Army West Point Athletics
Thursday, November 5
Rome, Ga.
Army West Point
vs
Intercollegiate Conference Masters
November 09, 2026 | Women's Tennis
ROME, Ga. – Army West Point women's tennis' Emily Ruckno and Olivia Mellynchuk completed fall competition for the Black Knights at this past weekend's ITA Conference Masters.
The pair earned the entries into the event by virtue of winning the ITA Patriot League Conference Masters on October 26, with Ruckno winning in singles and Ruckno and Mellynchuk taking the doubles title.
Ruckno would drop a close, three-set match to Jackson State's Paula Corbalan on Thursday in singles. Ruckno and Mellynchuk would then drop their first round doubles match to Maja Bajorek and Mia Mayerova of SEMO, before taking a pair of wins Friday in the doubles consolation bracket.
Their doubles run would ended on Saturday in the consolation semifinals vs. UCLA.
Ruckno finishes the fall 15-5 in singles, with Ruckno and Mellynchuk going 17-5 in doubles.
Thursday, November 5
Singles Round of 32
Paula Corbalan (Jackson State) def. Emily Ruckno (Army): 4-6, 7-6 (5), 4-4 (ret.)
Doubles Round of 32
Maja Bajorek / Mia Mayerova (SEMO) def. Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army): 6-2, 6-2
Friday, November 6
Doubles Consolation Round 1
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Pamela Badillo Hernandez / Thea Jagare (Long Beach State): 6-3, 6-4
Doubles Consolation Quarterfinals
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Valentina De Aquino Monsanto / Carlota Rodriguez Sanchez (NC Central): 6-0, 6-2
Saturday, November 7
Doubles Consolation Semifinals
Jessica Bernales / Olivia Center (UCLA) def. Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army): 6-1, 6-1
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—
The pair earned the entries into the event by virtue of winning the ITA Patriot League Conference Masters on October 26, with Ruckno winning in singles and Ruckno and Mellynchuk taking the doubles title.
Ruckno would drop a close, three-set match to Jackson State's Paula Corbalan on Thursday in singles. Ruckno and Mellynchuk would then drop their first round doubles match to Maja Bajorek and Mia Mayerova of SEMO, before taking a pair of wins Friday in the doubles consolation bracket.
Their doubles run would ended on Saturday in the consolation semifinals vs. UCLA.
Ruckno finishes the fall 15-5 in singles, with Ruckno and Mellynchuk going 17-5 in doubles.
Thursday, November 5
Singles Round of 32
Paula Corbalan (Jackson State) def. Emily Ruckno (Army): 4-6, 7-6 (5), 4-4 (ret.)
Doubles Round of 32
Maja Bajorek / Mia Mayerova (SEMO) def. Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army): 6-2, 6-2
Friday, November 6
Doubles Consolation Round 1
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Pamela Badillo Hernandez / Thea Jagare (Long Beach State): 6-3, 6-4
Doubles Consolation Quarterfinals
Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Valentina De Aquino Monsanto / Carlota Rodriguez Sanchez (NC Central): 6-0, 6-2
Saturday, November 7
Doubles Consolation Semifinals
Jessica Bernales / Olivia Center (UCLA) def. Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army): 6-1, 6-1
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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