JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 14, 2026) – The ETSU women's tennis team closed out a three-match home stand with a 4-3 victory over Lipscomb on Saturday. Saturday's win boosts ETSU's overall record to 4-2 this spring, including a perfect 3-0 mark in matches played in Johnson City.
The Bucs jumped out to an early 1-0 lead thanks to stellar play in doubles. ETSU won the tilts in the No. 1 and 3 flights by scores of 6-0 and 6-1 to claim the first point of the contest.
Audelie Lesauvage (6-1, 6-0) and
Alessandra Caceres (6-3, 7-5) both tallied wins in singles to get the Bucs within a point of clinching the match. However, Lipscomb, which entered the match with a 3-0 record, rebounded to win the next couple points to even the match at 3-3. Fortunately for the Bucs,
Mariangel Estrella won her singles match 6-3, 6-0 to seal the victory for the Bucs. ETSU has now defeated Lipscomb 17 of the 18 times that the two programs have matched up since 2006.
Saturday's full match results can be found below.
Singles Competition
1. Sofiia Paladi (LIP) def.
Ksenija Rage (ETSU) 6-4, 6-3
2.
Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) def. Mariia Dolzhenko (LIP) 6-3, 7-5
3. Deborah D. Collado (LIP) def.
Julia Millan (ETSU) 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4
4.
Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) def. Martina Bovio (LIP) 6-1, 6-0
5. Serafima Bobrovnikova (LIP) def.
Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
6.
Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) def. Sofiia Zhylchuk (LIP) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles Competition
1.
Alessandra Caceres/
Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) def. Sofiia Paladi/Deborah D. Collado (LIP) 6-1
2.
Julia Millan/
Ksenija Rage (ETSU) vs. Serafima Bobrovnikova/Mariia Dolzhenko (LIP) 2-3, unfinished
3.
Niyati Kukreti/
Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) def. Martina Bovio/Sofiia Zhylchuk (LIP) 6-0
ETSU's next match will be on the road as it will travel to the Commonwealth state next Sunday (Feb. 22) to take on Virginia Tech. First serve between the Bucs and Hokies is set for 9:30 a.m. from Blacksburg.
For more information on Buccaneer women's tennis, visit
ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's tennis tab.
