GAMBIER, Ohio (September 11, 2023) – The Denison University women's tennis team opened its 2023 Fall season this past weekend at the Kenyon College Invitational hosted in Gambier, Ohio.

Leading Denison with a 3-0 record on Saturday was Caroline Kittle, who earned wins of 6-0, 6-1 over Sabrina Rodriguez (Allegheny) and 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-3) over Lydia Zafeiri (Oberlin) in singles and combined with Anna Leach for an 8-1 win over Sabrina Rodriguez and Allison Riley (Allegheny) in doubles.

Sunday's action saw Kendall Schrader come back to win 2-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-8) against Caitlyn Hsu (Case Western Reserve) while Maia Nowicki defeated Evelyn Deren (John Carroll) in three sets as well, 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (12-10). Overall on the weekend, Kittle, Schrader and Nowicki each led the Big Red with a 2-1 record in singles.

In doubles on Sunday, the pairings of Dasha Chistyakova/Caroline Lopez, Peyton Oda/Kendall Schrader and Maia Nowicki/Ariana Rodriguez each went 1-1.

The Big Red will be back in action next Saturday, September 16, and Sunday, September 17, as they host the Big Red Invitational in Granville, Ohio.

 
2023 Kenyon Invitational Results
 
Singles Competition:
Court One – Green
Hannah Kassaie (Case Western Reserve) def. Dasha Chistyakova (Denison) 6-4, 6-1
Kendall Schrader (Denison) def. Caitlyn Hsu (Case Western Reserve) 2-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-8)

Court Three – Green
Asha Shukla (Case Western Reserve) def. Caroline Lopez (Denison 6-2, 6-1
Divya Venkatarama (Carnegie Mellon) def. Dasha Chistyakova (Denison) 7-6, 6-1
Radha Patel (Case Western Reserve) def. Dasha Chistyakova (Denison) 6-2, 6-3

Court Four – Green
Erin Storrer (Otterbein) def. Caroline Lopez (Denison) 6-2, 6-1

Court Five – Green
Caroline Kittle (Denison) def. Sabrina Rodriguez (Allegheny) 6-0, 6-1
Caroline Lopez (Denison) def. Jean-Arlette Legrand (Allegheny) 6-2, 6-4
Katalina Wang (Case Western Reserve) def. Anna Leach (Denison) 6-2, 6-1

Court One – White
Caroline Kittle (Denison) def. Lydia Zafeiri (Oberlin) 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-3)
Janaki Jagannathan (Wooster) def. Caroline Kittle (Denison) 6-1, 1-6, 1-0 (10-5)

Court Two – White
Ana Brand (Kenyon) def. Kendall Schrader (Denison) 6-4, 6-3

Court Three – White
Maia Nowicki (Denison) def. Olivia Eckels (Otterbein) 6-1, 7-5
Ariana Rodriguez (Denison) def. Katherine Wang (Case Western Reserve) 6-3, 6-4
Maia Nowicki (Denison) def. Evelyn Deren (John Carroll) 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (12-10)

Court Five – White
Kendall Schrader (Denison) def. Olivia Eckels (Otterbein) 6-3, 6-3

Court One – Inside
Natalie Connelly (Kenyon) def. Maia Nowicki (Denison) 6-2, 6-2
Pallavi Goculdas (Case Western Reserve) def. Ariana Rodriguez (Denison) 6-3, 6-2

Court Two – Inside
Anna Leach (Denison) def. Lauren Passarelli (Allegheny) 6-1, 6-1

Court Three – Inside
Ellior Rose (Case Western Reserve) def. Ariana Rodriguez (Denison) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)

Court Four – Inside
Ainika Hou (Carnegie Mellon) def. Anna Leach (Denison) 6-1, 6-4

 
Doubles Competition:
Court Two – Green
Dasha Chistyakova/Caroline Lopez (Denison) def. Anna Chow/Divya Venkatarama (Carnegie Mellon) 8-7

Court Three – Green
Radha Patel/Kataline Wang (Case Western Reserve) def. Caroline Lopez/Dasha Chistyakova (Denison) 8-5
Erin Storrer/Lillia Walter (Otterbein) def. Dasha Chistyakova/Caroline Lopez (Denison) 8-5

Court Four – Green
Peyton Oda/Kendall Schrader (Denison) def. Radha Patel/Katalina Wang (Case Western Reserve) 8-7

Court Five – Green
Anna Kan/Asha Shukla (Case Western Reserve) def. Kendall Schrader/Peyton Oda (Denison) 8-4
Otilia Oita/Janaki Jagannathan (Wooster) def. Peyton Oda/Kendall Schrader (Denison) 8-3

Court Three – White
Caroline Kittle/Anna Leach (Denison) def. Sabrina Rodriguez/Allison Riley (Allegheny) 8-1
Ana Brand/Natalie Connelly (Kenyon) def. Caroline Kittle/Anna Leach (Denison) 8-0
Pallavi Goculdas/Katherine Wang (Case Western Reserve) def. Anna Leach/Caroline Kittle (Denison) 8-7

Court Two – Inside

Prachi Shah/Elsa Syed (Case Western Reserve) def. Maia Nowicki/Ariana Rodriguez (Denison) 8-4

Court Three – Inside
Maia Nowicki/Ariana Rodriguez (Denison) def. Julia Gillin/Cassady Shough (Otterbein) 8-2
Ellior Rose/Caitlyn Hsu (Case Western Reserve) def. Maia Nowicki/Ariana Rodriguez (Denison) 8-2