Princeton Sweeps Penn To Open Ivy Schedule

Saturday, March 28

Princeton, N.J.

1:00 PM

Princeton University

Penn

Photo by: Chazz Patterson

March 28, 2026 | Women's Tennis

The biggest drama for the Princeton women's tennis team in its Ivy League opener Saturday afternoon against Penn was which Tiger would finish her match first to get the clinching point.

Would it be Alice Ferlito at No. 1 or Bella Chhiv at No. 2, both of whom were up a set and up 5-4 in the second? Nope. Tsehay Driscoll over on Court 6 beat both of them to the finish line.

Driscoll closed out a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 6 singles to finish off a 4-0 Princeton sweep of Penn at the Si Qin Family Indoor Tennis Center.

Princeton had won the doubles point, courtesy of wins by Driscoll and Pearlie Zhang at No. 1 and Chhiv and Eva Elbaz at No. 2. Madeleine Jessup made it 2-0 Tigers with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles, and Elbaz won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3. Driscoll's win ended it a few moments later.

The Tigers host Harvard and Dartmouth this coming weekend.

Princeton 4, Penn 0
Singles
No. 1 Alice Ferlito (Pr) vs. Esha Velaga (Pe) 6-3, 5-4 (DNF)
No. 2 Bella Chhiv (Pr) vs. Lara Stojanovski (Pe) 6-3, 5-4 (DNF)
No. 3 Eva Elbaz (Pr) def. Maya Urata 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 Madeleine Jessup (Pr) def. Jo-Leen Saw 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Pearlie Zhang (Pr) vs. Varsha Vedula (Pe) 4-6, 4-1 (DNF)
No. 6 Tsehay Driscoll (Pr) def. Elizabeth Tkachenko 6-4, 6-4

Doubles
No. 1 Tsehay Driscoll/Pearlie Zhang (Pr) def. Maya Urata/Jo-Leen Saw 6-2
No. 2 Bella Chhiv/Eva Elbaz (Pr) def. Lara Stojanovski/Esha Velaga 6-4
No. 3 Alice Ferlito/Maren Urata (Pr) vs. Elizabeth Tkachenko/Sasha Motlagh 4-3 (DNF)