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Trojans Conquer Day Two at Mercer Gridiron Classic
10/4/2025 11:44:00 PM | Tennis (W)
Macon, Ga. – Saturday, the Trojans returned to the court for day two of the Mercer Gridiron Classic. Troy looked to build on their success from day while taking steps of improvement.
Singles play began with Maria Guirguis suffering a tough defeat at the hands of Kennesaw State's Sofia Madrid in three sets. Madrid took set one, but Guirguis battled back to take set two. With a level playing field Madrid overpowered Guirguis to take the victory 6-4.
Fellow Trojan Valeriia Avdeeda suffered a similar fate in her match against Tea Zivic of Mercer. After dropping the first set, Avdeeva took the second, setting the stage for a third set. In the third set Zivic proved to be too much for Avdeeva as she took the set and the match.
The Trojans jumped in the win column via a Veena Mariam Nazar victory Jolie Miller of Florida Southern. She carried that momentum into her two-set victory against Middle Georgia State's Berta Castello.
Joining her in the win column is Leena Metwally. Metwally bounced back from a loss earlier in the day to dispose of South Alabama's Jade Marie in two sets with a tiebreaker.
Sama Hassan Hindawy also secured a two-set victory. Her victory against Alabama State's Senna Van Del Heuvel marks her second singles victory of the tournament.
Turning to doubles, it was a short day for the Trojans. The team of Maria Guirguis and Valeriia Avdeeva took down Laura Nadaska and Izabelle Persson of Kennesaw State to continue their winning ways.
Day Two Results:
Singles (5-7):
Sofia Madrid (KENNESAW STATE) def. Maria Guirguis (TROY) – 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Tea Zivic (MERCER) def. Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) – 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Rio Maeda (USA) def. Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) – 6-1, 6-0
Audelie Lesauvage (EAST TENNESSEE STATE) def. Leena Metwally (TROY) – 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
Veena Mariam Nazar (TROY) def. Jolie Miller (FLORIDA SOUTHERN) – 6-3, 6-1
Che Nel (KENNESAW STATE) def. Emilia Namyslo – 6-7 (5-7), 6-0 [10-6]
Maria Paredes (GEORGIA STATE) def. Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) – 6-1, 6-1
Leena Metwally (TROY) def. Jade Marie (USA) – 6-4, 4-6 [10-7]
Sama Hassan Hindawy (TROY) def. Senna Van Del Heuvel (ALABAMA STATE) – 7-5, 6-1
Veena Mariam Nazar (TROY) def. Berta Castello (MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE) – 6-3, 6-3
Emilia Namyslo (TROY) def. Kennedi Brown (FLORIDA SOUTHERN) – 6-4, 6-0
Olesya Stokusova (NORTH GEORGIA) def. Sama Hassan Hindawy (TROY) – 6-2, 6-1
Doubles (1-1):
Maria Guirguis and Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) def. Laura Nadaska and Izabelle Persson (KENNESAW STATE) – 7-6 (7-5)
Annika Berrendorf and Elin Axler (FLORIDA SOUTHERN) def. Leena Metwally and Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) – 6-3
Day One Results:
Singles (4-2):
Polina Ramenskaja (JACKSONVILLE ST.) def. Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) – 6-4, 6-2
Maria Guirguis (TROY) def. Ksenija Rage (EAST TENNESSEE STATE) – 6-3, 6-2
Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) def. Sara Radojevic (GEORGIA STATE) – 6-3, 7-5
Leena Metwally (TROY) def. Kenza Elakazi (USA) – 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
Jana Rovira (USA) def. Veena Mariam Nazar (TROY) – 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Rachel Black (GEORGIA COLLEGE) def. Emilia Namyslo (TROY) – 6-4, 6-4
Sama Hassan Hindawy (TROY) def. Lucy Kim (GEORGIA COLLEGE) – 6-0, 6-4
Doubles (5-1):
Marina De Diego Quinones and Ines Homberg (MERCER) def. Leena Metwally and Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) – 6-2
Maria Guirguis and Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) def. Angeles Rodriguez-Rizo and Irene Artigas Taberner (JACKSONVILLE ST.) – 7-6 (8-6)
Valeriia Avdeeva and Maria Guirguis (TROY) def. Jana Rovira and Rio Maeda (USA) – 7-5
Leena Metwally and Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) def. Emily Jennewein and Ronja Scheuermann (FLORIDA SOUTHERN) – 7-5
Emilia Namyslo and Sama Hassan Hindawy (TROY) def. Lucy Kim and Alisa Chiang (GEORGIA COLLEGE) – 6-4
Leena Metwally and Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) def. Elona Simonov and Realtin Stara (FLORIDA SOUTHERN) – 6-3
Singles play began with Maria Guirguis suffering a tough defeat at the hands of Kennesaw State's Sofia Madrid in three sets. Madrid took set one, but Guirguis battled back to take set two. With a level playing field Madrid overpowered Guirguis to take the victory 6-4.
