Olivia Dorner Season 2024-25

2024-25 (JUNIOR)

Awards: All-Big Ten Second Team...Co-Big Ten Player of the Week (10/16) 

Season: Held down the top court for singles, finishing with a 12-13 (8-8 dual) record...Competed alongside Maiko Uchijima in doubles, compiling a 22-9 (12-7 dual) record on courts one and two...The pair qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship after winning the ITA Northeast Regional doubles final. 

Rankings: Ranked as the preseason No. 49 doubles team in the nation by ITA, paired with Maiko Uchijima...Rose to the No. 46 doubles pair by ITA alongside Uchijima (12/3)...Moved to No. 77 in doubles (2/5). 

Match-By-Match: UNC Kitty Harrison Invitational (9/13-15): Won all three doubles matches with Uchijima...Defeated Duke’s No. 61 Shavit Kimchi/Ellie Coleman (6-3), Charlotte’s Sara Suchankova/Shona Nakano (6-3) and Purdue’s Carmen Gallardo/Tara Milic (6-1). ITA All-Americans (9/21-26): Earned singles victories over Seattle’s Lamija Avdic (6-1, 6-0) and Illinois’ McKenna Schaefbauer (6-4, 6-1)...Combined with Uchijima to beat Arkansas’ No. 51 Grace O'Donnell/Anet Koskel (6-1, 7-5). ITA Regionals (10/10-15): Earned ITA Northeast Regional doubles championship alongside Uchijima...Became first Nittany Lions to win a regional event and qualify for the NCAA Individual Championships since 2012...Went 6-0 in doubles with wins over Seton Hall’s Rachel Benoualid/Isabelle May (8-3), Fordham’s Lilianna Chitambar/Lorraine Bergmann (8-4), Princeton’s Pearlie Zhang/Isabella Chhiv (8-1) and Penn’s Gavriella Smith/Saige Roshkoff (8-0), Esha Velaga/Lara Stojanovski (6-2, 6-3) and Eileen Wang/Sabine Rutlauka (1-6, 6-4, 10-7)...Reached Round of 16 in singles, besting Fordham’s Chitambar (6-1, 6-2) and Mercyhurst’s Kayla Dean (6-1, 3-6, 6-1). NCAA Doubles Championship (11/20): Competed in Round of 32 at NCAA Doubles Championship with Uchijima. Villanova (1/18): Earned doubles victory on court one against Sophia Edwards/Maggie Gehrig (6-2) alongside Uchijima...Defeated Edwards on court one singles (6-2, 6-0). Old Dominion (1/19): Helped clinch crucial doubles point with Uchijima at court one with win over Sofia Johnson/Lidiia Rasskouskaia (6-3). Saint Francis (1/24): Paired with Uchijima, beat Diana Zuba/Dasha Chichkina (6-2) on court one...Bested Zuba on court one singles (6-3, 6-3). at Yale (2/2): Playing alongside Uchijima on court one, took down Erin Ha/Orla Ogilvy (6-2)...Earned a court one singles victory against Mirabelle Brettkelly (6-0, 6-3). St. Bonaventure (2/8): Working with Uchijima, bested Isabella Venter/Cirkeline Lundberg (6-0) on doubles court one...Defeated Lundberg (6-1, 6-0) on singles court one. Mount St. Mary’s (2/9): Swept Margherita Trolese (6-0, 6-0) on singles court one. vs. Colorado (2/22): Earned a court one singles victory over Mila Stanojevic (6-3, 7-6). at Princeton (3/1): Paired with Uchijima to take a court one doubles victory against Zhang/Eva Elbaz (6 -2). Indiana (3/7): Playing alongside Uchijima, earned a court one doubles win over Lara Schneider/Nicole Teodosescu (6-2). Purdue (3/9): Worked with Uchijima to earn a ranked win over No. 86 Carmen Guevara/Tara Milic (6-3) on the top doubles spot...Defeated Guevera in three sets on court one singles (1-6, 6-4, 6-2). at Michigan State (3/15): Paired with Uchijima on court one to dominate Ellie Blackford/Liisa Vehvilainen (6-0). No. 14 USC (3/28): Earned her first ranked singles win over No. 46 Grace Piper on court one (6-4, 6-4). at No. 10 Ohio State (4/12): Playing with Uchijima on court two, defeated Sydni Ratliff/Sophia CisseIgnatiev (6-3). Minnesota (4/18): Paired alongside Uchijima, earned a court two doubles victory against Jeselle Ante/Sofia Pinto (6-4). Wisconsin (4/20): Gutted out a court two doubles win with Uchijima over Taylor Cataldi/Ekaterina Ivanova (7-6). 

2023-24 (SOPHOMORE)
Awards: Collected Academic All-Big Ten honors.
 
Season: Played in 30 singles matches, including 21 dual matches, and 30 doubles matches, including 22 dual matches…Tallied 11 singles wins and 10 doubles wins…Mostly competed at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles.
 
