The 2025 UTR Sports National Invitational Tennis Championship (NIT Championship) took place at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga., from May 7-9.
Launched in 2023, the NIT Championship was created by UTR Sports to allow men’s and women’s teams to gain valuable postseason experience.
After three days of action, the Washington State Cougars closed out a stellar tournament with a 4-0 win over UNC Charlotte. In men’s action, the Chattanooga Mocs had to battle to close out a 4-2 victory over the Saint Mary’s Gaels.
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May 9: Chattanooga Captures Men's Trophy Over Saint Mary's
Men’s Final: Chattanooga def. Saint Mary’s, 4-2
Doubles
No. 1 Gabriel Castillo-Sanchez / Jakub Jupa (Chattanooga) def. Thibaud Maxant / Carlos Ramos (Saint Mary’s), 6-1
No. 2 Ryan Mudre / Jaxon Lamb (Chattanooga) vs. Finley Dyer / Pierre Lieutaud (Saint Mary’s), 4-4
No. 3 Cortland Grove/Carson Grompert (Chattanooga) def. Francisco Duran/ Aidan Watt (Saint Mary’s), 6-2
Chattanooga wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Carlos Ramos (Saint Mary’s) def. Jakub Jupa (Chattanooga), 6-4, 7-6
No. 2 Gabriel Castillo-Sanchez (Chattanooga) vs. Thibaud Maxant (Saint Mary’s), 6-4,2-6, 6-5, DNF
No. 3 Ryan Mudre (Chattanooga) def. Finley Dyer (Saint Mary’s), 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 Cortland Grove (Chattanooga) def. Pierre Lieutaud (Saint Mary’s), 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
No. 5 Kristof Kincses (Chattanooga) def. Bastien Maxant (Saint Mary’s), 7-5, 6-4
No. 6 Francisco Duran (Saint Mary’s) def. Jaxon Lamb (Chattanooga), 7-6(4), 6-4
May 9: Washington State Wins Women's Title
Women’s Final: Washington State def. UNC Charlotte, 4-0
Doubles
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Sara Suchankova/Amira Badawi (Charlotte), 6-2
No. 2 Chisato Kanemaki/Elyse Tse (WSU) vs. Ni Xi / Shona Nakano (Charlotte), 5-2
No. 3 Martina Puvill/Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) def. Prisca Abbas/Lucia Aranda (Charlotte), 6-2
WSU wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Sara Suchankova (Charlotte), 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Maxine Murphy (WSU) vs. Ni Xi (Charlotte), 7-5, 6-6
No. 3 Elyse Tse (WSU) vs. Amira Badawi (Charlotte), 7-6, 1-6
No. 4 Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) def. Prisca Abbas (Charlotte), 6-0, 6-3
No. 5 Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) def. Paula Dougherty (Charlotte), 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 Martina Puvill (WSU) vs. Shona Nakano (Charlotte), 1-6, 6-6
How to Watch
The men's and women's finals are set for 10 a.m. Friday. Matches will be streamed on PlaySight HERE (create a free account to watch). Click the direct link or search "Rome Tennis Center" from the "Live & On-Demand" tab.
Live scores will be available on iOnCourt —click here for men's scores and click here for women's scores.
