Army West Point Athletics
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October 25, 2026 | Women's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point women's tennis' Emily Ruckno and Olivia Mellynchuk won the Women's Doubles ITA Patriot League Masters Qualifier on Sunday at West Point, with Ruckno also capturing the singles title.
Ruckno and Mellynchuk advance to the ITA Conference Masters Championships, held November 5-8 at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga.
The pair took the doubles title on Sunday with an 8-4 win over Boston University's Vasilisa Borisova and Blanka DeMicheli. Immediately after, Ruckno followed with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Lehigh's Maggie Forkner to win the singles title.
It's the second consecutive season Army has captured at least one crown at the de facto Patriot League individual championships, after Madison Smith and Isabella Brilliant won the Fall 2025 doubles title a season ago.
The full results from the weekend's tournament are as follows.
Singles Round of 16
Madison Smith (Army) def. Mia Matriccino (Loyola MD): 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Sophia Montero (Colgate): 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Quarterfinals
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Mia Matriccino / Isabella Oshidar (Loyola MD): 9-8 (2)
Singles Quarterfinals
Gabriella Mikaul (Boston U.) def. Madison Smith (Army): 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Alina Shyani (Lehigh): 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
Doubles Semifinals
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Sophia Montero / Mila Montero (Colgate): 8-5
Singles Semifinals
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Gabriella Sadowski (Boston U.): 6-1, 6-1
Doubles Finals
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Vasilisa Borisova / Blanka DeMicheli (Boston U.): 8-4
Singles Finals
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Maggie Forkner (Lehigh): 6-1, 7-5
Army West Point Athletic Association, Inc. (AWPAA)
AWPAA is an IRS code 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established to execute the United States Military Academy's intercollegiate athletics program. AWPAA is led by a board of directors that provides guidance to the director of athletics, who serves as the primary advisor to the USMA Superintendent and the USMA leadership on all NCAA operations. The AWPAA mission is to recruit, educate, train and inspire leaders of character who are committed to the Army values through an extraordinary Division I athletic experience.
—www.goarmywestpoint.com—
Ruckno and Mellynchuk advance to the ITA Conference Masters Championships, held November 5-8 at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga.
The pair took the doubles title on Sunday with an 8-4 win over Boston University's Vasilisa Borisova and Blanka DeMicheli. Immediately after, Ruckno followed with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Lehigh's Maggie Forkner to win the singles title.
It's the second consecutive season Army has captured at least one crown at the de facto Patriot League individual championships, after Madison Smith and Isabella Brilliant won the Fall 2025 doubles title a season ago.
The full results from the weekend's tournament are as follows.
Singles Round of 16
Madison Smith (Army) def. Mia Matriccino (Loyola MD): 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Sophia Montero (Colgate): 6-4, 6-3
Doubles Quarterfinals
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Mia Matriccino / Isabella Oshidar (Loyola MD): 9-8 (2)
Singles Quarterfinals
Gabriella Mikaul (Boston U.) def. Madison Smith (Army): 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Alina Shyani (Lehigh): 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
Doubles Semifinals
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Sophia Montero / Mila Montero (Colgate): 8-5
Singles Semifinals
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Gabriella Sadowski (Boston U.): 6-1, 6-1
Doubles Finals
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Vasilisa Borisova / Blanka DeMicheli (Boston U.): 8-4
Singles Finals
Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Maggie Forkner (Lehigh): 6-1, 7-5
Army West Point Athletic Association, Inc. (AWPAA)
AWPAA is an IRS code 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation established to execute the United States Military Academy's intercollegiate athletics program. AWPAA is led by a board of directors that provides guidance to the director of athletics, who serves as the primary advisor to the USMA Superintendent and the USMA leadership on all NCAA operations. The AWPAA mission is to recruit, educate, train and inspire leaders of character who are committed to the Army values through an extraordinary Division I athletic experience.
—www.goarmywestpoint.com—
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