Friday, September 11
Hamden, CT
Sacred Heart
at
Quinnipiac University Duals
Pioneers Open 2026-27 Season at Quinnipiac University Duals
9/13/2026 11:36:00 AM | Women's Tennis
SHU earns strong results at Quinnipiac before Sunday’s matches were canceled due to weather
HAMDEN, Conn. -Â The Sacred Heart University women's tennis team opened its 2026-27 season with matches on Friday and Saturday at the Quinnipiac University Duals, taking on crosstown rival Fairfield University on Friday and reigning NCAA Division III national champion Wesleyan University on Saturday. Sunday's scheduled matches against the University of New Haven were canceled due to weather.
Highlights for the Pioneers were the number one doubles team of junior Ola Irla Bartyzel and Olivia Zuba. The junior tandem won both its matches, defeating the Fairfield duo of Victoria Mandma and Yana Razina 7-6 (2) on Friday and followed up with an impressive victory over Wesleyan's Lucinda Gatsiounis and Lara Afolayanka 6-4 on Saturday morning. Since last year, the Pioneer tandem has posted a record of 12-4 in doubles play.
Freshman Kealani Agbulos got her college career off to a great start, going 2-0 in her matches. Friday, she downed Fairfield's Maeve Cassidy 3-6, 6-0 (10-7) and then bested Weslayan's Maria Leroy 6-4, 7-5. Sophomore Ava Nelson also had a good weekend as well, posting an overall record of 2-2, earning wins in both singles and doubles vs. Fairfield Friday afternoon.
Up Next
The women return to the courts in two weeks when they travel to West Point to compete in the Army Invitational September 25-27.
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Highlights for the Pioneers were the number one doubles team of junior Ola Irla Bartyzel and Olivia Zuba. The junior tandem won both its matches, defeating the Fairfield duo of Victoria Mandma and Yana Razina 7-6 (2) on Friday and followed up with an impressive victory over Wesleyan's Lucinda Gatsiounis and Lara Afolayanka 6-4 on Saturday morning. Since last year, the Pioneer tandem has posted a record of 12-4 in doubles play.
Freshman Kealani Agbulos got her college career off to a great start, going 2-0 in her matches. Friday, she downed Fairfield's Maeve Cassidy 3-6, 6-0 (10-7) and then bested Weslayan's Maria Leroy 6-4, 7-5. Sophomore Ava Nelson also had a good weekend as well, posting an overall record of 2-2, earning wins in both singles and doubles vs. Fairfield Friday afternoon.
Up Next
The women return to the courts in two weeks when they travel to West Point to compete in the Army Invitational September 25-27.
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