EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE women's tennis completed its opening weekend on a high note, winning 12 singles matches and four doubles matches at the Cougar Invite.

SIUE's lone home event for the fall included two singles wins each from returners Stefaniya Anikina and Margaux Guibal Britt as well as newcomers Paloma Hennicaux and Elena Palioura.

The Cougars matched up against players from Saint Louis and Missouri-St. Louis.

Next up for the Cougars is the Lindenwood Invitational set for Friday and Saturday in St. Charles, Missouri. SIUE faces Washington University and host Lindenwood for the event.

COMPLETE RESULTS BY DAY
Cougar Invite
Sept. 5-6, 2025
Edwardsville, Ill./SIUE Tennis Courts

Singles Matches (Friday)
Margaux Guibal Britt (SIUE) def. Hannah Tse (UMSL), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
Aleksandra Lopez (UMSL) def. Jessica Li (SIUE), 0-6, 6-3, 10-5
Paloma Hennicaux (SIUE) def. Morgan Lint (UMSL), 6-0, 6-3
Chloe Koons (SIUE) def. Anna Favaron (UMSL), 6-0, 6-0
Mya Bowe (SIUE) def. Giuliana Cunza (UMSL), 6-4, 6-1
Alexandra Cedeno (UMSL) def. Emerson Metzger (SIUE), 8-0
Elena Palioura (SIUE) def. Emmerson White (SLU), 6-2, 4-6, 13-11
Stefaniya Anikina (SIUE) def. Fiorella Duran (SLU), 6-3, 6-4
Francisca Gomez Weiss (SLU) def. Alexandra Cedeno (UMSL), 6-3, 6-3
Aryn Walker (SLU) def. Lauren Sweeney (UMSL), 6-0, 6-3
Nicolly Ferreira (SLU) def. Aliya Rector (SIUE), 6-3, 6-4
Elizabeth Choate (SLU) def. Emerson Metzger (SIUE), 7-5, 6-4

Doubles Matches (Friday)
Rain forced play to stop

Singles Matches (Saturday)
Emmerson White (SLU) def. Hannah Tse (UMSL), 6-1, 6-2
Aleksandra Lopez (UMSL) def. Fiorella Duran (SLU), 7-6 (3), 6-7 (2), 10-6
Elena Palioura (SIUE) def. Morgan Lint (UMSL), 6-1, 6-2
Stefaniya Anikina (SIUE) def. Anna Favaron (UMSL), 6-2, 6-2
Nicolly Ferreira (SLU) def. Alexandra Cedeno (UMSL), 4-6, 7-5, 10-5
Aliya Rector (SIUE) def. Giuliana Cunza (UMSL), 8-3
Margaux Guibal Britt (SIUE) def. Emmerson White (SLU), 7-5, 7-5
Jessica Li (SIUE) def. Francisca Gomez Weiss (SLU), 6-0, 4-6, 11-9
Paloma Hennicaux (SIUE) def. Nicolly Ferreira (SLU), 6-1, 6-3

Doubles Matches (Saturday)
Hannah Tse/Morgan Lint (UMSL) def. Emmerson White/Nicolly Ferreira (SLU), 6-3
Jessica Li/Elena Palioura (SIUE) def. Fiorella Duran/Francisca Gomez Weiss (SLU), 6-2
Margaux Guibal Britt/Stefaniya Anikina, Stefaniya (SIUE) def. Aleksandra Lopez/Anna Favaron (UMSL), 6-0
Paloma Hennicaux/Mya Bowe (SIUE) def. Lauren Sweeney /Alexandra Cedeno (UMSL), 6-1
Mya Bowe/Aliya Rector (SIUE) def. Aleksandra Lopez/Anna Favaron (UMSL), 6-3
Lauren Sweeney/Alexandra Cedeno (UMSL) def. Emerson Metzger/Chloe Koons (SIUE), 7-6 (5)