Women’s Tennis Opens Season at Quinnipiac Hidden Duels

Friday, September 5

Hamden, Conn.

Army West Point

Quinnipiac Hidden Duals

Women’s Tennis Opens Season at Quinnipiac Hidden Duels

September 07, 2025 | Women's Tennis

HAMDEN, Conn. – Army West Point Women's Tennis opened the 2025-26 fall campaign at the Quinnipiac Hidden Duels.

Three Black Knights made their colligate debuts, with freshmen Olivia Mellynchuk, Sarah Yan and Lillian Zhang combining for a 9-6 record across singles and doubles matches across the weekend.

The results are as follows.

Friday, September 5

Army vs. UConn

Doubles
Victoria Matos/Chloe Lomans (UConn) def. Ylan Duong/Emily Ruckno (Army): 6-3
Olivia Manson/Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Cameron Didion/Isabella Asenov (UConn): 6-3
Lillian Zhang/Maria Miroshnichenko (Army) def. Madison McCleod/Ilana Rosenthal (UConn): 6-4

Singles
Ylan Duong (Army) def. Ela Platenikova (UConn): 7-5, 3-6 [10-6]
Victoria Matos (UConn) def. Emily Ruckno (Army): 6-2, 6-7 (8) [10-8]
Chloe Lomans (UConn) def. Olivia Manson (Army): 6-4, 6-4
Allison Harris (Army) def. Isabella Asenov (UConn): 7-6 (6), 6-1
Madison McCleod (UConn) def. Sarah Yan (Army): 4-6, 7-5 [10-8]
Ilana Rosenthal (UConn) def. Chelsie Son (Army): 6-3, 6-2

Saturday, September 6

Army vs. Fairfield

Doubles
Maria Gell/Anna Neyestani (Fair.) def. Emily Ruckno/Allison Harris (Army): 6-2
Sarah Liu/Sophia Harris (Fair.) def. Olivia Manson/Olivia Mellynchuk (Army): 6-1
Ylan Duong/Sarah Yan (Army) def. Lily Malinowski/Dylin Pizzutello (Fair.): 6-4
Maeve Cassidy/Meg Harding (Fair.) def. Maria Miroshnichenko/Chelsie Son (Army): 7-6 (3)

Singles
Anna Neyestani (Fair.) def. Ylan Duong (Army): 6-3, 6-4
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Regina Herrera (Fair.): 7-5, 3-6 [10-6]
Sophia Harris (Fair.) def. Olivia Manson (Army): 5-1, ret.
Lily Malinowski (Fair.) def. Allison Harris (Army): 6-3, 6-2
Maeve Cassidy (Fair.) def. Sarah Yan (Army): 6-3, 6-3
Maria Gell (Fair.) def. Maria Miroshnichenko (Army): 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5) [10-5]
Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Dylin Pizzutello (Fair.): 6-0, 6-0
Lillian Zhang (Army) def. Meg Harding (Fair.): 6-3, 1-6 [11-9]

Sunday, September 7

Army vs. St. Francis

Doubles
Ylan Duong/Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Dasha Chichkina/Helena Lynn (SFU): 6-2
Gabriela Almanza/Kelly Dowouna (SFU) def. Allison Harris/Olivia Mellynchuk (Army): 6-3
Sophia Cunningham/Emma Marais (SFU) def. Stacey Samonte/Alexandra Oshidar (Army): 7-5 (4)
Maria Miroshnichenko/Sarah Yan (Army) def. Breeze Simon/Julia Ritchey (SFU): 6-1

Singles
Emma Sy (Army) def. Dasha Chichkina (SFU): 6-4, 4-6 [10-7]
Kelly Dowouna (SFU) def. Emily Ruckno (Army): 6-4, 1-6 [10-6]
Olivia Manson (Army) def. Helena Lynn (SFU): 6-4, 6-1
Gabriela Almanza (SFU) def. Allison Harris (Army):7-6 (4), 6-1
Breeze Simon (SFU) def. Sarah Yan (Army): 6-3, 6-4
Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Emma Marais (SFU): 6-3, 6-3
Chelsie Son (Army) def. Sophia Cunningham (SFU): 6-3, 6-1
Lillian Zhang (Army) def. Julia Ritchey (SFU): 8-1

Next Up

The squad will split Sept. 12-14, with part of the team going to the Lehigh Hidden Duals and another section of the team going to the UConn Hidden Duals.

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