May 8: UNC Charlotte and Washington State to Battle in Women's Final
Women’s Semifinals: UNC Charlotte def. North Alabama, 4-0
Doubles
No. 1 Sara Suchankova / Amira Badawi (Charlotte) vs. Stanislava Bobrovnikova/Eeva Ristola (UNA), 5-3
No. 2 Ni Xi / Shona Nakano (Charlotte) def. Anouk Pruijmboom /Ada Karabacak (UNA), 6-2
No. 3 Prisca Abbas / Lucia Aranda (Charlotte) def. Mathilde Delaney/Senem Ocal (UNA), 6-1
Charlotte wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Sara Suchankova (Charlotte) vs. Stanislava Bobrovnikova (UNA), 6-2, 4-5, DNF
No. 2 Ni Xi (Charlotte) def. Ada Karabacak (UNA), 7-6,2-1
No. 3 Amira Badawi (Charlotte) vs. Eava Ristola (UNA), 6-3, 2-5
No. 4 Prisca Abbas (Charlotte) vs. Mathilde Delaney (UNA), 6-4,6-3
No. 5 Paula Dougherty (Charlotte) def. Senem Ocal (UNA), 6-0,6-1
No. 6 Shona Nakano (Charlotte) def. Anouk Pruijmboom (UNA), 7-5,6-3
Women’s Semifinals: Washington State def. North Texas, 4-0
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande / Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Lilly Schultz / Lou Chalard (UNT), 6-4
No. 2 Chisato Kanemaki / Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Stadfany Nformi / Stanislava Shulzhenko (UNT), 6-3
No. 3 Marina Adati / Carolina Laydner (UNT) def. Martina Puvill / Hania Abouelsaad (WSU), 6-3
WSU wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Gianna Pielet (UNT), 7-6, 6-3
No. 2 Maxine Murphy (WSU) vs. Stadfany Nformi (UNT), 6-2,4-3 RET
No. 3 Elyse Tse (WSU) vs. Stanislava Shulzhenko (UNT), 4-6, 5-5, DNF
No. 4 Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) def. Lou Chalard (UNT), 6-3,6-3
No. 5 Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) vs. Carolina Laydner (UNT), 4-6,3-4
No. 6 Martina Puvill (WSU) vs. Marina Adati (UNT), 6-1, 2-6,2-0
May 8: Chattanooga, Saint Mary's Advance to Men's Final
Men’s Semifinals: Chattanooga (CTU) def. North Carolina Central (NCCU), 4-3
Doubles
No. 1 Rodrigo Alves/Hugo Hidalgo Vega (NCCU) def. Gabriel Castillo-Sanchez/Jakub Jupa (UTC), 7-5
No. 2 Ryan Mudre/Jaxon Lamb (UTC) def. Kareem Hakim/Oliver Saarinen (NCCU), 7-5
No. 3 Leo Fortier-Gariepy/Antoni Pankowski (NCCU) def. Ethan Carr/Valentine Walker (UTC), 6-3
NCCU wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Hugo Hidalgo Vega (NCCU) def. Jakub Jupa (UTC), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
No. 2Gabriel Castillo-Sanchez (UTC) def. Kareem Hakim (NCCU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 3 Rodrigo Alves (NCCU) def. Ryan Mudre (UTC), 1-6, 6-3, 7-6(0)
No. 4 Cortland Grove (UTC) def. Naresh Mithran Bharathy (NCCU), 6-7(0), 6-3, 6-4
No. 5 Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. Antoni Pankowski (NCCU), 7-5, 6-4
No. 6 Jaxon Lamb (UTC) def. Leo Fortier-Gariepy (NCCU), 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
Men’s Semifinals: Saint Mary’s def. Rider, 4-1
Doubles
No. 1 Thibaud Maxant / Carlos Ramos (Saint Mary’s) vs. Matteus Froberg Dahlin / Dhruv Tangri (Rider), 5-4 DNF
No. 2 Finley Dyer / Pierre Lieutaud (Saint Mary’s) def. Cole Thurgur / Ibragim Turgambekov (Rider), 6-3
No. 3 Bastien Maxant / Aidan Watt (Saint Mary’s) def. Cooper Dillon / Axel Engstrom (Rider), 6-3
Saint Mary’s wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Carlos Ramos (Saint Mary’s) def. Dhruv Tangri (Rider), 6-0,1-6,6-1
No. 2 Thibauld Maxant (Saint Mary’s) vs. Matteus Froberg Dahlin (Rider), 6-7(0), 4-5
No. 3 Finley Dyer (Saint Mary’s) def. Cole Thurgur (Rider), 5-7,6-3,6-2
No. 4 Pierre Lieutaud (Saint Mary’s) def. Nathan Slattery (Rider), 6-2,6-1
No. 5 Bastien Maxant (Saint Mary’s) vs. Axel Engstrom (Rider), 4-6,6-3,4-5
No. 6 Cooper Dillon (Rider) def. Aidan Watt (Saint Mary’s), 6-4,6-0
May 7: Semifinals Set
Starting at 10 a.m. on Thursday with the men's semifinals: Chattanooga vs. NC Central and Saint Mary's vs. Rider.
