Sofia Guzman
Sofia Guzman
Posted: Apr 01, 2025

Women’s Tennis Earns First United East Victory

Team Stats
Doubles
  • Alexander Norris / John Finnegan def. Elias Danesh / Jonathan Parsons 6-1
  • Hunter Knosky / Matt Williams def. Louis Trolli / Julian Grossman 6-2
  • Logan Ogden / Seth Priestman def. No player / No player FINAL - DEFAULT
Singles
  • Alexander Norris def. Elias Danesh 6-0, 6-1
  • John Finnegan def. Jonathan Parsons 6-1, 6-2
  • Logan Ogden def. Julian Grossman 6-0, 6-0
  • Seth Priestman def. Louis Trolli 6-1, 6-0
  • Hunter Knosky def. No player FINAL - DEFAULT
  • Matt Williams def. No player FINAL - DEFAULT
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Samma Zahran / Aerynne Mays def. Ellen Buckley / Kayla Weinzierl 6-3
  • Sofia Guzman / Adelaide Etshman def. Callistra Mahoney / Eliza Welshans 6-2
Singles
  • Samma Zahran def. Ellen Buckley 6-0, 6-1
  • Kayla Weinzierl def. Aerynne Mays 6-3, 6-1
  • Sofia Guzman def. Callistra Mahoney 6-1, 6-3
  • Eliza Welshans def. Adelaide Etshman 6-2, 6-4

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Penn State Brandywine women's tennis team claimed its first victory of its NCAA Division III era, earning a 3-2 United East Conference victory over Penn College on Tuesday afternoon. The Brandywine men were also in action, falling by a 7-0 score.

Brandywine, which claimed its first victory since April 18, 2019, won both doubles matches to record the doubles point. The duo of Samma Zahran (Brookhaven, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) and Aerynne Mays (Easton, Pa./Wilson) doubled up their opponents in a 6-3 victory at No. 1 doubles, while Sofia Guzman (Cali, Colombia/Colegio Berchmans) and Adelaide Etshman (Landenberg, Pa./Avon Grove) posted a 6-2 triumph at No. 2 doubles.

Zahran eased to a straight-set win during her top-flight singles bout by scores of 6-0, 6-1. Guzman clinched the match for the Lions by winning at No. 3 singles. She produced a straight-set triumph, winning 6-1, 6-3.

Etshman won six games at No. 4 singles before falling 2-6, 4-6, while Mays won four games at No. 2 singles in a 3-6, 1-6 setback.

For the Brandywine men, Jonathan Parsons (Wallingford, Pa.) led the way by winning three games during his second-flight singles match. He dropped a 1-6, 2-6 decision. Louis Trolli (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti) and Julian Grossman (Havertown, Pa./Haverford) claimed two games during doubles action before falling 2-6.

Both teams are back in action at home Saturday beginning at 1:00 PM as the Lion women host Notre Dame (MD) and the men host Penn State Berks.