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Dea Gorgidze won three doubles matches at the Chargers Fall Invitational.

Women's Tennis 9/21/2026 10:00:00 AM Lyse Bates, Sports Information Post-Graduate Intern

Women's Tennis Wraps Up Opening Weekend of Play at Hillsdale

HILLSDALE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University women's tennis program competed in the Chargers Fall Invitational to open up its 2026 fall slate. WSU was joined by Northwood, Walsh and host Hillsdale, with all four institutions competing in both singles and doubles matches.

During the two-day event, all eight rostered Warriors saw action with six wins in doubles matches and 16 victories through singles play.

WSU Roster
Justine Beaulieu (Montreal, Que. / College de Montreal Highschool)
Victoria Fojcik (Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany / Liebfrauenschule Gymnasium School)
Dea Gorgidze (Tbilisi, Georgia / Tbilisi Public School N145 / [Western Michigan])
Selin Kayakent (Bursa, Turkey / Bilfen Anatolian)
Rebecca Laynes (Saginaw, Mich. / Heritage)
Masha Moskaltsova (Moscow, Russia / State Budgetary Educational Institution School 1282 / [IUP])
Jiselle Okoye (London, United Kingdom)
Viola Ranieri (Bardolino, Italy / Educandato Statle Agli Angeli)

BELOW ARE THE FULL RESULTS
Singles:
Round 1:
Fojcik def. (HC) Annhauser, 2-4, 4-2, 12-10
Kayakent def. (WU) Starke, 4-1, 0-4, 10-7
Moskaltsova def. (NU) Amorocho
Laynes def. (WU) Ivashchuk, 5-4(2), 5-4(5)
Okoye def. (WU) Laarmann, 4-2, 4-1
Beaulieu def. (HC) Singh, 4-0. 4-2
(HC) Papastavrou def. Ranieri, 5-3, 1-4, 10-8

Round 2:
Moskaltsova def. (WU) Abidayeva, 4-1, 4-1
Kayakent def. (NU) Homma, 3-5, 4-1, 12-10
Fojcik def. (HC) Rees, 4-2, 4-5(5), 10-6
(HC) Ziateva def. Okoye, 2-4, 4-2, 10-6
Ranieri def. (WU) Laarmann, 5-3, 4-0
Beaulieu def. (HC) Palus, 4-0, 4-2
Laynes def. (HC) Singh, 4-1, 4-0

Round 3:
(WU) Abildayeva def. Okoye, 4-2, 2-4, 10-6
(HC) Dannhauser def. Moskaltsova, 2-4, 4-1, 10-4
Kayakent def. (WU) Pena, 4-0, 4-0
(HC) Muresan def. Fojcik, 4-5(8), 4-2, 10-5
Beaulieu def. (HC) Trotter, 4-2, 4-2
Laynes def. (HC) Palus, 5-3, 4-2
Ranieri def. (HC) Zlateva, 1-4, 4-2, 10-5

Doubles:
Beaulieu / Kayakent def. (HC) Muresan / Trotter, 6-0
(HC/WU) Abildayeva / Ivashchuk def. Laynes / Ranieri, 6-3
(NU) Homma / Churruca def. Moskaltsova / Okoye, 6-1
Gorgidze / Fojcik def. (HC/WU) Palus / Laarmann, 6-2
Moskaltsova / Okoye def. (HC) Muresan / Trotter, 6-1
Beaulieu / Kayakent def. (HC) Dannhauser / Rees, 6-2
Gorgidze / Fojcik def. (HC) Zlateva / Singh, 6-0
(WU) Starke / Chmir def. Moskaltsova / Okoye, 6-2
(HC) Sura / Papastavrou def. Laynes / Ranieri, 6-1
(WU) Abildayeva / Ivashchuk def. Beaulieu / Kayakent, 7-5
Gorgidze / Fojcik def. (WU) Pena / Verstappen, 6-3

QUOTING COACH THOMPSON
"I am really proud of everyone and can't wait to see how they continue to develop through the season. I was impressed with how focused and tenacious everyone was for the first tournament of the year. The newcomers did well. They had a good first weekend, and will continue to grow as the year progresses. We are going to focus on improving every day at practice and take things one day at a time."

UP NEXT
WSU heads to the ITA Regional Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 10 hosted at Grand Valley State.

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Players Mentioned

Justine Beaulieu: 5' 6"; Senior

Victoria Fojcik: 5' 4"; Freshman

Dea Gorgidze: 5' 6"; Redshirt Fifth Year

Selin Kayakent: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Rebecca Laynes: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Masha Moskaltsova: 5' 7"; Senior

Jiselle Okoye: 5' 5"; Freshman

Viola Ranieri: 5' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Justine Beaulieu
: 5' 6"; Senior

Victoria Fojcik
: 5' 4"; Freshman

Dea Gorgidze
: 5' 6"; Redshirt Fifth Year

Selin Kayakent
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Rebecca Laynes
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Masha Moskaltsova
: 5' 7"; Senior

Jiselle Okoye
: 5' 5"; Freshman

Viola Ranieri
: 5' 4"; Freshman