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Posted: Feb 07, 2026

#12 Tartans Start Dual Season with Two Wins

#12 Tartans Start Dual Season with Two Wins
Box Score Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Ika Kanumuri / Kotistha Modak def. Abby Cruser / Jamie Hurst 6-4
  • Ancele Dolensek / Divya Venkatarama def. Jenna Bell / Caroline Robinson 7-6 (7-3)
  • Amy Grace Beebe / Audrey Austin def. Victoria Gazda / Shelly Zinchenko 6-0
Singles
  • Jenna Bell def. Shelly Zinchenko 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
  • Kotistha Modak def. Jamie Hurst 6-0, 6-3
  • Ika Kanumuri def. Abby Cruser 6-1, 6-1
  • Divya Venkatarama def. Audrey Austin 6-2, 6-1
  • Victoria Gazda def. Amy Grace Beebe 6-0, 6-2
  • Manuela Van Cotthem def. Molly McLane 6-4, 6-1
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Ika Kanumuri / Kotistha Modak def. Hadley Krygier / Amanda Lopykinski 6-3
  • Ancele Dolensek / Divya Venkatarama def. Kaitlyn Stievater / Wren Walker 6-1
  • Rachel Li / Shelly Zinchenko def. Jana Beier / Mallory Matthews 6-1
Singles
  • Shelly Zinchenko def. Hadley Krygier 6-4, 6-3
  • Amanda Lopykinski def. Ika Kanumuri 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (15-13)
  • Ancele Dolensek def. Jana Beier 6-0, 7-6 (10-8)
  • Victoria Gazda def. Wren Walker 6-2, 6-0
  • Allison Hsieh def. Sophia Grzesiak 0-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
  • Manuela Van Cotthem def. Mallory Matthews 6-3, 6-1

(ADA, Ohio) - The 12th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team opened the spring season with a pair of victories on the road Saturday, February 7. The Tartans started the day with a 6-1 win against host Ohio Northern University and closed the day with a 6-1 victory against 38th-ranked Hope College.

Inside the Results Against Ohio Northern

  • The Tartans earned the doubles points and also swept the matches. The number one pair of freshman Ika Kanumuri and sophomore Kotistha Modak winning 6-4 to get things started. The number three pair of sophomores Victoria Gazda and Shelly Zinchenko then won 6-1.
  • In singles play, positions two through six won in straight sets for the Tartans with Kanumuri finishing first at third singles with a 6-1, 6-1 score to make it 2-0.
  • Gazda was the next to finish by a 6-0, 6-2 score at number five singles just ahead of senior Divya Venkatarama at fourth singles who won 6-2, 6-1 for match point.

Inside the Results Against Hope

  • Once again the Tartans won all three doubles matches to start with a 1-0 lead.
  • Sophomore Shelly Zinchenko paired with sophomore Rachel Li to win 6-1 at third doubles while Venkatarama and sophomore Ancele Dolensek paired in the second position to win 6-1.
  • The Tartans won five singles matches with Zinchenko, Gazda, senior Manuela Van Cotthem and Dolensek winning in straight sets.
  • Zinchenko won at first singles, 6-4, 6-3, while Gazda earned a 6-2, 6-0 win at fourth singles.
  • VanCotthem won 6-3, 6-1 at sixth singles and Dolensek was victorious at third singles, 6-0, 7-6 (10-8).

Up Next

The Tartans will travel to Denison University on Saturday, February 14 for a 12:00 p.m. start.