MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The 2026 Conference USA Women’s Tennis Championship kicked off Wednesday morning in Murfreesboro, Tennessee with three first-round matches. No. 9 Sam Houston got things started with a 4-3 win over No. 8 Western Kentucky, along with No. 6 Liberty’s 4-0 sweep over No. 11 Missouri State. Also advancing to the next round is No. 10 Middle Tennessee after upsetting No. 7 New Mexico State 4-3.
 
The quarterfinals will begin tomorrow morning with two matches at 9 a.m. CT, including top-seeded LA Tech taking on the Bearkats and No. 4 Delaware facing off against No. 5 Jax State. At noon, No. 3 Kennesaw State will compete against the Flames and No. 2 FIU will take on MTSU.
 
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First Round Match 1 – Wednesday, April 15
(9) Sam Houston 4, (8) WKU 3
Box Score (PDF)
 
Doubles  
No. 1: Virginia Madueno/ Emily Schut (WKU) def. Christine Jevicky/Nayuma Subba (SHSU) 6-3
No. 2: Ella Fitcher/Aaliyah Hohmann (SHSU) def. Ariadna Fernandez/Barbara Olvera (WKU) 6-2
No. 3: Isabelle Einess/Elizabeth Sobieski (WKU) def. Ana. Kurtsikashvili/Sara Sadadinovic (SHSU) 6-3 

Singles  
No. 1: Nayuma Subba (SHSU) def. Isabelle Einess (WKU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2: Ana. Kurtsikashvili (SHSU) def. Emily Schut (WKU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
No. 3: Christine Jevicky (SHSU) def. Virginia Madueno (WKU) 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (9-7)
No. 4: Sara Sadadinovic (SHSU) def. Barbara Olvera (WKU) 6-2, 6-3
No. 5: Ariadna Fernandez (WKU) def. Ella Fitcher (SHSU) 7-6 (9-7), 6-3
No. 6: Elizabeth Sobieski (WKU) def. Isabella Garza (SHSU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 

Match Notes:  
9-seed Sam Houston (8-12)
8-seed WKU (11-13)
Order of finish: Singles (1-4-6-2-5-3); Doubles (1-2-3)
 
First Round Match 2 – Wednesday, April 15
(6) Liberty 4, (11) Missouri State 0
Box Score (PDF)
 
Doubles  
No. 1: Yoanna Radulova/Maria Turchetto (Liberty) def. Matilde Ercoli/ Lucy Latham (MSU) 6-1
No. 2: Daniella O’Neill/Milana Tsulygina (Liberty) def. Billur Gonlusen/Raluca Puscas (MSU) 6-3
No. 3: Anika Lemus/Candy Wai (Liberty) vs. Leni Eichner/Elsie Jackson (MSU) 5-3, unfinished

Singles  
No. 1: Daniella O’Neill (Liberty) def. Lucy Latham (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 2: Maria Turchetto (Liberty) vs. Billur Gonlusen (MSU) 6-2, 2-2, unfinished
No. 3: Yoanna Radulova (Liberty) def. Matilde Ercoli (MSU) 6-1, 6-3
No. 4: Milana Tsulygina (Liberty) def. Raluca Puscas (MSU) 6-2, 5-2, unfinished
No. 5: Celina Joseph (Liberty) vs. Leni Eichner (MSU) 6-3, 1-3, unfinished
No. 6: Candy Wai (Liberty) def. Elsie Jackson (MSU) 6-0, 6-4 

Match Notes:  
6-seed Liberty (13-9)
11-seed Missouri State (4-17)
Order of finish: Doubles (1-2); Singles (1-3-6)
 
First Round Match 3 – Wednesday, April 15
(10) MTSU 4, (7) NM State
Box Score (PDF)
 
Doubles  
No. 1: Whitney Moon/Nadia Nemeth (NM) vs. Sara Conde/Cara Szilasi (MTSU) 5-3, unfinished
No. 2: Rutuja Chaphalkar/Zora Koenig (MTSU) def. Anna Klimova/Montana Parkinson-Lubold (NM) 6-2
No. 3: Lena Peyer/Sze Xuan Lim def. Mariella Gelbke/Anna Pinaieva (NM) 6-4

Singles  
No. 1: Whitney Moon (NM) def. Lena Peyer (MTSU) 6-4, 6-4
No. 2: Anna Pinaieva (NM) def. Zora Koenig (MTSU) 7-6, 6-3
No. 3: Montana Parkinson-Lubold (NM) def. Sthefany Rodrigues De Lima (MTSU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Sara Conde (MTSU) def. Emma Petton (NM) 6-4, 6-4
No. 5: Sadbaroy Kholdarova (MTSU) def. Anna Klimova (NM) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
No. 6: Sze Xuan Lim (MTSU) def. Mariella Gelbke (NM) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4

Match Notes:  
10-seed MTSU (8-14)
7-seed NM State (10-10)
Order of finish: Doubles (2-3); Singles (2-3-1-4-6-5)