Women’s Tennis Heads to CSUN Fall Invitational

Friday, November 6

Northridge, Calif.

TBA

UC Irvine

CSUN Fall Invitational

Photo by: Jacob Thompson

November 05, 2026 | Women's Tennis

By: Leah Fitzpatrick

IRVINE, Calif. – The UC Irvine women's tennis team is back in action this weekend as they travel to Northridge, Calif. for the CSUN Fall Invitational, Nov. 6-8.

Hidden dual action gets underway Friday for the 'Eaters, as UCI takes on one opponent each day in both singles and doubles competition. The Anteaters will compete in a competitive 10-team field featuring LMU, Youngstown State, Portland, Pacific and New Mexico. UCI will also be joined by fellow Big West programs Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton, along with Sacramento State and tournament host CSUN.

LAST TIME OUT
UCI its squad between two tournaments last weekend, hosting the UCI Fall Invitational (Oct. 29-31) while the remaining Anteaters competed at the JKC Dennis Rizza in Rolling Hills, Calif. (Oct. 30-Nov. 1).

At the UCI Fall Invitational, the 'Eaters collected seven singles and seven doubles wins against Westmont, Biola and UC Riverside. Sayuri Parandian led the way with three doubles victories and two singles wins. Rachel Gee and Lindsay Kim each recorded two singles and one doubles victory.

Meanwhile, at the JKC Dennis Rizza Tournament, UCI recorded five singles and six doubles wins, highlighted by two singles wins and a doubles sweep against LMU. Bella Pitchford and Kara Chen each earned two singles and one doubles win, while Maily Huynh added two doubles victories.

A LOOK AT THE LINEUP
The Anteaters will travel all nine players this weekend, giving the entire roster an opportunity to compete as the fall tournament season winds down.

Montana Parkinson and Kara Chen lead the Anteaters in singles play, each recording four wins to open the season. Chen added a singles victory last weekend against Cal Poly's Olivia Mlouk, 6-4, 6-4, and also defeated LMU's Melis Mert, 6-1, 3-6, 10-4.

Bella Pitchford has collected three singles victories this season, including a 6-3, 6-3 win over Cal State Fullerton's Martina Markov last weekend. She also earned a 6-2, 6-1 victory over LMU's Anastasia Bozova.

Maily Huynh has recorded three singles wins to start the season. Most recently, she defeated Cal Poly's Tia Bonita, 6-4, 6-2.

Sayuri Parandian has also tallied three singles victories, including two at the UCI Fall Invitational. She defeated Biola's Ivet Stancheva, 6-1, 6-0, before earning a 6-3, 6-4 win over Westmont's Thea Donarski.

Rachel Gee has picked up three singles wins this season. Last weekend, she earned victories over UC Riverside's Camile Li, 7-5, 6-1, and Westmont's Evelyn Oltmans, 6-1, 6-1.

Lindsay Kim rounds out the group of Anteaters with three singles victories. She earned a 6-3, 6-2 win over UC Riverside's Kaylin Kielty last weekend before defeating Westmont's Lea Schewiold, 6-1, 6-1.

Mackenzie Lukin has recorded two singles victories this season, while Quin Brady has added one. Brady picked up her first singles win against Westmont's Lauren Gee, 6-2, 6-4.

In doubles play, Parkinson and Parandian share the team lead with four victories apiece. Parandian has partnered with multiple teammates to contribute to the Anteaters' success, including a 6-2 win alongside Gee over Westmont's Evelyn Oltmans and Cassie Donar. She also teamed up with Lukin for a 6-2 victory over Biola's Kailee Mazzero and Dafne Andres, as well as Brady for a 7-5 win.

Parkinson has teamed up with Huynh for two doubles victories, defeating Cal Poly's pairing, 6-3, and earning a 6-1 win against LMU.

Pitchford has added three doubles victories to her season total. She teamed up with Chen last weekend to earn a 7-6 (2) win over LMU.

Huynh, Chen, Lukin and Gee have each recorded two doubles victories, while Brady rounds out the squad with one win.

UP NEXT: The 'Eaters close out the fall tournament slate next weekend, Nov. 14-15, as they travel to Claremont, Calif. for the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational.