GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Freshman Elle Warren won the flight three singles championship to lead the Furman women's tennis team Sunday in the final day of the 38th annual Debbie Southern Fall Classic, which was held this weekend at the Mickel Tennis Center on the campus of Furman University in Greenville, S.C.
Warren recorded a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Hi'ilani Williams of Indiana. She beat players from South Carolina and Mississippi State earlier in the weekend to reach the finals. Also on Sunday, Freshman Sasha Dimitrov defeated Mississippi State's Carolina Troiano, 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4, in the back half of the flight one draw.
Nine of the 11 teams which competed in the tournament were ranked in the top 55 in the final 2025 ITA Collegiate Tennis rankings: Texas Tech (14), South Carolina (28), Georgia Tech (29), Clemson (38), Wake Forest (40), Alabama (42), Furman (46), Kentucky (48), and Penn State (55). Indiana and Mississippi State completed the field.
Furman will compete at the Clemson Duckworth Duels, Oct. 3-5, in Clemson, S.C.
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Singles Results
Round One
S1 Reese Sager (Kentucky) def. Sasha Dimitrov (Furman), 7-5, 6-3
S2 Lillie Murphy (Furman) def. Mariia Hlahola (Texas Tech), 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
S3 Elle Warren (Furman) def. Sara Borkop (South Carolina), 6-3, 6-3
S4 Taylor Goetz (South Carolina) def. Macy Hitchcock (Furman), 6-3, 6-3
S5 Bianca Ceroni (Furman) def. Athina Pitta (Miss. State), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
S6 Molly Robinson (Furman) def. Kinsey Crawford (Clemson) 6-1, 6-3
Round Two
S1 Given Roach (Georgia Tech) def. Sasha Dimitrov (Furman), 6-1, 6-2
S2 Lillie Murphy (Furman) def. Whitley Pate (Wake Forest), 6-1, 6-4
S3 Elle Warren (Furman) def. Mia Robinson (Mississippi State), 6-4, 6-1
S4 Ella Brownback (Texas Tech) def. Macy Hitchcock (Furman), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
S5 Heidi Bulger (Wake Forest) def. Bianca Ceroni (Furman), 6-1, 6-4
S6 Sophie Clayton (Clemson) def. Molly Robinson (Furman), 6-0, 6-2
Round Three
S1 Sasha Dimitrov (Furman) def. Carolina Troiano (Mississippi State), 7-6(5), 5-7, 6-4
S2 Bella Bergqvist Larsson (South Carolina) def. Lillie Murphy (Furman) 6-4, 7-6(3)
S3 Elle Warren (Furman) def. Hi'ilani Williams (Indiana), 7-5, 7-5, Wins Flight Championship
S4 Nicole Sifuentes (Indiana) def. Macy Hitchcock (Furman), 7-6(5), 6-3
S5 Marina Fuduric (Kentucky) def. Bianca Ceroni (Furman), 6-2, 6-3
S6 Sabritt Dozier (Georgia Tech) def. Molly Robinson (Furman), 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
Doubles Results
Round One
F1 Bergqvist Larsson/Carnicella (South Carolina) def. Dimitrov/Murphy (Furman), 7-6(4)
F2 Warren/Hitchcock (Furman) def. Andrienko/Bowman (Alabama), 6-3
F3 Ceroni/Robinson (Furman) def. Clayton/Crawford (Clemson), 6-3
Round Two
F1 Dimitrov/Murphy (Furman) def. Fudruic/Sager (Kentucky) 7-6(4)
F2 Warren/Hitchcock (Furman) def. Grigoras/Baldi (Penn State), 6-3
F3 Ceroni/Robinson (Furman) def. Karantali/Dozier (Georgia Tech), 7-5
Round Three
F1 Dimitrov/Murphy (Furman) def. Troiano/Oboniye (Mississippi State), 6-3 - Third Place
F2 Warren/Hitchcock (Furman) def. Sorey/Williams (Indiana), 6-1 - First Place
F3 Brownback/Sleptsova (Texas Tech) def. Ceroni/Robinson (Furman), 6-0
