Skip To Main Content

Swarthmore College Athletics

scoreboard

OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF  THE SWARTHMORE COLLEGE GARNET

scoreboard

Erin Li competes in NCAA Tournament against Penn State Harrisburg

Women's Tennis

Women’s Tennis Opens Season at ITA Regionals

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - The Swarthmore College women's tennis team opened its 2025 fall campaign at the ITA Regionals on Saturday. 

Lola Diaz and Erin Li advanced in both the championship doubles and singles brackets. The pairing teamed up to advance to tomorrow's Round of 16, while both individuals qualified for tomorrow's championship singles play, as well. 

Championship Doubles / Championship Singles 

DOUBLES
- Diaz/ Li advanced to the second round of championship doubles action after earning an opening round bye. The fifth-seeded pairing bested Mary Kate Kahl/ Jackie Daynovsky (Washington & Lee University) with an 8-3 decision in the Round of 32.  

- Uma Pogrebivsky/ Hannah Kideckel won its opening round matchup of championship doubles with a 6-4 decision over Olivia Koziol/ Jordan Kach (Washington & Lee University). They then advanced past the second round after their opponents retired. 

- Kathleen Shiffer/ Paola Almeda were victorious in the opening round of championship doubles. The Swarthmore duo beat Malika Reddy/ Adelaide Kreutel (Haverford College) with a 6-0 victory before falling in the second round to Johns Hopkins, 8-7 [7-3]. 

- Riya Rao/ Madeline Posner won 6-1 in the opening round of championship doubles over Olivia Guzzo/ Atlee Hillard (Shenandoah University). The duo then fell to Christopher Newport in the Round of 32. 

SINGLES
- Diaz won a pair of matches to open her senior campaign in championship singles action. Diaz won 8-2 in the Round of 64 against Atlee Hillard (Shenandoah) and then upset Sahana Sanjeev (Johns Hopkins) in the next round. The Swarthmore standout won convincingly in the opening set 6-1, before falling 6-3 in the second set. Diaz then came out victorious with a 11-9 decision in the tiebreaker round. 

- Li outlasted Adelaide Kreutel (Haverford College) with a 8-6 decision in the opening round of championship singles. The sophomore then advanced to tomorrow's action with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Lily Ganjbaksh (Saint Mary's College of Maryland). 

- Hannah Kideckel won her collegiate debut with an 8-4 win over Annie Nemoy (Catholic University of America) in championship singles. However, the first-year then fell 6-0, 6-0 in the second round to a Carnegie Mellon challenger. 

- Posner held on for a 8-6 victory over Margarette Berdy (Washington & Lee University) in championship singles. She then dropped a 6-0, 6-0 decision to Carnegie Mellon in the second round. 

UP NEXT
The Garnet continue action at tomorrow's ITA Regionals.
 
Print Friendly Version

Players Mentioned

Lola Diaz

Lola Diaz

Senior
Erin Li

Erin Li

Sophomore
Madeline Posner

Madeline Posner

Sophomore
Riya Rao

Riya Rao

Senior
Kathleen Shiffer

Kathleen Shiffer

Senior
Paola Almeda

Paola Almeda

Freshman
Hannah Kideckel

Hannah Kideckel

Freshman
Uma Pogrebivsky

Uma Pogrebivsky

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lola Diaz

Lola Diaz

Senior
Erin Li

Erin Li

Sophomore
Madeline Posner

Madeline Posner

Sophomore
Riya Rao

Riya Rao

Senior
Kathleen Shiffer

Kathleen Shiffer

Senior
Paola Almeda

Paola Almeda

Freshman
Hannah Kideckel

Hannah Kideckel

Freshman
Uma Pogrebivsky

Uma Pogrebivsky

Freshman