On court not before 1 p.m., will be the women's semifinals: UNC Charlotte vs. North Alabama and Washington State vs. North Texas.
May 7: Women's Quarterfinals
Day 1 Women's Quarterfinal Results: North Texas def. Appalachian State, 4-1; UNC Charlotte def. St. Mary's, 4-1; Washington State def. Northern Illinois, 4-0; North Alabama def.Middle Tennessee, 4-2
Women’s Quarterfinals: North Alabama def. Middle Tennessee, 4-2
North Alabama closes out the night under the lights ✨
— UTR Sports (@UTR_Sports_) May 8, 2025
UNA rounds out an epic day with a 4-2 battle over MTSU! The semifinals are set 👀 pic.twitter.com/3qVDmrSShj
Doubles
No. 1 Stanislava Bobrovnikova/Eeva Ristola (UNA) def. Eloise Swarbrick/Lena Peyer (MTSU), 6-3
No. 2 Alessia Truden/Rutuja Chaphalkar (MTSU) def. Anouk Pruijmboom/Ada Karabacak (UNA), 6-2
No. 3 Ilaria Sposetti/Sara Conde (MTSU) def. Mathilde Delaney/Senem Ocal (UNA), 6-3
Middle Tennessee wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Stanislava Bobrovnikova (UNA) def. Alessia Truden(MTSU), 4-0, RET
No. 2 Ada Karabacak (UNA) def. Ilaria Sposetti (MTSU), 6-4, 5-7, 3-1, DNF
No. 3 Lena Peter (MTSU) def. Eava Ristola (UNA), 7-5, 6-3
No. 4 Mathilde Delaney (UNA) def. Rutuja Chaphalkar (MTSU), 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
No. 5 Sara Conde (MTSU) def. Senem Ocal (UNA), 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 Anoek Pruijmboom (UNA) def. Zenn Lim (MTSU), 6-0, 6-1
Women’s Quarterfinals: Washington State def. Northern Illinois, 5-0
The Cougars clinch with a sweep! 👀
— UTR Sports (@UTR_Sports_) May 7, 2025
#41 WSU is semifinal ready after a convincing win at the #NITChampionship 💪 pic.twitter.com/QEY4LZsJHB
Doubles
No. 1 vs. Eva Alvarez Sande/Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Maria Dzemeshkevich/Natalya Miroslavova Ninova (NIU), 6-2
No. 2 Chisato Kanemaki/Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Lucia Yecora/Isabella Righi (NIU), 6-1
No. 3 Martina Puvill/Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) vs. Reagan Welch/Jenna Horne (NIU), 4-2
Washington State wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Maria Dzemeshkevich (NIU), 7-5, 6-4
No. 2 Maxine Murphy (WSU) def. Irmak Budak, 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Lucia Yecora (NIU), 7-5, 5-7 DNF
No. 4 Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) vs. Natalya Miroslavova Ninova (NIU), 6-7(5), 6-1, 4-4
No. 5 Chisato Kanemaki (WSU) vs. Isabella Righi (NIU), 4-6, 3-5 DNF
No. 6 Martina Puvill (WSU) def. Theodora Kousiou, 6-2, 6-2
Women’s Quarterfinals: UNC Charlotte def. Saint Mary’s, 4-1
The TOP seed moves on to the semifinals at the NIT Championship!
