LEXINGTON, Ky. (Sept. 20, 2026) – The ETSU women's tennis team closed out its first fall tournament on Sunday at the Big Blue Invite hosted by the University of Kentucky. The Bucs, who were joined in Lexington by the Wildcats, Virginia Tech, Ball State, and Bellarmine, collected a total of 17 victories over the three days in Lexington.
All six Bucs that competed in Lexington collected at least one win. All three doubles pairings for ETSU collected two victories. In singles, newcomer
Uta Asakura turned in a perfect 3-0 record during her first weekend tournament with the Bucs.
The full results from the Big Blue Invite in matches involving ETSU can be found below.
Friday Doubles One:
Sydney Hrehor/Priyanka Rana (BS) def.
Uta Asakura/
Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) - 7-6
Alessandra Caceres/
Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) def. Laima Frosch/Mary Sidelynk (VT) - 6-4
Donna Le Roux/Elena Molla (UK) def.
Julia Millan/
Ksenija Rage (ETSU) – 6-3
Friday Doubles Two:
Uta Asakura/
Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) def. Lillie Willis/Sloan Proffitt (BELL) - 6-2
Julia Millan/
Ksenija Rage (ETSU) def. Laima Frosch/Mary Sidelynk (VT) - 6-4
Norina Bak-Szabo /Asuncion Jadue (UK) def.
Alessandra Caceres/
Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) - 6-2
Friday Singles:
Julia Millan (ETSU) def. Gabriella Barrera (BS) – 6-3, 6-3
Norina Bak-Szabo (UK) def.
Ksenija Rage (ETSU) – 7-6(4), 6-2
Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) def. Mary Sidelynk (VT) – 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Julia Millan (ETSU) def. Gabriella Barrera (BS) – 6-3, 6-3
Anya Tkachyk (BS) def.
Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) - 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
Uta Asakura (ETSU) def. Sloan Proffitt (BELL) - 6-3, 6-4
Saturday Doubles:
Julia Millan/
Ksenija Rage (ETSU) def. Lillie Willis/Sloan Proffitt (BELL) - 6-0
Uta Asakura/
Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) def. Ellie Myers/Avery Pope (UK) - 6-2
Alessandra Caceres/
Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) def. Lamija Avdic/Maddie Rexroat (VT) - 7-5
Saturday Singles:
Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) def. Asuncion Jadue (UK) – 7-6(5), 6-1
Maddie Rexroat (VT) def.
Ksenija Rage (ETSU) – 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3)
Donna Le Roux (UK) def.
Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) – 6-1, 6-1
Elena Molla (UK) def.
Julia Millan (ETSU) - 6-4, 6-2
Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) def. Lillie Willis (BELL) – 6-2, 6-4
Uta Asakura (ETSU) def. Noa Kosman (BS) – 6-0, 6-0
Sunday Singles:
Laima Frosch (VT) def.
Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) - 6-3, retired
Ksenija Rage (ETSU) def. Katarzyna Kliber (BELL) – 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
Alice Brook (BELL) def.
Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) - 6-0, 6-3
Julia Millan (ETSU) def. Katarzyna Kollaritsch (BELL) - 6-1, 6-4
Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) def. Alston Myatt (VT) – 7-5, 6-3
Uta Asakura (ETSU) def. Avery Pope (UK) - 6-2, 6-2
ETSU will return to action on October 2 when it competes in the SoCon Master's Qualifying Tournament from Chattanooga.
For more information on Buccaneer women's tennis, visit
ETSUBucs.com and click on the women's tennis tab.
