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Falcons Have Successful Start to 2026-27 Season at EMU Hidden Duals
September 26, 2026 | Women's Tennis
BGSU goes 6-3 in doubles, & all seven players pick up at least one singles win
By: by Mike Cihon, BGSU Strategic Communications
YPSILANTI, Mich. - The Bowling Green State University tennis team opened the Autumn Williams Era on a successful note, as the Falcons participated in the EMU Hidden Duals on Friday and Saturday (Sept. 25-26). All seven players on the roster picked up at least one singles win, and the Orange and Brown went 6-3 in doubles matches over the weekend in the four-team event, which took place at the Chippewa Club.
Libby Blair and Konstantina Adamopoulou each went 2-1 in singles play, while Richardlyne Francois, Lucia Gaio, Qianyu Liu, McKenzie Shelton and Kiera Taylor each posted one singles victory over the weekend.
In doubles, Blair and Taylor went 2-1 at the top flight, while the Gaio/Shelton duo was a perfect 2-0 at flight number two. Adamopoulou also was 2-0 on the weekend, teaming with Liu and Francois for one win apiece at the third flight.
Taylor's second doubles win with Blair, against a Ferris State duo, came on her birthday.
On the weekend, Adamopoulou (4-1) and Blair (4-2) each picked up four total wins, while Gaio, Shelton and Taylor all had three and Francois and Liu two apiece.
BGSU returns to the road next weekend, making a short trip north for the Toledo Hidden Duals on Friday and Saturday (Oct. 2-3).
The weekend's complete results from EMU are listed below...
EMU HIDDEN DUALS
Chippewa Club (2525 Golfside Rd., Ypsilanti, Mich. 48197)
Day 1 – Friday, Sept. 25
Singles, Round 1 – Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo
1 – JJ Scholten (T) def. Maria Batinic, 6-4, 6-4
2 – Valentina Salek (EM) def. Anastasia Akuginova, 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-6)
3 – Gaby Rondon (T) def. Pehal Kharadkar, 6-4, 6-1
4 – Annika Munson (T) def. Lara Diaz Zayas, 6-3, 6-7(3), 1-0 (10-6)
5 – Jone Ibanez (T) def. Sabrina Tolstova, 6-3, 6-2
6 – Matilde Parreira (EM) def. Isabella Barretto, 6-4, 6-4
7 – June Vigneron (T) def. Kseniia Saenko, 6-4, 6-2
8 – Iva Jankovic (T) def. Iva Daneva, 6-3, 6-2
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Singles, Round 1 – Bowling Green vs. Ferris State
1 – Keira Taylor (BG) def. Madeline Peisley, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
2 – Ainzley Zulueta (FS) def. Qianyu Liu, 6-1, 6-1
3 – McKenzie Shelton (BG) def. Yara Madi, 6-1, 7-6(4)
4 – Libby Blair (BG) def. Kalyna Nichita, 6-1, 6-3
5 – Konstantina Adamopoulou (BG) def. Elliot Nolan, 6-0, 6-3
6 – Lucia Gaio (BG) def. Katherine Earnest, 6-1, 6-4
7 – Richardlyne Francois (BG) def. Ayva Johnstone, 6-1, 6-3
8 – no match played
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Doubles, Round 1 – Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green
1 – Libby Blair/Kiera Taylor (BG) def. Valentina Salek/Sabrina Tolstova, 7-5
2 – Lara Diaz Zayas/Kseniia Saenko (EM) def. Qianyu Liu/McKenzie Shelton, 6-2
3 – Pehal Kharadkar/Matilde Parreira (EM) def/ Richardlyn Francois/Lucia Gaio, 6-4
4 – no match played
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Doubles, Round 1 – Ferris State vs. Toledo
1 – Anastasia Akuginova/Gaby Rondon (T) def. Madeline Peisley/Ainzley Zulueta, 6-4
2 – Jone Ibanez/June Vigneron (T) def. Yara Madi/Aimee Reynoso Cupido, 6-3
3 – Iva Jankovic/JJ Scholten (T) def. Ayva Johnstone/Kalyna Nichita, 6-2
4 – no match played
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Singles, Round 2 – Eastern Michigan vs. Ferris State
