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Posted: May 10, 2026

#8 Tartans Headed to NCAA Quarterfinals After 4-3 Win at #5 Johns Hopkins

#8 Tartans Headed to NCAA Quarterfinals After 4-3 Win at #5 Johns Hopkins
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Team Stats
Doubles
  • Ava Li / Kamila Wong def. Kotistha Modak / Ika Kanumuri 6-3
  • Lia Melvin / Sophia Kim def. Victoria Gazda / Ancele Dolensek 6-2
  • Rachel Li / Shelly Zinchenko def. Claire Loftus / Sahana Madala 6-2
Singles
  • Ika Kanumuri def. Sophia Kim 6-2, 6-3
  • Jane Wong def. Lia Melvin 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
  • Kotistha Modak def. Kamila Wong 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
  • Shelly Zinchenko def. Ava Li 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
  • Sahana Sanjeev def. Victoria Gazda 7-6 (7-0), 6-1
  • Sahana Madala def. Ancele Dolensek 6-0, 6-2

(BALTIMORE, Md.) – The eighth-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team is headed to the quarterfinals of the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship for the eighth time in school history and the first time since 2023, following a thrilling 4-3 come-from-behind victory over fifth-ranked Johns Hopkins University on Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, Maryland. Carnegie Mellon improves to 19-7, while Johns Hopkins concludes its season at 13-7.

Inside the Results:

  • Johns Hopkins claimed the doubles point with wins at one and two. For the second consecutive day, Carnegie Mellon's third doubles pair, sophomores Shelly Zinchenko and Rachel Li, delivered a 6-2 victory.
  • In singles play, the Blue Jays opened with a win at sixth singles, taking a 2-0 lead. Tartan freshman Ika Kanumuri quickly responded with a 6-2, 6-3 victory at first singles, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
  • Johns Hopkins secured the fifth singles point, extending the lead to 3-1.
  • Zinchenko kept the Tartans alive with a three-set win at fourth singles, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
  • Freshman Jane Wong evened the score at 3-all with a hard-fought 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 win at second singles.
  • The match came down to third singles, where sophomore Kotistha Modak overcame a first-set loss (7-5) to win the second set 6-2. In a tense third set, Modak led 5-2 before Kamila Won tied it 5-all. Modak then captured the final two points to secure Carnegie Mellon's victory and a spot in the quarterfinals.

Notes:

  • This is the eighth straight year that the Cardinal and Gray appeared in the NCAA Championship and 20th in program history.
  • It is the 18th time in program history that the Tartans at least reached the third round.  

Up Next

The Tartans will travel to the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the quarterfinals on Sunday, May 18. They will face University Athletic Association rival Washington University in St. Louis. The Bears, ranked third nationally, previously defeated Carnegie Mellon at the end of March.