SUMTER, S.C. – The Erskine women's tennis team continued its 2025 fall season with a historic performance at the prestigious ITA Southeast Regional, held at the Palmetto Tennis Center, over the weekend.

Vale Guerrero made history by becoming the first Erskine player to win three rounds and earn a place in the Quarterfinals. Hanna Vasconez won two rounds and reached the Sweet 16. Also, Ariana Jativa and Maria Carla Padovani each won their first round, as the Fleet showed their depth in singles play. In doubles play, the duo of Ariana Jativa and Valeria Guerrero won a pair of rounds, earning a place in the Quarterfinals.

RESULTS
A-Singles
   Vale Guerrero:

• Round of 64: defeated Aime Vera (Chowan) 6-1, 6-1
• Round of 32: defeated Kaitlin Nguyen (Belmont Abbey) 6-1, 6-1
• Round of 16: defeated Sofia Balsera (Flagler) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Quarterfinals: lost to Vasilissa Kupriyanova (North Georgia) 6-2, 6-4

    Hanna Vasconez:

• Round of 64: defeated Alexandria Braithwaite (Anderson) 0-6, 7-5, 1-0 (7)
• Round of 32: defeated Evelyn Altmaier (Lander) 6-0, 7-6 (2)
• Round of 16: lost to Sofia Giraldo (North Georgia) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

    Ariana Jativa:

• Round of 64: defeated Lara Lanno (Francis Marion) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Round of 32: lost to Vedia Patricia (Lees-McRae) 6-1, 6-1

B Singles
    Maria Carla Padovani:

• Round of 32: defeated Hazel Vernon (Newberry) 6-2, 6-1
• Round of 16: lost to Lauryn Swatski (North Georgia) 6-3, 6-3

A-Doubles
    Ariana Jativa / Vale Guerrero:

• Round of 32: defeated Kenzy Abdelaal-Melissa Lino Airoldi (UVA Wise) 8-4
• Round of 16: defeated Marta Melnichenok-Alexandra Ortiz Peres (Lincoln Memorial) 8-4
• Quarterfinals: lost to Linn Goerdes-Vasilissa Kupriyanova (North Georgia) 8-2

B-Doubles
    Hanna Vasconez / Simona Stepanovic:

• Round of 16: lost to Adriana Pellizzari-Lucie Palud (Lincoln Memorial) 8-4

    Sofia Feijoo Pola / Maria Carla Padovani:

• Round of 16: lost to Yana Prihach-Tamanna Takoria (Middle Georgia State) 8-4

WHAT'S NEXT?
Erskine concludes their fall season this coming weekend at the Bearcat Invitational, hosted by Lander University.

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