TAMPA, Fla., September 15, 2025 –The University of South Florida Women's tennis team delivered an impressive showing at the Tribe Invitational this past weekend, recording 20 total victories across singles and doubles. They competed against a strong field that included William & Mary, East Carolina, Richmond, Pennsylvania, and James Madison. The tournament was hosted at William & Mary University.
The highlight of the weekend came from Sienna Leeson, who captured her singles draw title with a dominant run. She won her first match against Novak from Richmond 6-4 2-6 16-14, then against Saveljic from JMU 6-1 6-0. She made an impressive comeback in her finals match against JMU's Reitmann 3-6 6-0 10-7 to snag the title.
USF also saw singles performances from Josefine Falster and Charlotte Ruud, who both made it to the final in their respective brackets. Falster beat Lee from Richmond 6-0 6-1, and then won against Pennsylania's Saw 7-6(5) 6-4 to get her to the final, where she lost to Williams from JMU 6-4 6-3.
Ruud won against Larsson of William and Mary 6-1 6-2, then Hoffman of JMU 4-6 6-2 10-8 to take her to the final match. She then fell short to Davis from William and Mary 6-3 6-1.
Adding to the success, Margherita Marcon and Francesca Miglio battled through consolation to secure back draw titles in singles, showcasing the teams resilience and depth.
Marcon took a win over Webber from Richmond in consolation 6-3 6-4 and then claimed her back draw title against William and Mary's Debnam 6-2 7-6(4). Miglio won her first consolation match against Urata of Pennsylvania 6-4 6-3, which was also the transfer junior's first win as a Bull. She then won the back draw title 6-4 6-3 against Novak from Richmond.
In doubles, Marcon and freshman Amelia Drukerova placed 3rd in their doubles draw, beating Pell/Debnam of William and Mary 6-2. It was freshman Drukerova's first Bull and collegiate win. The pair then falling short to Munteanu/Reitmann from JMU. They battled for third place against Auerswald/Jeromin from ECU, winning 6-2.
Falster and Vargas took home the back draw title in doubles, after losing to Wang/Vendula of Pennsylvania 2-6, then beating Pavlenko/Savekova 6-4 to win the consolation final.
Leeson and Ruud capped off the tournament by winning the back draw title in doubles. After a loss to Hoffmann/Williams from JMU, they won against Moody/Calvo of ECU 6-2, then beat Kernagis/Gonzalez from William and Mary 6-0 to take the back draw title.
Overall, the Bulls left Williamsburg with confidence and momentum after consistently gaining results against top competition.
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Head coach Cristina Moros, a former collegiate national champion and four-time All-American, is in her 11th year at the helm entering the 2025-26 season. She was named the 2017 AAC Coach of the Year after leading the Bulls to the conference championship that season.
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