ELON, N.C. -- Furman freshman Bianca Ceroni won three singles matches to lead the Paladin women's tennis team this weekend at the Phoenix Fall Invitational in Elon, N.C.

Ceroni topped Charlotte's, Paula Dougherty, 6-2, 3-6, 1-0[10-2] and beat Cornelia Kack of Elon, 6-3, 6-0, on Saturday then defeated Sophie Williams of James Madison, 3-6, 6-2, 1-0[10-8], in Sunday's action.  

Also on Sunday, freshman Lily Doherty defeated James Madison's Mia Saveljic by default, and freshman Molly Robinson recorded a 1-6, 7-5, 1-0[12-10] victory over Anna Kantor, also of James Madison.

In doubles action, Ceroni teamed with junior Macy Hitchcock for a 7-6(4) win over Charlotte's Lucia Aranda and Liza Chainykova.

Furman will compete at the ITA Conference Masters Championship, Nov. 6-9, in San Diego, Calif., and at the Wofford Invite, Nov. 7-9, in Spartanburg, S.C.

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Saturday
Doubles - Furman vs. James Madison
1: Sophie Williams/Mia Saveljic (JMU) def. Bianca Ceroni/Macy Hitchcock (Furman), 6-4
2: Daria Munteanu/Corinna Rietmann (JMU) def. Molly Robinson/Lily Doherty (Furman), 7-6(1)

Singles - Furman vs Charlotte/Appalachian State
1: Yelyzaveta Chainykova (Charlotte) def. Macy Hitchcock (Furman), 6-1, 6-4
2: Bianca Ceroni (Furman) def. Paula Dougherty (Charlotte), 6-2, 3-6, 1-0[10-2]
3: Andrea Chacon (Charlotte) def. Lily Doherty (Furman), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0[10-4]
4: Molly Robinson (Furman) def. Sreenidhi Balaji (App. State), 6-3, 6-1

Singles - Furman vs Elon
1: Lisa Kranec (Elon) def. Macy Hitchcock (Furman), 6-3, 6-0
2: Bianca Ceroni (Furman) def. Cornelia Kack (Elon), 6-3, 6-0
3: Mariana Reding (Elon) def. Lily Doherty (Furman), 6-4, 6-2
4: Helen Sarikulaya (Elon) def. Molly Robinson (Furman), 6-4, 7-6(6)

Sunday
Doubles - Furman vs. Charlotte
1. Bianca Ceroni/Macy Hitchcock (Furman) def. Lucia Aranda/Liza Chainykova (Charlotte), 7-6(4)
2. Paula Dougherty/Andrea Chacon (Charlotte) def. Molly Robinson/Lily Doherty (Furman), 6-2

Doubles - Furman vs Elon
1. Simone Bergeron and Mariana Reding (Elon) def. Bianca Ceroni/Macy Hitchcock (Furman), 7-5
2. Lisa Kranec and Cornelia Kack (Elon) def. Molly Robinson/Lily Doherty (Furman), 6-2

Singles - Furman vs. James Madison
1. Daria Munteanu (JMU) def. Macy Hitchcock (Furman), 6-0, 6-4
2. Bianca Ceroni (Furman) def. Sophie Williams (JMU), 3-6, 6-2, 1-0[10-8]
3. Lily Doherty (Furman) def. Mia Saveljic (JMU), 3-6, 2-5, by default
4. Molly Robinson (Furman) def. Anna Kantor (JMU), 1-6, 7-5, 1-0[12-10]