overall and they have won five of their last six matches.
 
ETSU jumped on the Highlanders right from the start. The Bucs won the doubles point by winning 6-1 and 6-3 in the first two matches. ETSU's dominance continued in singles as it won all six tilts. Daniela Rivera's 6-2, 6-2 win in the No. 1 slot clinched the win for the Bucs. It was ETSU's first shutout win in 2025 and first since defeating UNC Greensboro 4-0 in last year's SoCon Tournament.
 
Friday's full match results can be found below.
 
Singles Competition
1. Daniela Rivera (ETSU) def. Michaela Stephens (RAD) 6-2, 6-2
2. Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) def. Julia Abrams (RAD) 6-1, 6-1
3. Jana Rovira (ETSU) def. Lexi Smolder (RAD) 6-4, 6-2
4. Julia Millan (ETSU) def. Brooke Murphy (RAD) 6-0, 6-1
5. Ralitsa Alexandrova (ETSU) def. Natalia Reimer (RAD) 6-4, 6-0
6. Ksenija Rage (ETSU) def. Rachel Ekanem (RAD) 6-0, 6-3
 
Doubles Competition
1. Daniela Rivera/Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) def. Julia Abrams/Lexi Smolder (RAD) 6-1
2. Jana Rovira/Julia Millan (ETSU) def. Natalia Reimer/Rachel Ekanem (RAD) 6-3
3. Ralitsa Alexandrova/Ksenija Rage (ETSU) vs. Brooke Murphy/Michaela Stephens (RAD) 5-3, unfinished

 
ETSU will open SoCon play on Monday when it hosts Mercer. First serve between the Bucs and Bears is set for 2 p.m.
 
For more information on Buccaneer women's tennis, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's tennis tab.