

Fr. Sophie Stanton: 2-0 combined in doubles and singles vs. Dominican
WTEN | Win Number One of 2026, Gaels Sweep Penguins in Home Opener
1/23/2026 5:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MORAGA, Calif. - Saint Mary's picked up win number one of the spring 2026 season in their home opener on Friday, sweeping Dominican 7-0 at Timothy Korth Tennis Complex. Juniors Sofia Daryaie and Elif Tuana Gunal teamed up in doubles play to defeat Dominican's duo 6-1 while Madison Weekley and true freshman Sophie Stanton clinched the doubles point with a clean 6-0 sweep. Stanton competed for the second consecutive weekend after making her collegiate debut at the Cal Winter Invite last week.
Weekley, Daryaie and Stanton all recorded clean sweeps in their individual matches en route to the dominant victory over the Penguins. Elif Tuana Gunal also pulled off a dramatic two-set singles win, winning the second set on a tiebreaker to finish her day a combined 2-0.
Full match results can be found below:
Saint Mary's 7, Dominican 0
1/23/2026 | Moraga, Calif.
Timothy Korth Tennis Complex
Singles
1. Iman Khan (SMC) vs. Sofia Acuna (DU), 5-7 6-1 DNF
2. Elif Tuana Gunal (SMC) def. Deepalakshmi Vanaraja (DU), 6-0 7-6 (7-4)
3. Tiana Fox (SMC) vs. Maria Gavrilov (DU), 6-0 5-7 1-0 DNF
4. Madison Weekley (SMC) def. Ana Rios (DU), 6-2 6-0
5. Sofia Daryaie (SMC) def. Lorenza Foster-Simbulan (DU), 6-1 6-0
6. Sophie Stanton (SMC) def. Maya Cooper (DU), 6-1 6-3
Doubles
1. Iman Khan/Tiana Fox (SMC) vs. Kaylee Lopez/Sofia Acuna (DU), 5-1 DNF
2. Sofia Daryaie/Elif Tuana Gunal (SMC) def. Maria Gavrilov/Deepalakshmi Vanaraja (DU), 6-1
3. Madison Weekley/Sophie Stanton (SMC) def. Ana Rios/Lorenza Foster-Simbulan (DU), 6-0
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Mary's will head to Sacramento next Saturday to take on the Hornets at 12:00 PM. Full match details and live scoring link can be found at smcgaels.com.
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Weekley, Daryaie and Stanton all recorded clean sweeps in their individual matches en route to the dominant victory over the Penguins. Elif Tuana Gunal also pulled off a dramatic two-set singles win, winning the second set on a tiebreaker to finish her day a combined 2-0.
Full match results can be found below:
Saint Mary's 7, Dominican 0
1/23/2026 | Moraga, Calif.
Timothy Korth Tennis Complex
Singles
1. Iman Khan (SMC) vs. Sofia Acuna (DU), 5-7 6-1 DNF
2. Elif Tuana Gunal (SMC) def. Deepalakshmi Vanaraja (DU), 6-0 7-6 (7-4)
3. Tiana Fox (SMC) vs. Maria Gavrilov (DU), 6-0 5-7 1-0 DNF
4. Madison Weekley (SMC) def. Ana Rios (DU), 6-2 6-0
5. Sofia Daryaie (SMC) def. Lorenza Foster-Simbulan (DU), 6-1 6-0
6. Sophie Stanton (SMC) def. Maya Cooper (DU), 6-1 6-3
Doubles
1. Iman Khan/Tiana Fox (SMC) vs. Kaylee Lopez/Sofia Acuna (DU), 5-1 DNF
2. Sofia Daryaie/Elif Tuana Gunal (SMC) def. Maria Gavrilov/Deepalakshmi Vanaraja (DU), 6-1
3. Madison Weekley/Sophie Stanton (SMC) def. Ana Rios/Lorenza Foster-Simbulan (DU), 6-0
LOOKING AHEAD
Saint Mary's will head to Sacramento next Saturday to take on the Hornets at 12:00 PM. Full match details and live scoring link can be found at smcgaels.com.
Be sure to follow your Gaels on Facebook, Instagram, and X to get all the latest Saint Mary's athletics updates and information.
#GaelsRise
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