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Women’s Tennis Completes Mercer Gridiron Classic; Day Three Shortened due to Weather
10/5/2025 6:11:00 PM | Tennis (W)
Macon, Ga. – Day three of the Mercer Gridiron Classic was underway, but the tournament was called due to weather. In terms of matches played, the team completed their slate of doubles matches, but were not able to compete in singles play.
In doubles, the team of Leena Metwally and Alexia Valdez Zarate defeated East Tennessee State's Julia Millan and Alessandra Caceres via a tie breaker, 7-6 (7-3). Sama Hassan Hindawy and Emilia Namyslo won their doubles match as well. Their victory came over the Alabama State duo of Jovana Petrovic and Senna Van Den Heuvel.
Looking over to singles play, Troy had several matches in progress when the tournament was called. Sama Hassan Hindawy was taking on Jacksonville State's Sae Kaneko. In the finals of the west draw, Veena Mariam Nazar battled Angeles Rodriguez-Rizo, also of Jacksonville State.
Continuing the Jacksonville State trend was Maria Guirguis. She found herself in the finals against Polina Ramenskaja. On the southeast side of the draw Alexia Valdez Zarate was looking to take down Ronja Scheuermann of Florida Southern.
Valeriia Avdeeva was scheduled to take on Caceres of East Tennessee State in the finals of the northwest draw. On the south side of the draw Emilia Namyslo was set to compete against Kennesaw State's Laura Nadaska.
Day Three Results:
*Singles matches incomplete due to weather
Doubles (2-1):
Ines Homberg and Marina De Diego Quinones (MERCER) def. Valeriia Avdeeva and Maria Guirguis (TROY) – 6-3
Alexia Valdez Zarate and Leena Metwally (TROY) def. Julia Millan and Alessandra Caceres (EAST TENNESSEE STATE) – 7-6 (7-3)
Sama Hassan Hindawy and Emilia Namyslo (TROY) def. Senna Van Den Heuvel and Jovana Petrovic (ALABAMA STATE) – 6-3
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
In doubles, the team of Leena Metwally and Alexia Valdez Zarate defeated East Tennessee State's Julia Millan and Alessandra Caceres via a tie breaker, 7-6 (7-3). Sama Hassan Hindawy and Emilia Namyslo won their doubles match as well. Their victory came over the Alabama State duo of Jovana Petrovic and Senna Van Den Heuvel.
Looking over to singles play, Troy had several matches in progress when the tournament was called. Sama Hassan Hindawy was taking on Jacksonville State's Sae Kaneko. In the finals of the west draw, Veena Mariam Nazar battled Angeles Rodriguez-Rizo, also of Jacksonville State.
Continuing the Jacksonville State trend was Maria Guirguis. She found herself in the finals against Polina Ramenskaja. On the southeast side of the draw Alexia Valdez Zarate was looking to take down Ronja Scheuermann of Florida Southern.
Valeriia Avdeeva was scheduled to take on Caceres of East Tennessee State in the finals of the northwest draw. On the south side of the draw Emilia Namyslo was set to compete against Kennesaw State's Laura Nadaska.
Day Three Results:
*Singles matches incomplete due to weather
Doubles (2-1):
Ines Homberg and Marina De Diego Quinones (MERCER) def. Valeriia Avdeeva and Maria Guirguis (TROY) – 6-3
Alexia Valdez Zarate and Leena Metwally (TROY) def. Julia Millan and Alessandra Caceres (EAST TENNESSEE STATE) – 7-6 (7-3)
Sama Hassan Hindawy and Emilia Namyslo (TROY) def. Senna Van Den Heuvel and Jovana Petrovic (ALABAMA STATE) – 6-3
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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