Fellow Trojan Valeriia Avdeeda suffered a similar fate in her match against Tea Zivic of Mercer. After dropping the first set, Avdeeva took the second, setting the stage for a third set. In the third set Zivic proved to be too much for Avdeeva as she took the set and the match.
The Trojans jumped in the win column via a Veena Mariam Nazar victory Jolie Miller of Florida Southern. She carried that momentum into her two-set victory against Middle Georgia State's Berta Castello.
Joining her in the win column is Leena Metwally. Metwally bounced back from a loss earlier in the day to dispose of South Alabama's Jade Marie in two sets with a tiebreaker.
Sama Hassan Hindawy also secured a two-set victory. Her victory against Alabama State's Senna Van Del Heuvel marks her second singles victory of the tournament.
Turning to doubles, it was a short day for the Trojans. The team of Maria Guirguis and Valeriia Avdeeva took down Laura Nadaska and Izabelle Persson of Kennesaw State to continue their winning ways.
Day Two Results:
Singles (5-7):
Sofia Madrid (KENNESAW STATE) def. Maria Guirguis (TROY) – 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
Tea Zivic (MERCER) def. Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) – 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
Rio Maeda (USA) def. Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) – 6-1, 6-0
Audelie Lesauvage (EAST TENNESSEE STATE) def. Leena Metwally (TROY) – 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
Veena Mariam Nazar (TROY) def. Jolie Miller (FLORIDA SOUTHERN) – 6-3, 6-1
Che Nel (KENNESAW STATE) def. Emilia Namyslo – 6-7 (5-7), 6-0 [10-6]
Maria Paredes (GEORGIA STATE) def. Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) – 6-1, 6-1
Leena Metwally (TROY) def. Jade Marie (USA) – 6-4, 4-6 [10-7]
Sama Hassan Hindawy (TROY) def. Senna Van Del Heuvel (ALABAMA STATE) – 7-5, 6-1
Veena Mariam Nazar (TROY) def. Berta Castello (MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE) – 6-3, 6-3
Emilia Namyslo (TROY) def. Kennedi Brown (FLORIDA SOUTHERN) – 6-4, 6-0
Olesya Stokusova (NORTH GEORGIA) def. Sama Hassan Hindawy (TROY) – 6-2, 6-1
Doubles (1-1):
Maria Guirguis and Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) def. Laura Nadaska and Izabelle Persson (KENNESAW STATE) – 7-6 (7-5)
Annika Berrendorf and Elin Axler (FLORIDA SOUTHERN) def. Leena Metwally and Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) – 6-3
Day One Results:
Singles (4-2):
Polina Ramenskaja (JACKSONVILLE ST.) def. Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) – 6-4, 6-2
Maria Guirguis (TROY) def. Ksenija Rage (EAST TENNESSEE STATE) – 6-3, 6-2
Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) def. Sara Radojevic (GEORGIA STATE) – 6-3, 7-5
Leena Metwally (TROY) def. Kenza Elakazi (USA) – 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
Jana Rovira (USA) def. Veena Mariam Nazar (TROY) – 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Rachel Black (GEORGIA COLLEGE) def. Emilia Namyslo (TROY) – 6-4, 6-4
Sama Hassan Hindawy (TROY) def. Lucy Kim (GEORGIA COLLEGE) – 6-0, 6-4
Doubles (5-1):
Marina De Diego Quinones and Ines Homberg (MERCER) def. Leena Metwally and Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) – 6-2
Maria Guirguis and Valeriia Avdeeva (TROY) def. Angeles Rodriguez-Rizo and Irene Artigas Taberner (JACKSONVILLE ST.) – 7-6 (8-6)
Valeriia Avdeeva and Maria Guirguis (TROY) def. Jana Rovira and Rio Maeda (USA) – 7-5
Leena Metwally and Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) def. Emily Jennewein and Ronja Scheuermann (FLORIDA SOUTHERN) – 7-5
Emilia Namyslo and Sama Hassan Hindawy (TROY) def. Lucy Kim and Alisa Chiang (GEORGIA COLLEGE) – 6-4
Leena Metwally and Alexia Valdez Zarate (TROY) def. Elona Simonov and Realtin Stara (FLORIDA SOUTHERN) – 6-3
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