Rankings: Finished the season as the No. 13 singles player in the ITA Northeast Region…Ranked as the No. 9 doubles team in the ITA Northeast Region, pairing with Karly Friedland…Dorner and Friedland ranked as high as No. 69 in the ITA Doubles Poll.
 
Match-By-Match: UNC Kitty Harrison Invitational (9/15-17): Earned singles wins over ODU’s Allison Isaacs (6-3, 6-4) and Auburn’s Ava Esposito (1-6, 6-3, 11-9)…Combined with Yvonne Zuffova for an 8-1 win over Vanderbilt’s Bridget Stammel/Amy Stevens. ITA Regionals (10/19-23): Collected a singles win over Towson’s Mya Spencer (6-2, 6-4)…Paired with Karly Friedland for an 8-6 win over Richmond’s Elizabeth Novak/Lainey O’Neil. Auburn Invitational (11/3-5): Picked up a 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 win over Auburn’s Kaitlyn Carnicella…Dorner and Friedland defeated Furman’s Sara Isabel/Maeve Thornton (6-2). at Kentucky (1/20): Paired with Friedland for a 6-1 win at No. 1 over the No. 25 doubles duo in the country. at Penn (1/28): Picked up a 7-5 win at No. 1 doubles. Saint Francis (2/2): Competed at No. 1 singles, defeating Diana Zuba (6-1, 6-4)…Combined with Friedland for a 6-0 win at No. 1. at Yale (2/18): Earned a win at No. 2 singles against Shyla Aggarwal (6-2, 6-2)…Teamed up with Friedland for a 6-4 win at No. 1. Princeton (3/3): Tallied a 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 victory at No. 2 against Leena Bennetto. Michigan State (3/15): Recorded a win at No. 3 against Liisa Vehvilainen (6-0, 6-0). at Michigan (3/17): Earned a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles, combining with Friedland. Rutgers (3/29): Collected a win at No. 2 over Amira Badawi (7-5, 4-6, 6-4). Maryland (3/31): Tallied a 7-6(6) win at No. 2 doubles, pairing with Friedland. Northwestern (4/21): Earned a 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 3 against Christina Hand. Big Ten Tournament (4/25-26): Notched a win at No. 3 against Iowa’s Barbora Pokorna (5-7, 6-2, 6-0).

2022-23 (FRESHMAN)
Season: Tallied 17 singles wins, including 15 in dual matches while playing mostly at No. 5…Earned nine doubles wins, including four in dual matches, while competing at all three doubles positions.
 
Match-By-Match: Buckeye Invitational (10/14): Collected a win over Xavier’s Kat Lyman (4-6, 6-3, 6-2)…Paired with Karly Friedland for a 7-6(7) win over Ohio State’s Kathleen Jones/Dani Schoenly. ITA Atlantic Regionals (10/20): Picked up a win against Maryland’s Jojo Bach (6-1, 5-7, 10-3)...Combined with Sofiya Chekhlystova for wins over George Mason’s Maitree Rout/Ashley Fitz-Patrick (8-0), Old Dominion’s Shahar Biran/Alesya Yakubovich (8-7(3)), Marshall’s Gabrielle Clairotte/Rieke Gillar (8-0) and West Virginia’s Momoko Nagato/Michaela Kucharova (8-6). Xavier (1/14): Earned a win against Blessing Nwaozuzu (6-0, 6-2). Old Dominion (1/15): Claimed a 6-3, 4-6, 19-17 win over Alexandra Viktorovich. vs. Harvard (1/28): Started a six-match win streak with a 6-2, 6-4 victory against Sany Gawande. at LSU (1/29): Earned a 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Maggie Cubitt. at Marshall (2/4): Recorded a 7-6 (4), 6-1 win over Sophia Hurrion. Kentucky/Saint Francis (2/11): Secured wins over Kentucky’s Zoe Hammond (6-3, 6-4) and Saint Francis’ Kelly Dowuona (6-1, 6-2)...Combined with Karly Friedland for a 6-1 win over Saint Francis’ Dowuona/Anoek Pruijmboom. at Notre Dame (2/17): Notched a 6-4, 6-4 win over Carrie Beckman. Duquesne/James Madison (2/26): Earned wins over Duquesne’s Margot Pessy (6-3, 6-1) and James Madison’s Daniela Voloh (6-3, 7-6 (7))…Paired with Alina Lebedeva for a 6-2 victory over Duquesne’s Ana Utrilla Benito/Ellen Shanahan. at Charlotte (3/11): Picked up a 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 win over Emma Wilkins. Indiana (3/26): Secured a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 win over Nicole Toedosescu. Iowa (4/7): Tallied a 6-3, 6-0 win against Barbora Pokorna. at Michigan State (4/16): Notched a 6-3, 6-3 win over Marley Lambert. at Rutgers (4/23): Earned a doubles win over Tara Chilton/Amira Badawi (6-4). at Maryland (4/27): Collected a 6-1, 6-2 win against Hannah McColgan…Picked up a doubles win against Minorka Miranda/Marta Perez Mur (6-4).

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