PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Cornell women's tennis team put together a strong showing at Penn's Cissie Leary Invitational over the weekend, notching 10 singles and four doubles victories against a competitive field at the Hamlin and Hecht Tennis Centers.

"Overall it was a great weekend. The team battled hard every match," said Spencer Furman, the Interim Carl H. Meinig '31 Head Coach of Women's Tennis. "We will take the momentum gained from this weekend into Regionals next week. It was a pleasure to watch the team compete for the first time." 

The Big Red opened the tournament with a dominant performance against Saint Joseph's, winning six of eight first-round singles matches. Michelle Ryndin, Sage Loudon, Victoria Zhao, Dylan Gelber, Andrea Martinez de Los Rios and Martina Marica each posted straight-set wins, combining to drop just 10 games across all six victories.

In second-round action, Gelber and Tanya Fan picked up solid wins over Temple and Maryland, respectively. Emma Baker battled through a tight three-set tiebreak to win 4-6, 7-5, 14-12 over Temple's Tianni Zhou. Despite several three-set efforts, Cornell dropped four of its seven matches in round two, including narrow defeats for Martinez de Los Rios and Loudon.

The final round proved more challenging, as the Big Red faced off against William & Mary. Martinez de Los Rios was the lone Cornell player to come away with a win, rallying from a set down to defeat Rebeka Svabikova 1-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Cornell's doubles tandems got off to a fast start on Day 1, with the pair of Ryndin and Zhao defeating Penn's Stojanovski and Saw, 8-2. Loudon and Baker edged another Penn duo in a tight 8-7 match, while Gelber and Marica secured an 8-7 win over Saint Joseph's.

Loudon and Baker stayed hot in round two, blanking Maryland's Challa and Donnelly, 8-0, but William & Mary swept Cornell's doubles teams on the final day.

The Big Red will send a roster of players for the ITA Regional Championships beginning on Thursday, Oct. 9.