HARROGATE, Tenn.- To kick off the 2024 fall season, the Lincoln Memorial University Women's Tennis Team hosted an invitational this weekend. The Railsplitters hosted Carson-Newman University, Lee University, Union College, Tusculum University and Milligan University. 
 
To kick off the weekend the team swept the doubles against Milligan University. Rosalie Carrier-Dulac and Carla Ramonet took down the No. 1 doubles 6-3, while Adriana Pellizzari and Marta Melnichenok had the same results at No. 2 doubles. Mann-Ning Li and Lucie Palud defeated the No. 3 doubles with a definitive score of 6-2. In the second round of doubles Pellizari and Melnichenok won a close match of 7-5 against Tusculum No. 2 doubles team. Mar Garcia Bucosa and Maria Villanveva Abad won 6-0 against Union. 
 
To start off the singles LMU played against Lee University. Rosalie Carrier-Dulac won a tight match at No. 3 singles with a 4-6, 6-3, 11-9 win. Additionally, Mar Garcia, Tania Sfilio, and Maria Villanveva Abad both won their matches with a 6-4, 6-3 win. Lucie Palud took another win for the Railsplitters with a 6-0, 6-0 win against Milligan University. 
 
Day 2 began with another round of doubles against Union College. The Railsplitters No.1 pairing of Carla Ramonent and Tania Sfilio won 6-3. At No. 3 Mann-Ning Li and Mar Garcia would follow suit with a 6-2 win.
 
The afternoon ended the LMU invitational with a win from Mann-Ning Li at No. 4 singles with a score of 3-6, 6-2, 10-6 against Carson-Newman University. Tania Sfilio also won her singles against Milligan University with a 6-1, 6-3 win, and Marta Melnichenok took another win from Milligan University with a 6-2, 6-3 win. 
 
The full list of results can be found below.
 
Day 1:
 
Doubles 
LMU vs Milligan 
R. Carrier-Dulac/C. Ramonet vs Lee Ann Endler/Marta Miralles 6-3
A. Pellizzari/M. Melnichenok vs Sophie Dunman/Tiana Shelton 6-3
M. Li/L. Palud vs Lauren Wimmer/Laurel Rich 6-2
 
Round 2
LMU vs Tusculum 
Carla Ramonet/Rosalie Carrier-Dulac vs Ylva Landa/Thilda Danielsson 3-6
Adriana Pellizzari/Marta Melnichenok vs Elodie Baechler/Katie Bradley 7-5
LMU vs Milligan 
Mann-Ning Li/Lucie Palud vs Trinity Fox/Hannah Dave 6-0
LMU vs Union 
Mar Garcia Bucosa/Maria Villanveva Abad vs Anastasiia Iakovleva/Magdalena Skachova 4-6
Mar Garcia Bucosa/Maria Villanveva Abad vs Angeliki Efthmiou/Anastasia Menghini 6-0
 
Singles 
LMU vs Lee 
Adriana Pellizzari vs Ashleigh Simes 6-4 2-6 1-10
Carla Ramonet vs Maria Penalver Aguilo 1-6 5-7
Rosalie Carrier-Dulac vs Kanna Kobayakawa 4-6 6-3 11-9
Mann-Ning Li vs Nanda Duarte 6-3 3-6 7-10
Sophia Aray vs Mima Ragastovac 6-4 3-6 3-10
Mar Garcia Bucosa vs Vitoria Maximiliano 6-4 6-3
Tania Sfilio vs Nicolette Fuhr 6-4 6-3
Marta Melnichenok vs Jasmine Ibegbulam 6-7 (1) 6-1 10-4 
 
LMU vs Milligan 
María Villanveva Abad vs Tiana Shelton 6-4 6-3
Lucie Palud vs Trinity Fox 6-0 6-0
 
Day 2:
 
Doubles vs Union 
Carla Ramonet/Rosalie Carried-Dulac vs Liliana Drukerova/Nicole Viljoen 1-6
Adriana Pellizzari/Marta Melnichenok vs Majda Skachova/Anastasiia Iakovleva 3-6
Mann-Ning Li/Lucie Palud vs Laia Garriga/Maria Morgado 3-6
 
Carla Ramonet/Tania Sfilio vs Laia Garriga/Maria Morgado 6-3
Adriana Pellizzari/Marta Melnichenok vs Liliana Drukerova/Nicole Viljoen 4-6
Mann-Ning Li/Mar Garcia Bucosa vs Majda Skachova/Anastasiia Iakovleva 6-2
 
Singles vs CNU
Adriana Pellizzari vs Leah McBridge 5-7 6-3 5-10
Carla Ramonet vs Mar Sarda 2-6 3-6
Rosalie Carrier-Dulac vs Edisa Hot 3-6 2-6 
Mann-Ning Li vs Mar Fraile 3-6 6-2 10-6
Mar Garcia Bucosa vs Sindija Manovska 5-7 3-6
Lucie Palud vs Maria Ulloa 4-6 6-7 (5)
 
Singles vs Milligan 
Tania Sofili vs Lee Ann Endler 6-1 6-3
Marta Melnichenok vs Marta Miralles 6-2 6-3
Maria Villanveva Abad vs Sophie Dunman 4-3 ret. 
 
The Railsplittlers will be in action next against Union College on Sept. 21st, 2024.