Tennis Opens 2026 with 6-1 Win Over Emory Oxford

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Oxford College of Emory	Brenau (GA)
Score	1	6

Doubles

Kristina Radovic / Emma Ackermann def. Karina Artemiev / Rachel Blais 7-5
Jennifer He / Chloe Macaluso def. Anita Bizigato Portes / Maëlys Perle Pigeonneau 6-3
Nadja Noriega-Alcala / Bryson Bishop def. Arielle Gomberg / Zari Haque 6-1

Singles

Kristina Radovic def. Rachel Blais 6-4 , 6-4
Emma Ackermann def. Karina Artemiev 7-6 , 1-3 , 6-0
Maëlys Perle Pigeonneau def. Chloe Macaluso 6-2 , 6-1
Nadja Noriega-Alcala def. Jennifer He 6-3 , 6-2
Zari Haque def. Manuela Giraldo 6-1 , 6-1
Anita Bizigato Portes def. Samantha Goldberg 6-4 , 6-2

February 7, 2026

Gainesville, Georgia- The Brenau tennis team opened the 2026 season with a decisive 6-1 win over Emory-Oxford (Ga.) on Saturday.

The squad began doubles competition with a clean sweep as all three Golden Tiger pairings performed well. The #1 squad of Kristina Radovic and Emma Ackermann won their doubles match over Rachel Blais and Karina Artemiev by a score of 7-5, while the #2 pairing of Maelys Perle Pigeonneau and Anita Bizigato Portes continued the strong play with a 6-3 win over Chloe Macaluso and Jennifer He. The #3 team of Nadja Noriega-Alcala and Bryson Bishop closed out doubles competition with a decisive 6-1 win over Zari Haque and Arielle Gomberg.

In singles competition, the Golden Tigers continued to play well as the team won 5 of 6 matches to clinch the victory.

Singles Play

#1 Radovic (BU) def. Blais (EO), 6-4, 6-4;

#2 Ackermann (BU) def. Artemiev (EO), 7-6 (1), 6-3;

#3 Pigeonneau (BU) def. Macaluso (EO), 6-2, 6-1;

#4 Noriega-Alcala (BU) def. He (EO), 6-3, 6-2;

#5 Haque (EO) def. Manuela Giraldo (BU), 6-1, 6-1;

#6 Portes (BU) def. Goldberg (EO), 6-4, 6-2;

Brenau (1-0 overall) opens conference play on Tuesday when the squad hosts Tennessee Wesleyan (2-0 overall) at 1:30 pm eastern.