COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: GW tennis junior Madison Lee throws the ball up in a serve against Johns Hopkins University’s Sahana Sanjeev at the University of Maryland Bedford Cup tournament in College Park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. After one win and one loss on the opening day, Lee managed to pull off a win against Sanjeev and two others in the Saturday matches.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: GW tennis junior Solange Skeene hangs her name placard at the edge of the net ahead of her singles match against Norfolk State University’s Elena Prado in the Bedford Cup semifinals in College Park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. Having led the tennis team in most singles wins last season, Skeene won in straight sets when facing Prado and continued to win the flight two north bracket.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Norfolk State University tennis player Yuliya Yurkova swings a forehand during a singles match against Sofia Thorne of Virginia Commonwealth University at the Bedford Cup tournament in College Park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. Yurkova won the match before falling to a West Virginia University competitor in the second round.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Tennis balls are scattered across a court after warm ups at the Bedford Cup in College Park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. An annual three-day competition hosted by the University of Maryland, the tournament was the first for many schools across the Mid-Atlantic region.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: GW junior Victoria Sasinka prepares to hit the ball during her singles match against Christine Richie of Loyola University Maryland at the Bedford Cup in College Park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. After having been named to the Atlantic 10 all-conference second team last season, Sasinka advanced to the finals before falling and finishing her weekend 1-3.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: GW junior Solange Skeene watches her teammates matches during the Bedford Cup tournament in College Park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. Under the direction of new Head Coach Jackie Calla, the tennis team ended with four singles bracket wins and one doubles bracket win.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: GW Tennis Assistant Coach Stella Wiesemann speaks to junior Madison Lee between sets of her singles match against Sahara Sanjeev of Johns Hopkins University at the Bedford Cup tournament in College park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. Wiesemann graduated from GW last year with 61 singles wins in three seasons, using her experience to guide the team this year as they kick off the new season.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Wielding a racket adorned with a GW vibration dampener, Victoria Sasikna plays in her singles semifinals match against Loyola University Maryland’s Christine Richie at the Bedford Cup in College Park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. Sasinka won against Richie in straight sets before falling to her opponent in the finals.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: GW junior Victoria Sasinka wipes her face between games against Christine Richie of Loyola University Maryland during the Bedford Cup in College Park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. Sasinka ultimately lost her singles match as well as her doubles flight later in the weekend.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: GW junior Madison Lee serves the ball during her opening singles match against Johns Hopkins University’s Sahana Sanjeev at the Bedford Cup tournament in College Park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. Lee finished her singles matches 3-1, winning the flight one west division in the first competition of the season.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: GW junior Solange Skeene high fives Assistant Coach Stella Wiesemann between sets of her semifinals singles match against Norfolk State University’ Elena Prado at the Bedford Cup in College Park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. Skeene won both sets 6-1, advancing to victory in the finals on Sunday.
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: GW Tennis Head Coach Jackie Calla watches a game between freshman Devika Manu and Johns Hopkins University’s Isabel He at the Bedford Cup in College Park, Md. on Sept. 20, 2025. Calla, who previously served as an assistant coach at Syracuse University, assumed the post after former Head Coach George Rodriguez left suddenly in July for a position at Calvin University.