1 – Madeline Peisley (FS) def. Valentina Salek, 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)
2 – Ainzley Zulueta (FS) def. Lara Diaz Zayas, 6-2, 7-6(4)
3 – Pehal Kharadkar (EM) def. Yara Madi, 6-4, 6-0
4 – Sabrina Tolstova (EM) def. Kalyna Nichita, 6-1, 6-2
5 – Matilde Parreira (EM) def. Elliot Nolan, 6-4, 6-2
6 – Ayva Johnstone (FS) def. Kseniia Saenko, 6-2, 6-3
7 – Iva Daneva (EM) def. Aimee Reynoso Cupido, 6-0, 6-4
8 – no match played
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Singles, Round 2 –Bowling Green vs. Toledo
1 – JJ Scholten (T) def. McKenzie Shelton, 6-1, 6-3
2 – Anastasia Akuginova (T) def. Kiera Taylor, 6-1, 6-1
3 – Gaby Rondon (T) def. Libby Blair, 6-4, 6-2
4 – Annika Munson (T) def. Qianyu Liu, 6-2, 6-1
5 – Konstantina Adamopoulou (BG) def. Jone Ibanez, 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6)
6 – June Vigneron (T) def. Richardlyne Francois, 6-1, 6-4
7 – Iva Jankovic (T) def. Lucia Gaio, 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (11-9)
8 – no match played
Day 2 – Saturday, Sept. 26
Doubles, Round 2 – Eastern Michigan vs. Toledo
1 – Anastasia Akuginova/Gaby Rondon (T) def. Valentina Salek/Sabrina Tolstova, 6-4
2 – Jone Ibanez/June Vigneron (T) def. Lara Diaz Zayas/Matilde Parreira, 6-4
3 – Iva Jankovic/JJ Scholten (T) def. Pehal Kharadkar/Kseniia Saenko, 6-4
4 – Isabella Barretto/Annika Munson (T) def. Maria Batinic/Iva Daneva, 7-6(4)
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Doubles, Round 2 – Bowling Green vs. Ferris State
1 – Libby Blair/Kiera Taylor (BG) def. Madeline Peisley/Ainzley Zulueta, 7-6(2)
2 – Lucia Gaio/McKenzie Shelton (BG) def. Elliot Nolan/Aimee Reynoso Cupido, 6-2
3 – Konstantina Adamopoulou/Qianyu Liu (BG) def. Katherine Earnest/Ayva Johnstone, 7-6(3)
4 – no match played
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Doubles, Round 3 – Eastern Michigan vs. Ferris State
1 – Valentina Salek/Sabrina Tolstova (EM) def. Madeline Peisley/Ainzley Zulueta, 6-4
2 – Lara Diaz Zayas/Kseniia Saenko (EM) def. Yara Madi/Aimee Reynoso Cupido, 6-3
3 – Ayva Johnstone/Kalyna Nichita (FS) def. Iva Daneva/Matilde Parreira, 7-6(5)
4 – Maria Batinic/Pehal Kharadkar (EM) def. Katherine Earnest/Elliot Nolan, 6-3
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Doubles, Round 3 – Bowling Green vs. Toledo
1 – Anastasia Akuginova/Gaby Rondon (T) def. Libby Blair/Kiera Taylor, 7-5
2 – Lucia Gaio/McKenzie Shelton (BG) def. Jone Ibanez/June Vigneron, 6-3
3 – Konstantina Adamopoulou/Richardlyne Francois (BG) def. Iva Jankovic/JJ Scholten, 6-3
4 – no match played
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Singles, Round 3 – Eastern Michigan vs. Bowling Green
1 – Maria Batinic (EM) def. Kiera Taylor, 7-6(2), 6-2
2 – Valentina Salek (EM) def. McKenzie Shelton, 6-4, 6-3
3 – Libby Blair (BG) def. Matilde Parreira, 6-4, 6-4
4 – Qianyu Liu (BG) def. Pehal Kharadkar, 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-7)
5 – Lara Diaz Zayas (EM) def. Lucia Gaio, 6-3, 6-2
6 – Kseniia Saenko (EM) def. Konstantina Adamopoulou, 6-3, 6-2
7 – no match played
8 – no match played
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Singles, Round 3 – Ferris State vs. Toledo
1 – JJ Scholten (T) def. Madeline Peisley, 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
2 – Anastasia Akuginova (T) def. Ainzley Zulueta, 6-1, 6-1
3 – Gaby Rondon (T) def. Kalyna Nichita, 6-0, 6-0
4 – Annika Munson (T) def. Yara Madi, 7-6(11), 6-4
5 – June Vigneron (T) def. 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
6 – no match played
7 – no match played
8 – no match played
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