Women’s Tennis Opens the Home Spring Slate With a Perfect Weekend

Friday, January 23

West Point, N.Y.

3:00 p.m.

Army West Point

Villanova

Villianova, Sacred Heart and St. Bonaventure Recap

Women’s Tennis Opens the Home Spring Slate With a Perfect Weekend

January 24, 2026 | Women's Tennis

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point women's tennis went 3-0 combined across Friday and Saturday, taking down Villanova, St. Bonaventure and Sacred Heart, each in 4-0 fashion.

Army didn't lose a completed singles match and went 6-2 in doubles over the trio of matches, the first of 2026 at Lichtenburg Tennis Center. The Black Knights also improved to 3-2 overall.

Madison Smith and Isabella Brilliant reunited in doubles after winning the Patriot League ITA Masters Qualifier in the fall, going 2-0 across matches on the No. 1 doubles court.

Freshmen Olivia Mellynchuk and Sarah Yan earned their first career singles wins in a dual. Smith was a combined 3-0 across doubles and singles, while Emily Ruckno was a combined 4-0.

The full results are as follows.

Army 4, Villanova 0

Doubles

1. Madison Smith / Isabella Brilliant (Army) def. Maggie Gehrig / Emily Callahan (VU): 6-2
2. Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Olivia Corcoran / Jenna Stevens (VU): 6-1
3. Vennmukiil Mathivanan / Emma Sy (Army) DNF vs. Miriam Gondorova / Lauren Monti (VU): 4-4

Singles

1. Madison Smith (Army) DNF vs. Olivia Corcoran (VU): 4-6, 3-4
2. Vennmukiil Mathivanan (Army) DNF vs. Maggie Gehrig (VU): 6-4, 5-2
3. Emma Sy (Army) DNF vs. Jenna Stevens (VU): 7-5, 6-4
4. Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Lauren Monti (VU): 6-1, 6-2
5. Isabella Brilliant (Army) DNF vs. Alina Kornyeva (VU): 3-6, 6-2, 2-1
6. Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Madeline Hills (VU): 6-4, 6-3

Army 4, St. Bonaventure 0

Doubles

1. Madison Smith / Isabella Brilliant (Army) def. Tamara Bachmann / Sara Montano Parada (SBU): 7-5
2. Ylan Duong / Stacey Samonte (Army) def. Kelly Barnes / Sienna Smith (SBU): 6-4
3. Gabriella Blumberg / Kashish Bote (SBU) def. Alexandra Oshidar / Maria Miroshnichenko (Army): 2-6

Singles

1. Madison Smith (Army) def. Sara Montano Parada (SBU): 6-1, 6-2
2. Ylan Duong (Army) DNF vs. Sienna Smith (SBU): 6-2, 4-0
3. Stacey Samonte (Army) DNF vs. Tamara Bachmann (SBU): 6-0, 5-3
4. Maria Miroshnichenko (Army) DNF vs. Kashish Bote (SBU): 6-4, 3-1
5. Alexandra Oshidar (Army) def. Gabriella Blumberg (SBU): 6-2, 6-2
6. Sarah Yan (Army) def. Kelly Barnes (SBU): 6-1, 6-0

Army 4, Sacred Heart 0

Doubles

1. Emily Ruckno / Olivia Mellynchuk (Army) def. Ola Irla-Bartyzel / Ava Nelson (SHU): 6-0
2. Vennmukiil Mathivanan / Emma Sy (Army) def. Kiah James / Kailin Gochna (SHU): 7-5
3. Savita Bagirathan / Olivia Zuba (SHU) def. Olivia Manson / Allison Harris (Army): 6-4

Singles

1. Vennmukiil Mathivanan (Army) DNF vs. Ola Irla-Bartyzel (SHU): 2-6, 3-2
2. Emma Sy (Army) DNF vs. Ava Nelson (SHU): 6-3, 5-2
3. Emily Ruckno (Army) def. Savita Bagirathan (SHU): 6-0, 6-1
4. Olivia Manson (Army) def. Kailin Gochna (SHU): 6-2, 6-3
5. Chelsie Son (Army) DNF vs. Olivia Zuba (SHU): 1-6, 6-4, 1-0
6. Allison Harris (Army) def. Kiah James (SHU): 6-1, 6-2

Next up

Army is back at home next weekend, taking on LIU on January 30, and UConn and Stony Brook on January 31.

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