Weekend Recap: Women’s Tennis Excels at Austin Peay Invite

Friday, September 25

Clarksville, Tenn.

All Day

Chattanooga

APSU Fall Invite

Results (PDF)

Women's Tennis vs. ETSU (SoCon Semifinals)

Photo by: Ray Soldano

9/28/2026 1:48:00 PM | Women's Tennis

The Chattanooga Mocs women's tennis team opened its fall team schedule with an impressive showing in Clarksville.

CHATTANOOGA (Sept. 28, 2026) – The Chattanooga Mocs women's tennis team opened its fall schedule with an impressive first weekend at the Austin Peay Fall Invite this past Friday through Sunday at the Governors Courts in Clarksville, Tenn.

Chattanooga's representatives competed against the likes of Alabama A&M, Austin Peay, Murray State and Western Kentucky over the weekend. The event featured both singles and doubles action in a hidden dual format.

Chattanooga finished the weekend with a 15-12 record in singles play and a 12-4 mark in doubles. The trio of Addison Iacono (3-0), Emma Pedretti (2-0) and Liam Oved (2-0) all went unbeaten in singles while Oved (3-0) and Ella Mancuso (3-0) finished with unblemished records in doubles.

The team's full results from the weekend can be found below. Chattanooga will compete at home this weekend as the annual UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic kicks off on Friday. Stick to GoMocs.com for the event's preview, schedule and more.

Austin Peay Fall Invite Results
September 25-27
Clarksville, Tenn. (Governors Courts)

Friday, September 25
Singles
Jordan Fenton def. Gabrielle Henderson (Alabama A&M) – 6-1, 6-1
Zara Burns def. Melissa Mwakha (Alabama A&M) – 6-2, 6-3
Nardine Salem (Alabama A&M) def. Margaret Manolache – 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Sunira Thapa (Alabama A&M) def. Joelle Krikorian – 6-2, 6-1
Addison Iacono def. Valeria Chaikovskaia (Murray State) - 6-4, 6-1
Rufaro Magarira def. Yu Kikawa (Murray State) – 7-5, 6-4
Emma Pedretti def. Varvara Alexeyeva (Murray State) – 3-6, 7-5, 10-8
Liam Oved def. Ilouna Aneca (Murray State) – 6-0, 6-0
Aada Inna (Murray State) def. Ella Mancuso – 6-3, 6-3
Savannah Presson def. Bruna Melato (Murray State) – 7-6, 5-7, 10-3

Doubles
Manolache / Fenton def. Henderson / Blanks (Alabama A&M) – 7-6 (7-3)
Burns / Krikorian def. Vieira de Sa / Salem (Alabama A&M) – 7-5
Presson / Magarira def. Alexeyeva / Kikawa (Murray State) – 6-4
Pedretti / Oved def. Aneca / Chaikovskaia (Murray State) – 6-1
Iacono / Mancuso def. Inna / Melato (Murray State) – 6-4

Saturday, September 26
Singles
Yi-Ching Huang (Austin Peay) def. Rufaro Magarira – 6-1, 6-4
Addison Iacono def. Sati Aubakirova (Austin Peay) – 7-5, 7-6 (7-1)
Liam Oved def. Peyton Duckett (Austin Peay) – 7-6 (7-2), 7-5
Pauline Bruns (Austin Peay) def. Jordan Fenton – 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)
Zara Burns def. Elena Thiel (Austin Peay) – 6-1, 6-1
Ella Mancuso def. Cocomi Saito (Austin Peay) – 6-1, 4-6, 10-8
Addison Iacono def. Madison Hill (Western Kentucky) – 6-2, 6-0
Emma Pedretti def. Andra Sirbu (Western Kentucky) – 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, 10-7
Emily Meng (Western Kentucky) def. Zara Burns – 7-5, 6-3
Barbara Olvera (Western Kentucky) def. Ella Mancuso – 6-2, 6-0
Ariadna Fernandez (Western Kentucky) def. Joelle Krikorian – 6-0, 6-2

Doubles
Huang / Aubakirova (Austin Peay) def. Magarira / Presson – 6-4
Pedretti / Oved def. Oliver / Saito (Austin Peay) – 6-1
Thiel / Duckett (Austin Peay) def. Iacono / Fenton – 6-3
Krikorian / Mancuso def. Bruns / Garber (Austin Peay) – 6-2
Saito / Bruns (Austin Peay) def. Burns / Krikorian – 6-4
Magarira / Presson def. Hill / Sirbu (Western Kentucky) – 6-4
Fernandez / Olvera (Western Kentucky) def. Manolache / Pedretti – 6-4

Sunday, September 27
Singles
Yi-Ching Huang (Austin Peay) def. Jordan Fenton – 6-1, 4-6, 10-8
Pauline Bruns (Austin Peay) def. Ella Mancuso – 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 10-5
Joelle Krikorian def. Hayley Garber (Austin Peay) – 6-1, 6-4
Varvara Alexeyeva (Murray State) def. Savannah Presson – 6-3, 6-4
Aada Inna (Murray State) def. Zara Burns – 6-3, 6-2
Margaret Manolache def. Molly Null (Murray State) – 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
Oved / Magarira def. Oliver / Bruns (Austin Peay) – 6-2
Manolache / Krikorian def. Garber / Thiel (Austin Peay) – 6-3
Iacono / Presson def. Kikawa / Alexeyeva (Murray State) – 6-3
Pedretti / Mancuso def. Null / Aneca (Murray State) – 6-0

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