Nilsson Notches First Career Wins on Day Two

Saturday, October 4

East Lansing, Mich

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DePaul University

Michigan State Classic

10/4/2025 10:32:00 PM | WOMEN'S TENNIS

Day Two Results

Both freshmen tally victories on Saturday

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Following freshman Yasemin Pehlivan's first collegiate win on Friday at the Michigan State Classic, fellow newcomer Clara Nilsson found the win column for the first time in her career on Saturday.

Doubles action opened play with the Blue Demons jumping out to a quick start. Helin Alvarez and Sasha Stula teamed up to take down Michigan State's Sarah Fazlagic and Nina Plihal, 6-3. Alvarez and Stula battled Maia Loureiro/Marelie Raath (NU) later in the morning, but fell in a tight match, 7-5.

Pehlivan and junior Roberta Sechi secured DePaul's second doubles triumph on the day. The pair defeated Marielou Baudouin and Xingtong Jiang of Western Michigan, 6-2, for their first doubles victory of the fall.

After losing their doubles match, 6-2, on Friday, Clara Nilsson and Hannah Smith fell by the same score in their first contest on Saturday but rebounded in match two. Facing Baudouin and Jiang, Nilsson and Smith won 6-3, marking the first doubles victory in Nilsson's career.

In singles, DePaul split its six matches. Smith squared off against Loureiro in her lone singles matchup. Smith dropped set one 6-2, before winning the second set 7-5 to even the battle. In the third set, Loureiro claimed a slight 6-4 advantage to take the match.

Stula showed resilience against the Broncos' Sierra Osborne after losing 7-6 (5) in set one. The junior didn't flinch, winning the final two sets decisively, 6-2, 6-2.

Pehlivan competed against Issey Purser (MSU) in the Flight C semifinal. Pehlivan moved out to an early advantage, taking set one, 6-4. After dropping set two, 7-5, Pehlivan didn't relinquish the lead in the tiebreaking set, clinching the match with a 6-0 score. Pehlivan plays Michigan's Laura Maser in the Flight C final on Sunday.

Nilsson opposed Xingtong Jiang in her singles match. The Malmo, Sweden native took the lead after the first set, 7-5. Nilsson carried the momentum into the second set, defeating Jiang, 6-2, for her first career singles triumph. Nilsson was the only Blue Demon to win her singles match in straight sets.

Michigan State Classic
October 4, 2025
MSU Outdoor Tennis Courts
East Lansing, Mich.

Doubles
Helin Alvarez/Sasha Stula (DPU) def. Sarah Fazlagic/Nina Plihal (MSU), 6-3
Maia Loureiro/Marelie Raath (NU) def. Clara Nilsson/Hannah Smith (DPU), 6-2
Yasemin Pehlivan/Roberta Sechi (DPU) def. Marielou Baudouin/Xingtong Jiang (WMU), 6-2
Maia Loureiro/Marelie Raath (NU) def. Helin Alvarez/Sasha Stula (DPU), 7-5
Gabriella Vanessa Lindgren/Ava Bruno (UM) def. Yasemin Pehlivan/Roberta Sechi (DPU), 7-5
Clara Nilsson/Hannah Smith (DPU) def. Marielou Baudouin/Xingtong Jiang (WMU), 6-3

Singles
Maia Loureiro (NU) def. Hannah Smith (DPU), 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Sasha Stula (DPU) def. Sienna Osborne (WMU), 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-2
Yasemin Pehlivan (DPU) def. Issey Purser (MSU), 6-4, 5-7, 6-0
Laura Maser (UM) def. Roberta Sechi (DPU), 6-4, 7-5
Clara Nilsson (DPU) def. Xingtong Jiang (WMU), 7-5, 6-2
Ayana Yaguchi (WMU) def. Helin Alvarez (DPU), 6-3, 6-2

UP NEXT
The Michigan State Classic wraps up on Sunday, Oct. 5, with singles competition beginning at 9 a.m. CT.

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