2025 SWAC Women's Fall Tournament
Oct 3-4, 2025 at Huntsville, Ala. (Bulldog Tennis Courts)

Singles competition

Round of 16
Kesmat El Tawil (Alabama State) def. Gabrielle Henderson (Alabama A&M) 6-3, 6-1
Victoria Linkovski (Jackson State) def. Luiza Eidelvein (Florida A&M) 6-2, 6-4
Diana Craciun (Alabama State) def. Oihane V. Lopez (Alcorn State) 6-0, 6-0
Sofia Sotelo Raya (Alabama A&M) def. Zahara El-Zein (Bethune-Cookman) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
Tshegofatso Tsiang (Southern) def. Sydney Brantley (Florida A&M) 6-4, 6-2
Cleanne Pickel (Alabama State) def. Jalayah Shaw (Bethune-Cookman) 6-2, 6-4
Paula Corbalan (Jackson State) def. Alyynah Thomas (Florida A&M) 6-3, 6-2
Amelia Tatafu (Alcorn State) def. DeCora Antoine (Southern) 6-3, 6-3

Quarterfinals
Kesmat El Tawil (Alabama State) def. Victoria Linkovski (Jackson State) 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
Diana Craciun (Alabama State) def. Sofia Sotelo Raya (Alabama A&M) 6-4, 6-4
Cleanne Pickel (Alabama State) def. Tshegofatso Tsiang (Southern) 6-3, 6-3
Paula Corbalan (Jackson State) def. Amelia Tatafu (Alcorn State) 6-0, 6-1

Semifinals
Kesmat El Tawil (Alabama State) def. Diana Craciun (Alabama State) 6-1, 6-4
Paula Corbalan (Jackson State) def. Cleanne Pickel (Alabama State) 6-4, 6-1

Final
Paula Corbalan (Jackson State) def. Kesmat El Tawil (Alabama State) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition

Quarterfinals
Melisa Mekic/Diana Craciun (Alabama State) def. DeCora Antoine/Tshegofatso Tsiang (Southern) 8-2
Alyynah Thomas/Gabrielle Pierce (Florida A&M) def. Amelia Tatafu/Oihane V. Lopez (Alcorn State) 8-5
Victoria Linkovski/Helen Hernandez (Jackson State) def. Alicia Owegi/Tstitsi Mahere (Alabama A&M) 8-5

Semifinals
Victoria Linkovski/Helen Hernandez (Jackson State) def. Zahara El-Zein/Jalayah Shaw (Bethune-Cookman) 8-1
Melisa Mekic/Diana Craciun (Alabama State) def. Alyynah Thomas/Gabrielle Pierce (Florida A&M) 8-2

Final
Melisa Mekic/Diana Craciun (Alabama State) def. Victoria Linkovski/Helen Hernandez (Jackson State) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (9-7)

Tournament notes:
2025 SWAC Fall Tournament

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis. 

Women’s competitions are offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.
 
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