Jupalli and Hess Victorious in Opening Round of ITHF Women's Collegiate Invitational

Friday, September 23

Newport, R.I.

Dartmouth College

ITHF Women's Collegiate Invitational (Day One)

Ujvala Jupalli competes against Ivy Rival Harvard

Ujvala Jupalli ’25

Photo by: Doug Austin

Jupalli and Hess Victorious in Opening Round of ITHF Women's Collegiate Invitational

9/23/2022 7:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

The duo advances to Saturday's quarterfinal round

By: Kyle Relf

NEWPORT, R.I. — The Dartmouth women's tennis team opened its fall slate Friday afternoon in Newport, Rhode Island, competing in the inaugural International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHF) Women's Collegiate Invitational. Brooke Hess and Ujvala Jupalli, one of three Big Green duos in action, notched Dartmouth's lone victory on the opening day of the doubles tournament.

Hess and Jupalli edged Boston University's Nina Gulbransen and Sydney Sharma 7-6(7-4) in a neck-and-neck first set, then cruised to a 6-1 triumph in the ensuing set to punch their ticket to the quarterfinal round. The duo will take on Rhode Island's Grace Campanella and Ava Grnja Saturday morning.

Emily Bi and Emily Zhou fell to a Brown pairing, while Ashley Hess and Valentina Cruz came up short against Georgetown to round out Dartmouth's afternoon. Action resumes on the grass courts Saturday at 10:30 a.m.

Brooke Hess/Ujvala Jupalli (Dartmouth) def. Nina Gulbransen/Sydney Sharma (Boston University), 7-6(7-4), 6-1
Olivia Ashton/Paige Gilbert (Georgetown) def. Ashley Hess/Valentina Cruz (Dartmouth), 7-5, 6-4
Addison Ahlstrom/Britany Lau (Brown) def. Emily Bi/Emily Zhou (Dartmouth), 6-3, 6-3