Dukes Fall 4-3 at Princeton

Friday, January 23

Princeton, N.J.

10 a.m.

James Madison University

Princeton

1/23/2026 1:28:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – James Madison notched three singles wins, including two in comeback fashion, but Princeton was able to secure the doubles point and claim three singles courts, including the final one in a third set to upend James Madison, 4-3, in women's tennis action Friday at the Si Qin Indoor Family Tennis Center.

The Tigers (1-0) moved to 3-2 all-time against the Dukes (1-2), as the teams met for the first time since the fall of 2002.

Princeton earned the doubles point and registered victories on courts one, three and five, while JMU took courts two, four and six for the final result.

The Tigers napped the early 1-0 lead with doubles wins on courts one and three. After claiming court three by a 6-2 margin, the Tigers clinched the doubles point over on court one by a 6-4 score. JMU's court-two matchup, featuring Reka Matko and Mia Saveljic, went unfinished with the match tied at 5-5.

In singles, Princeton extended the lead to 3-0 with straight-set victories on courts one and five. Alice Ferlito first defeated Daria Munteanu, 6-3, 6-2, before Pearlie Zhang downed Ariel Avidan, 6-2, 6-2.

JMU got on the board over on court six, as Anna Kantor got past Berklie Simmering, 7-6, 6-4. Sophie Williams made it a 3-2 match on court four, as she rallied from a set down to beat Tsehay Driscoll, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2.

Mia Saveljic squared the bout at 3-3 on court two. After dropping the opening set, she would concede just four games over the final two sets, including one in the third to register a 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 win over Bella Chhiv.

The match would be decided on court three, as Eva Elbaz was able to overcome a first-set loss in a tiebreak to rally back for a 6-8, 6-2, 6-4 win against Brooklyn Hoffmann.

JMU returns to action next weekend with a pair of matches in Durham, N.C., as the Dukes face Kentucky in a neutral-site bout on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. before facing host Duke on Sunday, Feb. 1 at noon.