Six Gamecocks Set to Compete at ITA All-Americans
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina women’s tennis program heads to Cary, N.C., for the 2026 ITA All-American Championships, set for Saturday, Sept. 19, through Sunday, Sept. 27. The Gamecocks earned two singles main-draw entries, three singles pre-qualifying entries and one doubles team in the pre-qualifying draw.
Pre-qualifying rounds will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 20, beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET each day. Qualifying rounds are scheduled for Monday, Sept. 21 and Tuesday, Sept. 22, with play also beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. The main draw will run Wednesday, Sept. 23 through Sunday, Sept. 27, beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET daily.
Kaitlyn Carnicella and Helena Buchwald will compete in the singles main draw, while Bella Bergqvist Larsson, Jana Stojanova and Pietra Rivoli will compete in the singles pre-qualifying draw. Francie Pate will serve as a pre-qualifying alternate.
In doubles, Buchwald and Pate will team up in the pre-qualifying rounds. Carnicella and Larsson earned main-draw alternate spots, while Stojanova and Rivoli will serve as pre-qualifying alternates.
// GAMECOCKS IN THE RANKINGS
Four Gamecocks appeared in the preseason ITA singles rankings. Carnicella leads the group at No. 23, followed closely by Buchwald at No. 24 and Piani at No. 120.
In doubles, Buchwald and Piani are ranked No. 32, while Carnicella and Bergqvist check in at No. 54.
// OPENING WEEKEND SUCCESS
The Gamecocks opened the fall season at the Debbie Southern Furman Fall Classic last weekend, highlighted by singles titles from Jana Stojanova and freshman Francie Pate. Stojanova claimed the flight one championship with victories over Georgia Tech’s Given Roach and Illinois’ Alice Xu, while Pate captured the flight four title in her Gamecock debut with wins over Illinois’ Shravani Chennamsetty, Wake Forest’s Heidi Bulger and Georgia Tech’s Seri Nayuki.
South Carolina also found success in doubles, as Pate and Stojanova earned a flight one win over Illinois, while Jane Dunyon and Sara Borkop picked up a flight two victory. Borkop added a singles flight two win over Illinois’ Lizzie Isyanov, and Dunyon defeated Georgia Tech’s Sabritt Dozier in flight three.
Continue to check GamecocksOnline.com and the team’s social media accounts (@GamecockWTennis) for the most up-to-date information on the women’s tennis program.
