Thursday, October 1
San Francisco, CA
Saint Mary's College of California
vs
Battle in the Bay Classic
Fr. Stella Remander
WTEN | Priya Nelson and Stella Remander Advance to Consolation Final at Battle in the Bay Classic
10/6/2026 5:37:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Saint Mary's women's tennis team continued fall competition over the weekend at the Battle in the Bay Classic at California Tennis Club in San Francisco. Head coach Katharina Winterhalter had a pair of invites to the annual event with second-year Gael Priya Nelson and true freshman Stella Remander.Â
HOW IT HAPPENED
Nelson and Remander opened doubles play in the main draw on Thursday and narrowly fell 8-6 to UC Santa Barbara's Lily Pradkin and Marianne Angel who went on to advance to the tournament final on Friday.Â
The duo bounced back in consolation play on Friday morning, first defeating LMU's duo of Ada Piestrzynska and Yelyzaveta Chainykova 6-3. Nelson and Remander then took a 6-1 victory over USC's Imogen Haddad and Lexi Wolf to advance to the consolation final. The pair battled Cal's Laura Cilekova and Mille Johanna Moerk in the consolation final, coming up just short in a tight 7-5 battle. Nelson and Remander also each competed in two singles matches as part of extra match play.
Full tournament results can be found HERE.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Gaels will continue fall competition at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships beginning on October 8. Additional tournament information and scoring links 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.Â
#GaelsRise
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HOW IT HAPPENED
Nelson and Remander opened doubles play in the main draw on Thursday and narrowly fell 8-6 to UC Santa Barbara's Lily Pradkin and Marianne Angel who went on to advance to the tournament final on Friday.Â
The duo bounced back in consolation play on Friday morning, first defeating LMU's duo of Ada Piestrzynska and Yelyzaveta Chainykova 6-3. Nelson and Remander then took a 6-1 victory over USC's Imogen Haddad and Lexi Wolf to advance to the consolation final. The pair battled Cal's Laura Cilekova and Mille Johanna Moerk in the consolation final, coming up just short in a tight 7-5 battle. Nelson and Remander also each competed in two singles matches as part of extra match play.
Full tournament results can be found HERE.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Gaels will continue fall competition at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships beginning on October 8. Additional tournament information and scoring links 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.Â
#GaelsRise
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