Women’s Tennis Concludes Three-Day Stint at UNC Kitty Harrison Invitational – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State Women’s Tennis wrapped up the UNC Kitty Harrison Invitational on Sunday afternoon. Three Nittany Lions won singles matches while two doubles pairs earned victories. The tandem of Olivia Dorner and Maiko Uchijima, ranked No. 49 in the ITA preseason rankings, went undefeated for the weekend with three wins.  

Penn State faced off against Duke on Friday, Charlotte on Saturday and Purdue on Sunday. Jordina Cegarra won her first singles match of the season against Duke.  

The Charlotte contest saw two important milestones. Uchijima earned her first singles victory as a Nittany Lion after transferring from Temple. Freshman Patricia Grigoras secured her first collegiate singles win. 

Against Purdue, Yvonne Zuffova and Grigoras paired up for their first doubles win together. Uchijima and Grigoras finished their weekend with singles wins against the Boilermakers.  

Follow along with the Nittany Lions on X, @PennStateWTEN, and on Instagram, @pennstatewtennis. 

Day 1 Results – Penn State vs Duke 

Singles  

1. #73 Eleana Yu (Duke) def. Olivia Dorner (PSU): 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (8) 

2. #41 Emma Jackson (Duke) def. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU): 6-3, 6-2 

3. #53 Ellie Coleman (Duke) def. Maiko Uchijima (PSU): 6-1, 7-5 

4. Irina Balus (Duke) def. Jelena Vico (PSU): 6-2, 7-5 

5. #49 Katie Codd (Duke) def. Patricia Grigoras (PSU): 7-5, 6-2 

6. Jordina Cegarra (PSU) def. Ava Krug (Duke): 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) 

Doubles 

1. #49 Olivia Dorner/Maiko Uchijima (PSU) def. #61 Shavit Kimchi/Ellie Coleman (Duke): 6-3  

2. #58 Emma Jackson/Eleana Yu (Duke) def. Yvonne Zuffova/Patricia Grigoras (PSU): 6-2 

3. Ava Krug/Katie Codd (Duke) def. Jelena Vico/Jordina Cegarra (PSU): 6-2 

Day 2 Results – Penn State vs Charlotte 

Singles  

1. Lucia Aranda (CLT) def. Olivia Dorner (PSU): 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 

2. Maiko Uchijima (PSU) def. Ni Xi (CLT): 6-1, 6-3 

3. Sara Suchankova (CLT) def. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU): 6-2, 6-2 

4. Amira Badawi (CLT) def. Jordina Cegarra (PSU): 6-2, 6-0 

5. Patricia Grigoras (PSU) def. Shona Nakano (CLT): 6-3, 7-5 

6. Paula Dougherty (CLT) def. Deanna Lasorda (PSU): 6-0, 6-0 

7. Prisca Abbas (CLT) def. Kate Zink (PSU): 6-0, 6-1 

Doubles 

1. #49 Olivia Dorner/Maiko Uchijima (PSU) def. Sara Suchankova/Shona Nakano (CLT): 6-3 

2. Amira Badawi/Ni Xi (CLT) def. Yvonne Zuffova/Patricia Grigoras (PSU): 7-5 

3. Prisca Abbas/Paula Dougherty (CLT) def. Kate Zink/Deanna Lasorda (PSU): 6-1 

Day 3 Results – Penn State vs Purdue