— UTR Sports (@UTR_Sports_) May 7, 2025
UNC Charlotte takes out SMC 4-1 ⛏️ pic.twitter.com/D28Pa30lr9
Doubles
No. 1 Sara Suchankova/Amira Badawi (Charlotte) def. Iman Khan/Olivia Rook (Saint Mary’s), 6-4
No. 2 Ni Xi/Shona Nakano (Charlotte) def. MiaAngelina Ruja/Madison Weekley (Saint Mary’s), 6-3
No. 3 Juliette Daries/Stefanie Silva (Saint Mary’s) def. Prisca Abbas/Lucia Aranda (Charlotte), 6-1
UNC Charlotte wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Sara Suchankova (Charlotte) vs. Iman Khan (Saint Mary’s), 7-6(4), DNF
No. 2 Ni Xi (Charlotte) def. Juliette Daries (Saint Mary’s), 6-2, 6-0
No. 3 Amira Badawi (Charlotte) def. MiaAngelina Ruja (Saint Mary’s), 6-2, 6-4
No. 4 Oliva Rook (Saint Mary’s) def. Lucia Aranda (Charlotte), 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 Prisca Abbas (Charlotte) vs. Stefanie Silva (Saint Mary’s), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 Paula Dougherty (Charlotte) vs. Madison Weekley (Saint Mary’s), 0-6, 5-5
Women's Quarterfinals: North Texas def. Appalachian State, 4-1
Doubles
No. 1 Lilly Schultz/Lou Chalard (North Texas) def. Naledi Manyube/Taya Powell (App State), 6-4
No. 2 Ruby Broadbent/Savannah Dada-Mascoll (App State) vs. Stadfany Nformi/Stanislava Shulzhenko (North Texas), 5-3
No. 3 Marina Adati/Carolina Laydner (North Texas) def. Alexi Cleveland/Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (App State), 7-5
North Texas wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Savannah Dada-Mascoll (App State) def. Gianna Pielet (North Texas), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 Naledi Manyube (App State)vs. Stadfany Nformi (North Texas)
No. 3 Stanislava Shulzhenko (North Texas) def. Olwyn Ryan-Bovey (App State), 6-1, 7-5
No. 4 Lou Chalard (North Texas) def. Taya Powell (App State), 6-1, 6-3
No. 5 Carolina Laydner (North Texas) def. Alexi Cleveland (App State), 6-4, 6-1
No. 6 Ruby Broadbent (App State) vs. Marina Adati (North Texas)
May 7: Men's Quarterfinals
Day 1 Men's Quarterfinal Results: North Texas def. Appalachian State, 4-1; Rider def. UNC Asheville, 4-1; North Carolina Central def. New Mexico State, 4-3
Men’s Quarterfinals: North Carolina Central def. New Mexico State, 4-3
The FIGHT of the NIGHT! 🥊
— UTR Sports (@UTR_Sports_) May 7, 2025
NCCU wins an absolute grind of a match against New Mexico State to win 4-3! pic.twitter.com/ykLMZkIwuj
Doubles
No. 1 Rodrigo Alves/Hugo Hidalgo Vega (NCCU) def. Itay Feigin/Matias Rojas (NMSU), 6-4
No. 2 Lance Urlaub/Tobias Wallin (NMSU) def. Kareem Hakim/Oliver Saarinen (NCCU), 7-5
No. 3 Leo Fortier-Gariepy/Antoni Pankowski (NCCU) def. Holland Snell/Roko Stipetic (NMSU), 7-6(1)
North Carolina Central wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Hugo Hidalgo Vega (NCCU) def. Itay Feigin (NMSU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 Kareem Hakim (NCCU) def. Tobias Wallin (NMSU), 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
No. 3 Holland Snell (NMSU) def. Rodrigo Alves (NCCU), 7-6(0), 6-3
No. 4 Naresh Mithran Bharathy (NCCU) def. Matias Rojas (NMSU), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 Lance Urlaub (NMSU) def. Antoni Pankowski (NCCU), 6-4, 6-4
No. 6 Roko Stipetic (NMSU) def. Leo Fortier-Gariepy (NCCU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Men’s Quarterfinals: Saint Mary’s def. Morgan State, 4-0
