MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Eastern Kentucky University women's tennis program suffered a 4-0 loss to Lipscomb and 5-2 loss to Middle Tennessee to conclude the 2026 regular season.
With the losses, EKU ends the regular season with a 10-14 overall record, marking the program first 10-win campaign since 2018.
The Colonels will shift their attention to the 2026 Atlantic Sun Conference Championship from April 14-18 in Fort Myers, Florida. No. 7-seed EKU will open the tournament on April 17 against No. 2-seed Lipscomb at 9 a.m. ET.
Match One – Lipscomb 4, EKU 0
Doubles
1. Sofia Bobrovnikova/Mariia Dolzhenko (LIP) def.
Masha Fedenko/
Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU) 6-2
2. Sofiia Paladi/Deborah Dominguez Collado (LIP) def.
Ceylin Ipek/
Zhansaya Bakytzhan (EKU) 6-4
3.
Marilou Cote/
Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) def. Martina Bovio/Kamelila Tytarenko (LIP) 6-2
Singles
1. Sofiia Paladi (LIP) def.
Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Mariia Dolzhenko (LIP) def.
Masha Fedenko (EKU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Deborah Dominguez Collado (LIP) vs.
Ceylin Ipek (EKU) 6-2, 2-2, unf.
4. Sofia Bobrovnikova (LIP) vs.
Marilou Cote (EKU) 1-6, 6-1, unf.
5. Martina Bovio (LIP) vs.
Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) 6-3, unf.
6. Sofiia Zhylchuk (LIP) def.
Anastasiia Cherniakova (EKU) 6-0, 6-2
Match Two – Middle Tennessee 5, EKU 2
Doubles
1.
Masha Fedenko/
Ceylin Ipek (EKU) def. Sara Conde/Cara Szilasi (MTSU) 6-4
2. Rutuja Chaphalkar/Zora Koenig (MTSU) def.
Sasha Parkhomenko/
Zhansaya Bakytzhan (EKU) 7-5
3. Zenn Lim/Lena Peyer (MTSU) def.
Marilou Cote/
Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) 7-5
Singles
1. Lena Peyer (MTSU) def.
Sasha Parkhomenko (EKU) 7-6, 7-6
2.
Masha Fedenko (EKU) def. Zora Koenig (MTSU) 7-5, 6-4
3. Sthefany Lima (MTSU) def.
Ceylin Ipek (EKU) 6-1, 6-1
4.
Marilou Cote (EKU) def. Sara Conde (MTSU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Sadbaroy Kholdarova (MTSU) def.
Izem Elif Olcer (EKU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Zenn Lim (MTSU) def.
Zhansaya Bakytzhan (EKU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3