JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 3, 2026) – The ETSU women's tennis team battled back from an early deficit to knock off Samford by a score of 5-2 on Friday afternoon. Friday's victory improves ETSU's overall record to 13-5 on the season and the Bucs' conference record remains unblemished at 6-0.
 
Samford came out swinging in doubles to start Friday's contest. The Bulldogs secured the first point of the match thanks to 6-2 and 6-1 victories. The ETSU tandem of Alessandra Caceres and Mariangel Estrella did tally a 6-1 win for the Bucs.
 
Moving onto singles, the Bucs promptly tied the match and took the lead. Caceres and Julia Millan got the ball rolling for the Bucs before victories from Estrella and Ksenija Rage clinched the win for ETSU. Audelie Lesauvage also picked up a singles win on Friday for the Bucs improving her record to 15-2 this spring.
 
Friday's full match results can be found below.
 
Singles Competition
1. Ksenija Rage (ETSU) def. Sara Erenda (SAM) 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
2. Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) def. Lea Erenda (SAM) 6-3, 6-1
3. Julia Millan (ETSU) def. Eleni Liakonis (SAM) 6-3, 6-2
4. Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) def. Laila Fishman (SAM) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
5. Cathy Cardona (SAM) def. Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) def. Hailey Troup (SAM) 6-1, 6-3
 
Doubles Competition
1. Alessandra Caceres/Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) def. Lea Erenda/Sara Erenda (SAM) 6-1
2. Eleni Liakonis/Hailey Troup (SAM) def. Julia Millan/Ksenija Rage (ETSU) 6-2
3. Laila Fishman/Cathy Cardona (SAM) def. Niyati Kukreti/Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) 6-1
 
ETSU will be back in action on Saturday when it hosts No. 29 Charlotte in Johnson City. First serve between the Bucs and 49ers is set for 10:30 a.m.  
 
For more information on Buccaneer women's tennis, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's tennis tab.