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Hillsdale's Esther Sura (left) and Julia Zlateva high-five after winning a point in doubles play at the Chargers' Summer Invitational in September of 2025.
Ashley Van Hoose

Women's Tennis

Chargers lock up four seed in G-MAC Tourney with road win over Walsh, 4-2

The Hillsdale College women's tennis team got a big win to close out the regular season on Saturday, taking down Walsh 4-2 to leapfrog the Cavaliers in the final standings and secure the four seed in next week's G-MAC Tournament.

Hillsdale got the win thanks in part to clutch play to secure the doubles point. The Chargers' nationally ranked pairing of Briana Rees and Ane Dannhauser won a 7-5 decision at No. 1 doubles to take the point, after the Chargers' No. 3 doubles team of Julia Zlateva and Dimitra Papastavrou rolled to a 6-2 victory as well.

In singles play, Briana Rees was clutch for the Chargers as well, winning a first-set tiebreak 8-6 to claim a three-set victory, 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 over Walsh' Taira Abildayeva at No. 2 singles. Zlateva completed an undefeated weekend with a critical 6-3, 6-2 victory over the Cavaliers' Eliza Verstappen at No. 3 singles, and Esther Sura won a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Walsh's Olesya Ivashchuk at No. 5 singles to clinch the match victory.

The Chargers finish the regular season at 12-8 overall, 6-3 in G-MAC play and will look to extend a streak of eight straight G-MAC Tournament semifinal appearances with a win in the quarterfinal round on Thursday in Owensboro, Kentucky. Hillsdale will face a rematch with Walsh in that quarterfinal, in what is sure to be another close and hard-fought match between the two programs who have had many battles in the G-MAC Tourney over the years.
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Players Mentioned

Ane Dannhauser

Ane Dannhauser

Junior
Briana Rees

Briana Rees

Sophomore
Julia Zlateva

Julia Zlateva

Sophomore
Dimitra Papastavrou

Dimitra Papastavrou

Freshman
Esther Sura

Esther Sura

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ane Dannhauser

Ane Dannhauser

Junior
Briana Rees

Briana Rees

Sophomore
Julia Zlateva

Julia Zlateva

Sophomore
Dimitra Papastavrou

Dimitra Papastavrou

Freshman
Esther Sura

Esther Sura

Freshman