Dorner and Uchijima Wrap Up Play at ITA All-American Championships – Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State Women’s Tennis concluded the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, North Carolina on Sept. 24.  

Olivia Dorner took home two singles wins in the prequalifying stage. She defeated Seattle’s Lamija Avdic (6-1, 6-0) and Illinois’ McKenna Schaefbauer (6-4, 6-1) without dropping a set in either match. 

Dorner teamed up with Maiko Uchijima, as the nation’s No. 49 doubles duo, for a victory over Arkansas’ No. 51 Anet Koskel and Grace O’Donnell (6-1, 7-5) in the consolation round of qualifying doubles.  

The team’s next fall tournament is the WVU Martha Thorn Invitational. Play will begin on Oct. 4 in Morgantown, West Virginia. 

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

Prequalifying Singles Results – Sept. 21 

Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Lamija Avdic (Seattle): 6-1, 6-0 

Prequalifying Singles Results – Sept. 22 

Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. McKenna Schaefbauer (Illinois): 6-4, 6-1 

Xin Tong Wang (Wichita State) def. Olivia Dorner (PSU): 6-1, 6-4 

Qualifying Doubles Results – Sept. 23 

Lindsay Zink/Susanna Maltby (UNC) def. No. 49 Olivia Dorner/Maiko Uchijima (PSU): 6-2, 2-6, 10-7 

Consolation Qualifying Doubles Results – Sept. 24 

No. 49 Olivia Dorner/Maiko Uchijima (PSU) def. No. 51 Anet Koskel/Grace O’Donnell (Arkansas): 6-1, 7-5