SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Illinois women's tennis team sent seven student-athletes to represent the program at the Notre Dame Invite from Oct. 4-6.
The Illini competed in both singles and doubles play across three days of competition on Notre Dame's campus.
Violeta Martinez went 6-0 over the weekend, securing three singles wins and three doubles victories.
Friday, Oct. 4: Illinois vs. Tulane
Doubles
Kida Ferrari/Violeta Martinez def. Campbell Ricci/Leigh Van Zyl (Tulane), 7-5
Summer Chandler/Micah Pierce (Tulane) def. McKenna Schaefbauer/Kasia Treiber, 6-4
Ariel Madatali/Rosie Seccia def. Delanie Tribby/Jiayun Zhu (Tulane), 6-2
Singles
McKenna Schaefbauer def. Leigh Van Zyl (Tulane), 6-3, 6-2
Violeta Martinez def. Campbell Ricci (Tulane), 6-3, 7-5
Kasia Treiber def. Jiayun Zhu (Tulane), 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Micah Pierce (Tulane) def. Kida Ferrari, 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-1
Summer Chandler (Tulane) def. Alice Xu, 7-6(4), 7-5
Ariel Madatali def. Brooke Theis (Tulane), 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(2)
Natalia Fantini (Tulane) def. Rosie Seccia, 1-6, 7-6(3), 1-0 (10-6)
Saturday, Oct. 5: Illinois vs. Michigan/Ohio State
Doubles
Jessica Bernales/Lily Jones (Michigan) def. McKenna Schaefbauer/Kasia Treiber, 7-5
Reese Miller/Emily Sartz-Lunde (Michigan) def. Ariel Madatali/Rosie Seccia, 6-4
Kida Ferrari/Violeta Martinez def. Alessia Cau/Teah Chavez (Ohio State), 6-4
Singles
No. 71 Shelly Bereznyak (Ohio State) def. McKenna Schaefbauer, 7-5, 6-4
Ava Bruno (Michigan) def. Ariel Madatali, 7-5, 6-3
Violeta Martinez def. Jessica Bernales (Michigan), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
Reese Miller (Michigan) def. Kasia Treiber, 6-3, 6-4
No. 45 Lily Jones (Michigan) def. Alice Xu, 6-1, 6-1
Alessia Cau (Ohio State) def. Rosie Seccia, 6-1, 6-0
Sunday, Oct. 6: Illinois vs. Columbia/Ohio State
Doubles
Violeta Martinez/Alice Xu def. Gayathri Krishnan/Sophia Wang (Columbia), 6-3
Winta Tewolde/Amber Yin (Columbia) def. McKenna Schaefbauer/Kasia Treiber, 6-2
Ariel Madatali/Rosie Seccia def. Emily Baek/Sophia Strugnell (Columbia), 6-2
Singles
McKenna Schaefbauer def. No. 125 Gayathri Krishnan (Columbia), 5-7, 7-6(5), 10-7
Violeta Martinez def. Amber Yin (Columbia), 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
Sophia Wang (Columbia) def. Kasia Treiber, 7-5, 6-4
Alice Xu def. Alessia Cau (Ohio State), 6-1, 4-6, 10-7
Ariel Madatali def. Emily Baek (Columbia), 6-2, 6-0
Rosie Seccia def. Sophia Strugnell (Columbia), 6-3, 6-1
