Location: New York City, NY
 
The Short Story: VCU Women's Tennis began their fall season at the Columbia Invitational this weekend. Six members of the squad (Yelizaveta Karlova, Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando, Emma Rizzetto, Mariam Ibrahim, Tiziana Rossini, Anja Draskovic) competed over three days in the Big Apple, compiling an overall record of 16-11 between doubles and singles.
 
OPENING SERVE

• On day one, the freshmen pairing of Emma Rizzetto and Tiziana Rossini won their doubles match 6-3 for the first victory of their collegiate careers.
• Day two saw an improvement across the board, as the Rams went undefeated in doubles and won five of six singles matches. 
• VCU finished strong on day three, winning two of three doubles matches and five of six singles matches again.
• Freshmen Andrade Sabando, Rizzetto, Rossini, and Ibrahim had a strong start to their collegiate careers, all winning at least one doubles or singles match.

RESULTS 
DAY ONE vs. Columbia
Doubles
Anna Zhang/Sophia Wang (COL) def. Yelizaveta Karlova/Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 6-2
Gayathri Krishnan/Salma Farhat (COL) def. Anja Draskovic/Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) 6-4
Emma Rizzetto/Tiziana Rossini (VCU) def. Fatima Keita/Sophia Strugnell (COL) 6-3
 
Singles
Anna Zhang (COL) def. Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-4
Julia Haynes (COL) def. Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) 6-3, 6-1
Sophia Wang (COL) def. Anja Draskovic (VCU) 7-6 (1), 2-6, 10-8
Fatima Keita (COL) def. Emma Rizzetto (VCU) 6-4, 6-2
Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Tiziana Rossini (VCU) 6-3, 7-5
Clarine Lerby (COL) def. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 6-0, 7-5
 
DAY TWO vs. Long Island
Doubles
Yelizaveta Karlova/Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) def. Jasmine Maduel/Lucy Garrigues (LIU) 6-2
Emma Rizzetto/Tiziana Rossini (VCU) def. Saki Oyama/Clara Tardivel (LIU) 6-1
Anja Draskovic/Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Leo Boisseau/Mia Tsoukalas (LIU) 6-3
 
Singles
Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Lucy Garrigues (LIU) 6-4, 6-2
Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Leo Boisseau (LIU) 6-1, 6-1
Anja Draskovic (VCU) def. Saki Oyama (LIU) 6-4, 6-1
Emma Rizzetto (VCU) def. Clara Tardivel (LIU) 6-4, 6-0
Tiziana Rossini (VCU) def. Kate Jorjoliani (LIU) 6-4, 6-3
Mia Tsoukalas (LIU) def. Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 3-6, 6-4, 10-7

DAY THREE vs. Cornell
Doubles
Victoria Zhao/Lauren Stein (COR) def Yelizaveta Karlova/Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) 6-4
Emma Rizzetto/Tiziana Rossini (VCU) def. Alexandra Savu/Gia Graziano (COR) 6-1
Anja Draskovic/Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Emma Baker/Jenny Wong (COR) 6-0
 
Singles
Yelizaveta Karlova (VCU) def. Lauren Stein (COR) 7-6(4), 6-3
Tania Isabel Andrade Sabando (VCU) def. Emma Baker (COR) 6-2, 6-3
Victoria Zhao (COR) def. Anja Draskovic (VCU) 6-4, 6-4
Emma Rizzetto (VCU) def. Jenny Wong (COR) 6-2, 6-2
Tiziana Rossini (VCU) def. Martina Marica (COR) 6-0, 6-2
Mariam Ibrahim (VCU) def. Tanya Fan (COR) 6-3, 6-1