Indiana Comes Back to Upset No.53 Penn State

Saturday, April 11

Bloomington, Ind.

12:00 PM

Indiana University

Penn State

4/11/2026 4:09:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana women's tennis (14-8, 4-6 B1G) pushed past No.53 ranked Penn State (12-9, 3-7 B1G), finding strength in singles play after being down 0-3 on Saturday afternoon at the IU Outdoor Tennis Center in Bloomington, Ind. Play came down to junior Elisabeth Dunac at court No.3 to seal the 4-3 upset for the Hoosiers.

Key Moments

Penn State took the early lead after securing the first point at doubles No. 2 and No.1.
The Nittany Lions kept this momentum through the beginning of singles play, taking down freshman Alessandra Teodosescu at court No.1 (6-3,6-4) and senior Nicole Teodosescu at court No.4 (6-1-6-1) to make it a three-point advantage.
Despite the 0-3 deficit, four courts still remained with opportunity for a Hoosier comeback. Sophomore Nicole Sifuenetes started the rally at court No.6 when she overcame Brianna Baldi of PSU at court No.6 to add the first point on the board for the home team (3-1).
Indiana took control of the courts after Sifuentes led the way, with freshman Ameia Sorey finding power in her final two sets, clinching a win of her own at court No. 2 (2-6, 6-1, 6-2) to make it just a one-point advantage for Penn State. Freshman Hi'ilani Williams took the first set against Maria Ciubotaru. After dropping the second, she took back the match in set three (6-3, 2-6, 6-2) and tied the contest three-all (3-3).
The match came down to the grit of Dunac, who used her third set as a game tie-breaker to help IU take the victory in a crucial conference match up (7-5, 0-6, 6-1).

Doubles

1. Maelie Monfils/Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Alessandra Teodosescu/Hi'ilani Williams (IND) 6-4
2. Patricia Grigoras/Maiko Uchijima (PSU) def. Elisabeth Dunac/Nicole Sifuentes (IND) 6-2
3. Chase Boyer/Nicole Teodosescu (IND) vs. Maria Ciubotaru/Brianna Baldi (PSU) 5-5, unfinished

Singles

1. Maelie Monfils (PSU) def. Alessandra Teodosescu (IND) 6-3, 6-4
2. Ameia Sorey (IND) def. Patricia Grigoras (PSU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
3. Elisabeth Dunac (IND) def. Maiko Uchijima (PSU) 7-5, 0-6, 6-1
4. Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Nicole Teodosescu (IND) 6-1, 6-1
5. Hi'ilani Williams (IND) def. Maria Ciubotaru (PSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
6. Nicole Sifuentes (IND) def. Brianna Baldi (PSU) 7-6, 6-2

Order of finish
Doubles: 2,1
Singles: 4,1,6,2,5,3

Up Next
Indiana will host its final home match of the season on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. against No. 3-ranked Ohio State. N. Teodosescu will be honored on senior day.

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