Army Completes Weekend at Fordham, Villanova and Delaware

Friday, October 3

Bronx, N.Y.

Army West Point

Fordham Invite

Army Completes Weekend at Fordham, Villanova and Delaware

October 05, 2025 | Women's Tennis

BRONX, N.Y., PHILADELPHIA & NEWARK, Del. – Army West Point women's tennis once again split the squad this weekend.

Six players traveled to the Fordham, where they competed in an array of flighted singles and doubles bracket competitions.

The remainder of the squad played in the Delaware Hidden Duals, which itself was split between sites at University of Delaware and Villanova University on Philadelphia.

The results are as follows.

Fordham Invite

Friday, October 4

Flight A

Mia Palladino (SBU) def. Olivia Manson (Army): 7-6 (5), 2-6 [10-7]

Flight B

Naomi Widiaman (Army) def. Nicoline Sartz-Lunde (SJU): 6-1, 6-3

Flight C

Feyza Ebrar Aydin (NJIT) def. Chelsie Son (Army): 4-6, 6-2 [10-6]
Abi Redman (SJU) def. Stacey Samonte (Army): 6-1, 6-2

Flight D

Sarah Yan (Army) def. Diana Fernandes (NJIT) by default

Flight E

Lillian Zhang (Army) def. Maria Perez (SBU): 7-5, 6-2

Saturday, October 5

Flight A

Paola Dalmonico (Ford.) def. Olivia Manson (Army): 6-1, 6-2

Flight B

Paula Menendez (NJIT) def. Naomi Widiaman (Army): 6-2, 7-6 (1)

Flight C

Sophia Fredericks-McKee (FDU) def. Stacey Samonte (Army): 5-7, 6-3 [10-8]
Laura Ozola (SBU) def. Chelsie Son (Army): 6-4, 6-2

Flight D

Cornelia Bruu-Syversen (SBU) def. Sarah Yan (Army): 7-6 (4), 7-5

Flight E

Nao Kojima (SJU) def. Lillian Zhang (Army): 6-1, 6-3

Flight White

Noemi Babikova / Victoria Papadopoulou (SJU) def. Olivia Manson / Naomi Widiaman (Army): 6-4
Lily Chitambar / Catalina Padilla (Ford.) def. Olivia Manson / Naomi Widiaman (Army): 6-2

Flight Black

Paola Dalmonico / Aya Matsunaga (Ford.) def. Stacey Samonte / Lillian Zhang (Army): 6-4
Cornelia Bruu-Syversen / Laura Ozola (SBU) def. Stacey Samonte / Lillian Zhang (Army): 6-1

Flight Maroon

Chelsie Son / Sarah Yan (Army) def. Lusia Hepcal Barcan / Asima Sazan (NJIT): 6-4
Chelsie Son / Sarah Yan (Army) def. Isabella Aguiar / Sofie Siem (Ford.): 6-4
Chelsie Son / Sarah Yan (Army) def. Mila Charles / Isadora Fares (SBU): 6-1

Delaware Hidden Duals

Friday, October 4

Army vs. Georgetown (at Villanova)

Doubles

Madison Smith / Isabella Brilliant (Army) def. Katie Gatofolo-Ro / Ashley Kennedy (GU): 6-4
Julia Chu / Emily Novikov (GU) def. Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army): 6-3
Paige Gilbert / Carolyn Schaefer (GU) def. Allison Harris / Emma Sy (Army): 6-3

Singles

Emily Novikov (GU) def. Madison Smith (Army): 6-2, 4-6 [10-7]
Julia Chu (GU) def. Vennmukiil Mathivanan (Army): 7-5, 4-6 [10-7]
Emma Sy (Army) def. Ashley Kennedy (GU): 6-2, 6-1
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Katie Gatofolo-Ro (GU): 6-1, 7-5
Carolyn Schaefer (GU) def. Olivia Mellynchuk (Army): 6-2, 6-3
Ruhika Bhat (GU) def. Allison Harris (Army): 6-3, 6-3

Army vs. Villanova (at Villanova)

Doubles

Emi Callahan / Alina Kornyeva (VU) def. Alexandra Oshidar / Maria Miroshnichenko (Army): 6-3

Singles

Emi Callahan (VU) def. Maria Miroshnichenko (Army): 3-6, 6-3 [10-5]
Riley Cicero (VU) def. Alexandra Oshidar (Army): 7-6 (1), 6-4

Saturday, October 5

Army vs. Delaware (at Delaware)

Doubles

Madison Smith / Isabella Brilliant (Army) def. Maryia Hrynashka / Paulina Jurkowska (UD): 6-3
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Amelia Gorman / Lara Russiniello (UD): 6-3
Emma Sy / Vennmukiil Mathivanan (Army) def. Navya Vadlamudi / Katie Dollens (UD): 7-6 (3)

Singles

Maryia Hrynashka (UD) def. Vennmukiil Mathivanan (Army): 8-4
Paulina Jurkowska (UD) def. Emma Sy (Army): 8-4
Lara Russiniello (UD) def. Isabella Brilliant (Army): 8-7 (3)
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Navya Vadlamudi (UD): 9-8 (4)
Amelia Gorman (UD) def. Olivia Mellynchuk (Army): 8-5
Payton Tomichek (UD) def. Maria Miroshnichenko (Army): 8-6
Emma Akselrod (UD) def. Allison Harris (Army): 7-6 (2)

Army vs. Georgetown (at Delaware)

Doubles

Ruhika Bhat / Natasha Kavarana (GU) def. Alexandra Oshidar / Allison Harris (Army): 6-2

Singles

Natasha Kavarana (GU) def. Alexandra Oshidar (Army): 8-6

Sunday, October 6

Army vs. Villanova (at Villanova)

Doubles

Isabella Brilliant / Madison Smith (Army) def. Meggie Gehrig / Miriam Gondorova (VU): 6-1
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Lauren Monti / Emi Callahan (VU): 7-5
Allison Harris / Maria Miroshnichenko (Army) def. Olivia Corcoran / Jenna Stevens (VU): 6-2
Emma Sy / Alexandra Oshidar (Army) def. Savie Seebald / Maddie Hills (VU): 6-3

Singles

Madison Smith (Army) def. Olivia Corcoran (VU): 6-4, 6-2
Vennmukiil Mathivanan (Army) def. Jenna Stevens (VU): 6-2, 7-5
Miriam Gondorova (VU) def. Emma Sy (Army)
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Lauren Monti (VU): 6-4, 6-1
Allison Harris (Army) def. Alina Kornyeva (VU): 6-4, 6-4
Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Emi Callahan (VU): 6-3, 6-1
Maria Miroshnichenko (Army) def. Maddie Hills (VU): 4-6, 6-3 [11-9]
Alexandra Oshidar (Army) def. Savie Seebald (VU):6-4, 6-2

Next Up

The team will split once again Oct. 9-12. Qualifiers for the ITA Regionals will compete at that event in Cambridge, Mass. The remainder of the roster will play in the Commander-in-Chief's Tennis Challenge, at the Army-Navy Country Club in Arlington, Va.

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