The Bucs, who have reached the semifinals every year since joining the league in 2014, claimed the doubles point winning two of the three matches. Niyati Kukreti and Audelie Lesauvage got a 6-2 win in the No. 3 spot.
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— ETSU Women's Tennis (@ETSU_WTennis) April 15, 2026
Following an the ETSU victory, Marina de Diego Quinones and Ines Homberg evened the score for Mercer after a 7-5 win over Mariangel Estrella and Alessandra Caceres. The Bucs would clinch the doubles point at the No. 2 spot as Ksenija Rage and Julia Millan won, 7-5.
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In singles, Millan won, 6-1, 6-0, in flight three over Tea Zivic. Estrella avenged her doubles setback with a 6-2, 6-2, victory in the No. 5 position. Lesauvage ended the dual with a 6-3, 6-2, victory over Homberg on court four, advancing ETSU to the next round.
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Singles competition
1. Ksenija Rage (ETSU) vs. Marina de Diego Quinones (MER) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
2. Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) vs. Sofiya Tsilavets (MER) 2-6, 7-5, 0-3, unfinished
3. Julia Millan (ETSU) def. Tea Zivic (MER) 6-1, 6-0
4. Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) def. Ines Homberg (MER) 6-3, 6-2
5. Mariangel Estrella (ETSU) def. Marie Bannmeyer (MER) 6-0, 6-3
6. Niyati Kukreti (ETSU) vs. Valent Abide Talaki 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Marina de Diego Quinones/Ines Homberg (MER) def. Mariangel Estrella/Alessandra Caceres (ETSU) 7-5
2. Ksenija Rage/Julia Millan (ETSU) def. Sofiya Tsilavets/Tea Zivic (MER) 7-5
3. Niyati Kukreti/Audelie Lesauvage (ETSU) def. Marie Bannmeyer/Jelena Gojkovic (MER) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,5,4)

