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Cissie Leary Invitational
Kavounov Wins Two Matches as Women's Tennis Finishes Day One of the Cissie Leary Invitational
10/9/2026 8:26:00 PM | Women's Tennis
PHILADELPHIA – The Drexel women's tennis team finished strong on Friday in the first day of the Cissie Leary Invitational.
In doubles play against Princeton, Anastasia Kavounov and Christine Fourie defeated Alice Ferlito and Madeleine Jessup, 6-3. Joanna Hartono and Alyna Sogomonyan fell to Tsehay Driscoll and Maren Urata, 6-3. Bia Ibrahim and Ely Laure A-Sou fell to Lilian Liu and Anna Nguyen, 7-5.
In morning singles against Princeton, Sogomonyan fell to Ferlito, 6-2, 6-1. A-Sou was defeated by Jessup, 6-4, 6-0. Hartono fell to Driscoll, 6-0, 6-3. Ibrahim dropped her match to Urata, 6-3, 7-6 (2). Olivia Chowgule fell to Liu, 6-0, 6-2. Lidia Ratobylskaya was defeated by Nguyen, 6-0, 6-0.
In afternoon singles against Saint Joseph's, Kavounov defeated Valeria Casusol, 6-1, 6-2. Fourie won a set but ultimately fell to Victoria Tracey, 6-4, 5-7, 10-6. Sogomonyan beat Amari O'Brien, 6-1, 6-0.
Against Lafayette, Hartono defeated Marie Sofia Romaniello, 6-3, 6-2. A-Sou beat Sophia Bald, 6-1, 6-1. Ibrahim defeated Amelia Pericak, 6-3, 6-2. Chowgule won over Amelia Pericak, 6-4, 6-1. To end the day, Ratobylskaya beat Isla Gibb, 6-3, 6-1.
The Dragons will return to the court tomorrow for Day Two of the Cissie Leary Invitational.
In doubles play against Princeton, Anastasia Kavounov and Christine Fourie defeated Alice Ferlito and Madeleine Jessup, 6-3. Joanna Hartono and Alyna Sogomonyan fell to Tsehay Driscoll and Maren Urata, 6-3. Bia Ibrahim and Ely Laure A-Sou fell to Lilian Liu and Anna Nguyen, 7-5.
In morning singles against Princeton, Sogomonyan fell to Ferlito, 6-2, 6-1. A-Sou was defeated by Jessup, 6-4, 6-0. Hartono fell to Driscoll, 6-0, 6-3. Ibrahim dropped her match to Urata, 6-3, 7-6 (2). Olivia Chowgule fell to Liu, 6-0, 6-2. Lidia Ratobylskaya was defeated by Nguyen, 6-0, 6-0.
In afternoon singles against Saint Joseph's, Kavounov defeated Valeria Casusol, 6-1, 6-2. Fourie won a set but ultimately fell to Victoria Tracey, 6-4, 5-7, 10-6. Sogomonyan beat Amari O'Brien, 6-1, 6-0.
Against Lafayette, Hartono defeated Marie Sofia Romaniello, 6-3, 6-2. A-Sou beat Sophia Bald, 6-1, 6-1. Ibrahim defeated Amelia Pericak, 6-3, 6-2. Chowgule won over Amelia Pericak, 6-4, 6-1. To end the day, Ratobylskaya beat Isla Gibb, 6-3, 6-1.
The Dragons will return to the court tomorrow for Day Two of the Cissie Leary Invitational.
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