Box Score GAMBIER — The Otterbein women's tennis team took part in the two-day Kenyon Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, facing off against three different ranked opponents. Lillia Walter spearheaded the team's efforts, securing a singles victory and a win in doubles.

The Basics:
Venue: VandenBerg Courts in Gambier, Ohio
Teams Competed against: Denison, Kenyon, and Carnegie Mellon
ITA Teams rankings (as of June 5, 2024): #14 Carnegie Mellon, #22 Kenyon and #30 Denison

The Matches: 

Singles: 

- Lillia Walter defeated Charlotte Johns (Denison) -  6-3, 6-3.
- Elizabeth Hoo (Denison) won against Breanna Ball 6-0, 6-2.
- Maggie Shope (Kenyon) triumphed over Ball 6-0, 6-3.
- Manuela Van Cotthem (Carnegie Mellon) beat Walter 6-1, 6-2.
- Dasha Chistyakova (Denison) won against Daniela De Mata 6-1, 6-2.
- Ariana Rodriguez (Denison) overcame Taryn Simmers 6-2, 6-1.
- Maggie Shope (Kenyon) edged out Olivia Eckels 7-5, 6-4.
- Hana Nouaime (Kenyon) won against Cassady Shough 6-2, 6-0.
- Elizabeth Ackerman (Kenyon) beat Niya Bell 6-1, 7-6.
- Caitlin VanWinkle (Denison) won against Shough 6-0, 6-0.
- Bridgette Kelly (Kenyon) defeated De Mata 6-0, 6-0.
- Ariana Rodriguez (Denison) beat Olivia Eckels 6-2, 6-3.
- Ainika Hou (Carnegie Mellon) took Taryn Simmers 3-6, 6-1, 10-5.
- Hayley Shay (Denison) won against Bell 6-0, 6-0.
- Maggie Shope (Kenyon) triumphed over Shough 6-2, 6-3.
- Elizabeth Ackerman (Kenyon) defeated Ball 8-1.
- Clare Hudson (Kenyon) beat Eckels 6-0, 6-0.
- Ariana Rodriguez (Denison) won against Bell 6-2, 6-1.
- Maia Nowicki (Denison) edged out Walter 6-4, 1-6, 10-7.
- Hayley Shay (Denison) won against De Mata 6-2, 7-5.
- Joycie Lu (Carnegie Mellon) beat Erin Storrer 7-6, 2-0 (retired).

Doubles:

- Walter/ Storrer beat Manuela Van Cotthem/Victoria Gazda (Carnegie Mellon), 6-3.
- Bridgette Kelly/Maggie Shope (Kenyon) overcame Walter/De Mata,  6-4.
- Charlotte Johns/Ariana Rodriguez (Denison) edged out Ball/Simmers, 7-5.
- Victoria Gazda/Joycie Lu (Carnegie Mellon) beat Shough/Eckels, 6-2.
- Elizabeth Ackerman/Sophia Carling (Kenyon) won against Bell/Pennington, 6-2.
- Ana Brand/Sophia Carling (Kenyon) defeated Eckels/De Mata, 7-6.
- Elizabeth Hoo/Ariana Rodriguez (Denison) triumphed over Bell/Shough, 6-0.
- Ainika Hou/Joycie Lu (Carnegie Mellon) topped Ball/Simmers, 6-1.
- Elizabeth Ackerman/Maggie Shope (Kenyon) beat Ball/Simmers, 6-0.
- Rachel Li/Zoe Angell (Carnegie Mellon) won against Walter/Storrer, 6-3.
- Bridgette Kelly/Clare Hudson (Kenyon) defeated Bell/Shough, 6-0.