Women’s Tennis Opens Individual Season with Outstanding Play

Friday, September 25

Tampa, Fla.

All Day

Florida Atlantic

Bedford Cup

Photo by: JC Ridley/FAU Athletics

Women’s Tennis Opens Individual Season with Outstanding Play

9/28/2026 8:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

TAMPA, Fla – Florida Atlantic women's tennis got their individual season underway over the weekend at the 2026 Bedford Cup, hosted by fellow American Conference member South Florida.

The three-day event featured several singles flights as well as doubles play. The 2026-27 Owls welcomed three newcomers to their roster and all three finished their first weekend as an Owl with unblemished records, 11-0.

Anastasiya Kolyada, from Ukraine, Vanesa Vlahova, from Bulgaria, and Ioana Sava, from Romania, all had outstanding performance.

QUOTABLE
Ricardo Gonzalez, Director of Tennis
"Overall, I am very pleased with the way our girls performed this weekend. They competed their hearts out and had some great results. This tournament is always a good start to our fall semester. Our girls get a ton of matches in, which is a great way to keep developing their tennis games. There is a lot of work to do still, but exciting to see the potential in this team."

RESULTS
Florida Atlantic at 2026 Bedford Cup
Gold
E-R 16 | Paulina Montiel (USF) def. Malwina Rowinska (FAU) 6-2, 4-6, 10-4
E-R 16 | Panna Bartha (FAU) def. Sydney Brantley (FAMU) 6-2, 6-3
QF | Nora Svenson (FGCU) def. Panna Bartha (FAU) 4-6, 6-3, 10-4

White
E-R 16 | Katrin Pavkova (FAU) def. May Fadida (UNF) 6-1, 7-5
QF | Lena Karolina (Stetson) def. Katrin Pavkova (FAU) 3-6, 7-6(7-3), 10-7
E-R 16 | Anastasiya Kolyada (FAU) def. Arien Thomas (FAMU) 6-3, 6-1
QF | Anastasiya Kolyada (FAU) def. Sydney Stark (UNF) 6-3, 7-5
SF | Anastasiya Kolyada (FAU) def. Maria Vargas (FGCU) 6-0, 3-6, 10-5
F | Anastasiya Kolyada (FAU) def. Valadislava Andreevskaya (UCF) 6-1, 6-2

Green
E-R 16 | Alexia Patru (FAU) def. Jessica Gunter (UNF) 4-6, 6-0, 10-3
QF | Alexia Patru (FAU) def. Margherita Marcoon (USF) 6-4, 3-6, 11-9
SF | Alexia Patru (FAU) def. Ashley Matz (FGCU) 0-6, 7-5, 10-3
F | Zoe Lazar (USF) def. Alexia Patru (FAU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
E-R 16 | Malika Amirgaliyeva (FAU) def. Viktorie Hozmukova (FIU) 6-2, 6-0
QF | Malika Amirgaliyeva (FAU) def. Anjali Kotecha (FGCU) 6-3, 7-6(7-5)
SF | Zoe Lazar (USF) def. Malika Amirgaliyeva (FAU) 3-6, 6-2, 11-9

Open
Vanesa Vlahova (FAU) def. Zoe Zavala (Stetson) 6-1, 6-1
Vanesa Vlahova (FAU) def. Zoe Dupata (UNF) 6-2, 6-4
Vanesa Vlahova (FAU) def. Sohari Gorham (FAMU) 6-0, 6-1
Vanesa Vlahova (FAU) def. Milica Vasiliki Milosavljevic (FIU) 6-4, 6-3

Ioana Sava (FAU) def. Africa Burillo (FGCU) 2-6, 6-2, 10-7
Ioana Sava (FAU) def. Clelia Lombardi (Stetson) 6-3, 2-6, 15-13
Ioana Sava (FAU) def. Aubrey Effler (UNF) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
Gabriella Goyins / Aryana Bartlette (UNF) def. Malwina Rowinska / Malika Amirgaliyeva (FAU) 6-4
Panna Bartha / Katrin Pavkova (FAU) def. Viktorie Hazmukova / Mia Sarcev (FIU) 6-3
Anastasiya Kolyada / Alexia Patru (FAU) def. Elizaveta Rozhova / Zoe Levresse Zavala (Stetson) 6-2

UP NEXT
Seniors Malwina Rowinska and Panna Bartha will compete in the ITF W15 Championship hosted in Nashville, Tennessee, Sept. 28 through Oct. 4.