Doubles
No. 1 Thibauld Maxant/Carlos Ramos (Saint Mary’s) def. Makkijha Brown/Mikeal Carpenter (Morgan State), 6-1
No. 2 Finley Dyer/Pierre Lieutaud (Saint Mary’s) def. Bertin Karenzi/Yessine Kerouat (Morgan State), 6-3
No. 3 Mohamed Ridha Ghettas/Niles Rachal (Morgan State) def. Bastien Maxant/Aidan Watt (Saint Mary’s), 6-4
Saint Mary’s wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Carlos Ramos (Saint Mary’s) vs. Mikeal Carpenter (Morgan State), 2-6, 3-4 DNF
No. 2 Thibauld Maxant (Saint Mary’s) def. Makkijha Brown, 6-2, 6-3
No. 3 Finley Dyer (Saint Mary’s) def. Niles Rachal (Morgan State), 6-4, 6-4
No. 4 Pierre Lieutaud (Saint Mary’s) def. Yessine Kerouat (Morgan State), 6-4, 6-0
No. 5 Bastien Maxant (Saint Mary’s) vs. Bertin Karenzi (Morgan State), 6-7, 3-0 DNF
No. 6 Francisco Duran (Saint Mary’s) vs. Mohamed Ridha Ghettas (Morgan State), 4-6, 6-0 DNF
Men's Quarterfinals: Rider def. UNC Asheville, 4-1
Doubles
No. 1 Matteus Froberg Dahlin (Rider)/Dhruv Tangri (Rider) def. Tarek Erlewein (Asheville)/Olle Sonesson Lidholt (Asheville), 6-2
No. 2 Cole Thurgur (Rider)/Ibragim Turgambekov (Rider) def. Griffin Lovern (Asheville)/Cian Ingles (Asheville), 6-2
No. 3 Sai Gandepalli (Asheville)/Trevor Gray (Asheville) vs. Cooper Dillon (Rider)/Axel Engstrom (Rider), 5-5
Rider wins the doubles point.
Singles
No. 1 Tarek Erlewein (Asheville) def. Dhruv Tangri (Rider), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 Olle Sonesson Lidholt (Asheville) vs. Matteus Froberg Dahlin (Rider)
No. 3 Sai Gandepalli (Asheville) vs. Cole Thurgur (Rider)
No. 4 Nathan Slattery (Rider) def. Cian Ingles (Asheville), 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 Axel Engstrom (Rider) def. Trevor Gray (Asheville), 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
No. 6 Cooper Dillon (Rider) def. Griffin Lovern (Asheville), 6-2, 6-3
Day 1: Match Schedule
Wednesday, May 7
9:00am
Appalachian State vs. North Texas (Women)
NB 11:00am
UNC Asheville vs. Rider (Men)
New Mexico State vs. NC Central (Men)
NB 1:00pm
Saint Mary's vs. Morgan State (Men)
UNC Charlotte vs. Saint Mary's (Women)
NB 3:00pm
Washington State vs. Northern Illinois (Women)
Middle Tennessee vs. North Alabama (Women)
The Women's Draw
The teams are selected by the NIT Championship tournament committee, with the teams’ UTR Sports College Team Ranking among the top criteria for consideration.
The women's teams are UNC Charlotte, Washington State, Appalachian State, Middle Tennessee State, North Alabama, North Texas, Northern Illinois, and Saint Mary's College of California.
The Men's Draw
On Friday, UTR Sports unveiled the men's teams, which include New Mexico State, Chattanooga, North Carolina Central, UNC Asheville, Rider, Morgan State, and Saint Mary's. The tournament match schedule will be revealed soon.
Stay tuned to this page for more, including the tournament schedule, match-ups, and results. Also, remember to follow all the action on social @UTR_Sports.
NIT Tournament History
Last year, Tulsa swept the event in Bradenton, Fla., claiming the championship in both the men's and women's draws. Read the recap here.
In 2023, the inaugural year of the tournament held in Peachtree, Ga., TCU captured the women's trophy and Liberty won the men's. Check out the full event recap here.