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Tribe Hidden Duals
Pirates Compete at Tribe Invitational
September 14, 2025 | Women's Tennis
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The East Carolina women's tennis team competed for the first time of the fall season on Saturday and Sunday at William & Mary's Tribe Invitational.
The Pirates took on competitors from James Madison, Penn, Richmond, South Florida and William & Mary at the event.
The group came away with five individual match wins and two doubles wins while Joan Madi teamed up with Reka Matko of JMU for another doubles victory. Freshman Veronika Pavlenko led the Pirates with two singles wins while Ivona Savekova also won her first career match.
Up Next: The Pirates will travel to Cary, N.C. on Sept. 21-23 to compete at the ITA All-American Championships.
Tribe Invite Results
Singles
Esha Velaga (Penn) def. Kim Auerswald (ECU) 7-6 (7), 6-4
Lara Bakhaya (Richmond) def. Kim Auerswald (ECU) 7-5, 6-3
Sia Chaudry (W&M) def. Kim Auerswald (ECU) 6-4, 7-5
Francesca Davis (W&M) def. Reese Calvo (ECU) 6-1, 6-2
Lara Stojanovski (Penn) def. Reese Calvo (ECU) 6-1, 2-6, [10-5]
Xenia Jeromin (ECU) def. Kelly Loana Vargas Gonzalez (USF) 7-6 (7), 6-1
Sophie Williams (JMU) def. Xenia Jeromin (ECU) 6-4, 6-3
Jo-Leen Saw (Penn) def. Xenia Jeromin (ECU) 3-6, 7-6 (7), [10-5]
Joan Madi (ECU) def. Parker Debnam (W&M) 7-6 (7), 6-4
Elizabeth Tkacheno (Penn) def. Joan Madi (ECU) 6-4, 4-6, [10-8]
Elizabeth Novak (Richmond) def Skylar Moody (ECU) 6-3, 4-6, [10-5]
Mia Saveljic (JMU) def. Skylar Moody (ECU) 6-3, 6-2
Veronika Pavlenko (ECU) def. Julia Viesi Santoro Pereira (W&M) 6-4, 6-3
Veronika Pavlenko (Kyiv, Ukraine) (ECU) def. Amelia Drukerova (USF) 5-7, 6-7, [10-3]
Emma Pell (W&M) def. Veronika Pavlenko (ECU) 6-0, 6-2
Ivona Savekova (ECU) def. Varsha Vedula (Penn) 6-4, 7-6 (7), [10-2]
Doubles
Francesca Davis/Tilda Larsson (W&M) def. Skylar Moody/Reese Calvo (ECU) 6-3
Charlotte Ruud/Sienna Leeson (USF) def. Skylar Moody/Reese Calvo (ECU) 6-2
Lara Bakhaya/Elizabeth Novak (Richmond) def. Skylar Moody/Reese Calvo (ECU) 7-6 (7)
Kim Auerswald/Xenia Jeromin (ECU) def. Yaelle Vaissaud/Rebeka Svabikova (W&M) 6-2
Sasha Motlagh/Lara Stojanovski (Penn) def. Kim Auerswald/Xenia Jeromin (ECU) 6-1
Amelie Drukerova/Margherita Marcon (USF) def. Kim Auerswald/Xenia Jeromin (ECU) 6-2
Sia Chaudry/Julia Viesi Santoro Pereira (W&M) def. Veronika Pavlenko/Ivona Savekova (ECU), 6-7 (7)
Veronika Pavlenko/Ivona Savekova (ECU) def. Abby Lee/Lucy Webber (Richmond) 6-3
Josephine Falster/Kelly Loana Vargas Gonzalez (USF) def. Veronika Pavlenko/Ivona Savekova (ECU) 6-4
Reka Matko (JMU)/Joan Madi (ECU) def. Varsha Vedula/Sarah Wang (Penn) 6-4
Sia Chaudry/Julia Viesi Santoro Pereira (W&M) def. Reka Matko (JMU)/Joan Madi (ECU) 6-2
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