GRANVILLE, Ohio (September 18, 2022) – The Denison University women's tennis team hosted Centre College, Case Western Reserve University and Otterbein University on Sunday, September 17, and Sunday, September 18, for the Big Red Invitational at the Denison Tennis Courts. It was the second of three tournaments this Fall season for the Big Red.

To start the tournament on Saturday, Denison played four doubles matches against Centre and won all four as the senior tandem of Sydney Cianciola and Sarah Robertson and the duo of senior Monique Brual and sophomore Caroline Lopez both won 8-1. The freshmen duo Peyton Oda and Sofia Zafiropulos won 8-4 while the paring of freshman Sophie Russell and sophomore Elizabeth Hoo won 8-2.

Then in singles against Otterbein, Denison won all nine matches as Cianciola won 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 1-0 (10-5) in three sets, Robertson won 6-2, 6-2, Brual won 6-1, 6-3, Lopez won 6-1, 6-1, Oda won 6-0, 6-3, Hoo won 6-0, 6-1, freshman Kennedy Herring won 6-1, 6-1, fellow-freshman Anna Leach won 6-0, 6-1, and Russell won 6-2, 6-2.

In doubles against Case Western, Denison earned a tiebreaker win in doubles by Brual and Lopez 8-7 (9-7) while Leach and Herring won 8-5. Denison was the only team to win any matches off of Case during the tournament.

Then in their final action of the first day, Denison won all eight singles matches against Centre as Robertson won 6-0, 6-2, Brual won 6-0, 6-1, Lopez came back to win 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-2), Oda won 6-1, 6-0, Zafiropulos won 6-1, 6-1, Hoo won 6-0, 6-0, Herring won 6-0, 6-1, and Leach won 6-2, 6-0.

In all, the Big Red were a combined 22-3 on Saturday with just three doubles losses against Case not going their way.

Denison started off day two on Sunday with doubles against Otterbein as Ciancola and Robertson won 8-6, Brual and Lopez and Oda and Zafiropulos both won 8-2, and Russell and Hoo were victorious by a score of 8-1.

In their final matches of the tournament, Denison played singles against Case, and Robertson became the only player to defeat Case in singles all tournament long as she earned a three-set comeback victory at 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 1-0 (11-9) to finish 3-0 in singles over the weekend.

The Big Red will be back in action at the ITA Central Regional Championships from Friday, September 30, to Sunday, October 2, in St. Louis, Missouri.
 
2022 Denison Invitational Results
 
Singles Competition:
Denison vs Centre -- (September 17, 2022)
Sarah Robertson (Denison) def. Ella Rueff (Centre) 6-0, 6-2
Monique Brual (Denison) def. Grace Williams (Centre) 6-0, 6-1
Caroline Lopez (Denison) def. Carlie Mitchell (Centre) 3-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-2)
Peyton Oda (Denison) def. Kayla Harger (Centre) 6-1, 6-0
Sofia Zafiropulos (Denison) def. Mamie Sevier (Centre) 6-1, 6-1
Elizabeth Hoo (Denison) def. Abby Jamison (Centre) 6-0, 6-0
Kennedy Herring (Denison) def. Sophie Maddux (Centre) 6-0, 6-1
Anna Leach (Denison) def. Skylar Keesee (Centre) 6-2, 6-0
Denison vs Otterbein -- (September 17, 2022)
Sydney Cianciola (Denison) def. Erin Storrer (Otterbein University) 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Sarah Robertson (Denison) def. Lillia Walter (Otterbein University) 6-2, 6-2
Monique Brual (Denison) def. Emma Henson (Otterbein University) 6-1, 6-3
Caroline Lopez (Denison) def. Rachelle Moses (Otterbein University) 6-1, 6-1
Peyton Oda (Denison) def. Cassady Shough (Otterbein University) 6-0, 6-3
Elizabeth Hoo (Denison) def. Aubrey McMahon (Otterbein University) 6-0, 6-1
Kennedy Herring (Denison) def. Julia Gillin (Otterbein University) 6-1, 6-1
Anna Leach (Denison) def. Olivia Eckels (Otterbein University) 6-0, 6-1
Sophie Russell (Denison) def. Julia Gillin (Otterbein University) 6-2, 6-2
Denison vs Case -- (September 18, 2022)
Hannah Kassaie (Case Western Reserve) def. Sydney Cianciola (Denison) 6-0, 6-2
Sarah Robertson (Denison) def. Lily McCloskey (Case Western Reserve) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
Radha Patel (Case Western Reserve) def. Monique Brual (Denison) 6-2, 6-3
Katalina Wang (Case Western Reserve) def. Caroline Lopez (Denison) 6-1, 6-1
Asha Shukla (Case Western Reserve) def. Peyton Oda (Denison) 6-1, 6-3
Pallavi Goculdas (Case Western Reserve) def. Sofia Zafiropulos (Denison) 6-3, 6-2
Elsa Syed (Case Western Reserve) def. Elizabeth Hoo (Denison) 6-3, 6-0
Caitlyn Hsu (Case Western Reserve) def. Kennedy Herring (Denison) 6-1, 6-1
Ellior Rose (Case Western Reserve) def. Anna Leach (Denison) 7-5, 6-4
 
Doubles Competition:
Denison vs Centre -- (September 17, 2022)
Sydney Cianciola/Sarah Robertson (Denison) def. Ella Rueff/Lainey Hill (Centre) 8-1
Monique Brual/Caroline Lopez (Denison) def. Grace Williams/Carlie Mitchell (Centre) 8-1
Peyton Oda/Sofia Zafiropulos (Denison) def. Kayla Harger/Skylar Keesee (Centre) 8-4
Sophie Russell/Elizabeth Hoo (Denison) def. Mamie Sevier/Abby Jamison (Centre) 8-2
Denison vs Case -- (September 17, 2022)
Hannah Kassaie/Lily McCloskey (Case Western Reserve) def. Sydney Cianciola/Sarah Robertson (Denison) 8-7 (7-4)
Monique Brual/Caroline Lopez (Denison) def. Radha Patel/Katalina Wang (Case Western Reserve) 8-7 (9-7)
Anna Kan/Nina Hoog (Case Western Reserve) def. Peyton Oda/Sofia Zafiropulos (Denison) 8-4
Chloe Ku/Ellior Rose (Case Western Reserve) def. Elizabeth Hoo/Sophie Russell (Denison) 8-4
Anna Leach/Kennedy Herring (Denison) def. Shreya Ramani/Caitlyn Hsu (Case Western Reserve) 8-5
Denison vs Otterbein -- (September 18, 2022)
Sydney Cianciola/Sarah Robertson (Denison) def. Erin Storrer/Emma Henson (Otterbein University) 8-6
Monique Brual/Caroline Lopez (Denison) def. Lillia Walter/Olivia Eckels (Otterbein University) 8-2
Peyton Oda/Sofia Zafiropulos (Denison) def. Rachelle Moses/Julia Gillin (Otterbein University) 8-2
Sophie Russell/Elizabeth Hoo (Denison) def. Aubrey McMahon/Cassady Shough (Otterbein University) 8-1