KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 18 Vanderbilt women’s tennis completed its first matches of 2026 on Friday at the Goodfriend Tennis Center with hidden duals against Baylor and Arizona State from Knoxville.
The Dores began the day with morning doubles against the Bears. Senior Sonya Macavei and junior Valeria Ray produced the first win of the day, a 6-4 defeat of Luna Ivkovic and Mu-Jie Tzeng. Sophomore Sophia Webster and freshman Erin Pearce continued the momentum with a 6-4 takedown of Neda Rahumkhani and Gabrielle Villegas. Baylor’s Kennedy Gibbs and Alian Zack secured a win over graduate Célia-Belle Mohr and freshman Mia Yamakita 6-4.
Vandy closed Day 1 against Arizona State in singles. Webster and Pearce got the ball rolling at the No. 4 and No. 6 positions respectively, with Webster quickly downing Karsyn Evans 6-2, 6-2 and Pearce moving past Sarang Lim 6-4, 6-2. The Sun Devils notched a ranked victory at the No. 2 position as No. 42 Emilija Tverijonaite defeated No. 17 Ray 6-4, 7-5. The Dores bounced back at No. 3 singles behind a 7-5, 6-4 win from Yamakita versus Lily Taylor. Ziata Bartanusz gave Arizona State its second singles victory of the day against sophomore Trinetra Vijayakumar at No. 4 singles 6-2, 5-7, 10-8. The No. 1 singles matchup also ended in three sets, as Mohr generated a 2-6, 6-1, 10-5 comeback to overcome No. 76 Vivian Orootsky.
The black and gold return to the court tomorrow at 9 a.m. with singles play against Baylor. Doubles will follow with Vanderbilt facing off against Tennessee at noon. For more information, updates and exclusive content, follow the Vanderbilt women’s tennis team, @VandyWTennis, on Instagram and X.
Day 1 Results:
SINGLES
Mohr (Vanderbilt) def. No. 76 Ovrootsky (Arizona State) 2-6, 6-1, 10-5
No. 42 Tverijonaite (Arizona State) def. No. 17 Ray (Vanderbilt) 6-4, 7-5
No. 36 Yamakita (Vanderbilt) def. Taylor (Arizona State) 7-5, 6-4
Bartanusz (Arizona State) def. Vijayakumar (Vanderbilt) 6-2, 5-7, 10-8
Webster (Vanderbilt) def. Evans (Arizona State) 6-2, 6-2
Pearce (Vanderbilt) def. Lim (Arizona State) 6-4, 6-2
DOUBLES
Macavei/Ray (Vanderbilt) def. Ivkovic/Tzeng (Baylor) 6-4
Pearce/Webster (Vanderbilt) def. Rahumkhani/Villegas (Baylor) 6-4
Gibbs/Zack (Baylor) def. Mohr/Yamakita (Vanderbilt) 6-4
