Youngstown State University
Horizon League Individual Championship
Kuscu Reaches Singles Final At HL Individual Championships
10/4/2026 2:56:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Cleveland, Ohio - YSU's Duru Kuscu advanced to the championship match in singles at the Horizon League Individual Championships which concluded on Sunday at Cleveland State's Medical Mutual Pavilion.
Kuscu won her first three contests to reach Sunday morning's finals. She dropped a tough 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 decision to NIU's Irmak Budak.
Alice Petrache and Hanna Telzynska won their first two singles contests to advance to the round of eight. However, both Penguins suffered setbacks in their quarterfinal matches.
In doubles, YSU dropped its two opening matches before picking up a consolation win.
The Guins return to action on Oct. 23-25 at the Viking Invitational back in Cleveland.
Singles
Petrache (YSU) def. Nikola Nikolajeva (MKE) – 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Petrache (YSU) def. Lucia Yecora (NIU) – 6-7, 7-6, 6-0
Telzynska (YSU) def. Elisa Rubio (MKE) – 6-2, 6-4
Telzynska (YSU) def. Martyna Piechowicz (OU) – 7-5, 0-6, 6-3
Edie Hammond (OU) def. Buqai (YSU) – 6-3, 6-2
Kuscu (YSU) def. Brooke Ratcliff (IUI) – 7-5, 6-2
Kuscu (YSU) def. Lexie Hankal (MKE) – 6-1, 6-4
Theodora Kousiou (NIU) def. Petrache (YSU) – 6-3, 6-1
Irmak Budak (NIU) def. Telzynska (YSU) – 7-5, 6-2
Kuscu (YSU) def. Rebeca Garcia Miralles (NIU) - 7-5, 6-7(0), 7-6(7)
Irmak Budak (NIU) def. Kuscu (YSU) - 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
*Buqai (YSU) def. Bella Duncan (IUI) – 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
N. Varela Herrera/Lucia Yecora (NIU) def. Petrache/Kuscu (YSU) – 8-6
Nisa Bulut/Emilia Jarvinen (OU) def. Telzynska/Buqai (YSU) – 8-2
*Telzynska/Buqai (YSU) def. Hanan Awale/ Kally Kadzinski (IUI) – 6-0
*consolation matches
