CARY, N.C. — Three Dores picked up prequalifying victories to kick off the ITA All-American Championships for Vanderbilt women’s tennis at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, North Carolina.
Sophomores Sophia Webster and Trinetra Vijayakumar opened the action for Vanderbilt on Saturday. Webster quickly downed Stetson’s Katsiaryna Tuliakova 6-3, 6-2 to notch the first Commodore win of the 2025-26 season. Vijayakumar, facing Meg McCarty from Kansas, was pushed to a third set after taking the first 6-4. She locked down the final frame 6-1, moving past McCarty to the second round of prequalifying. In her first collegiate match, freshman Mia Yamakita wasted no time with a 6-1, 6-0 defeat of Oral Roberts’ Miranda Noor.
Webster and Vijayakumar again play the opening matches of the day for the Commodores on Sunday. Webster matches up against Krystal Blanch from Wake Forest while Vijayakumar takes on Princeton’s Alice Ferlito; both matches are set to start at 8 a.m. Yamakita is slated for a 9:30 a.m. match against Naomi Xu of Cal. The women’s All-American tournament page is available online.
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Prequalifying (Day 1) Results:
SINGLES
Sophia Webster (Vanderbilt) def. Katsiaryna Tuliakova (Stetson) 6-3, 6-2
Trinetra Vijayakumar (Vanderbilt) def. Meg McCarty (Kansas) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
Mia Yamakita (Vanderbilt) def. Miranda Noor (Oral Roberts) 6-1, 6-0
Maelie Monfils (Penn State) def. Sonya Macavei (Vanderbilt) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
