WINTER PARK, Fla. (October 25, 2025) - Women's tennis had a great time playing their first official competition on the courts of the new Tennis & Golf Center located on campus.
Facing off against Southeastern University, the Tars and Fire opened up with two rounds of four doubles matches.
In the first round, the two teams split the four matches:
#1 -
Alyssa Novoa/
Amina Taibi def. M. Picardi/A. Ciampi - 6-1
#2 - I. Bolivar/I. Parigi def.
Nisan Can/
Milla Falster - 6-3
#3 -
Amina Abdulloeva/
Stella Fruijtier def. C Do Lago/F. Erickson - 6-0
#4 - A. Windham/I. Buhain def.
Sydney Eckstein/
Leila Javaheri - 6-2
After a short break, the two schools shuffled the lineups and ran it back. The Tars fared better in round two, taking three of four matches:
#1 - Taibi/Abdulloeva def. Picardi/Ciampi - 6-4
#2 - Bolivar/Parigi def. Novoa/Javaheri - 6-2
#3 -
Lorin Tilipman/
Sydney Eckstein def. Do Lago/Erickson - 6-4
#4 - Fruijtier/Can def. Windham/Buhain - 6-1
The teams then agreed to run eight singles matches, and the Tars enjoyed tremendous success, taking all but one of the courts:
#1 - Novoa def. Picardi 6-3, 6-1
#2 - Taibi def. Bolivar 6-3, 7-6 (4)
#3 - Can def. Parigi 6-2, 6-2
#4 - Ciampi def. Falster 6-3, 2-6, 10-8
#5 - Abdulloeva def. Do Lago 6-1, 6-1
$6 - Fruijtier def. Erickson 6-0, 6-0
#7 - Tilipman def. Windham 8-3
#8 - Eckstein def. Buhain 8-2
Tasi Talk
"It felt surreal to be back on campus after a year and a half without a home. The wait was worth it—competing in front of our campus and community was incredible. The team was thrilled to play in front of our home crowd and I am proud of their focus and fight. It meant a lot to them to share this moment with everyone who came out today. Thank you to all who made the new tennis and golf center a dream come true."
