SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Presbyterian College women's tennis team concludes its fall slate this weekend, competing in the Wofford Invite Friday-Sunday, Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at the Reeves Tennis Center.
MATCH DAY CENTRAL
MATCHUP: Wofford Invite
DATE: Friday-Sunday, Oct. 30-Nov. 1
LOCATION: Reeves Tennis Center (Spartanburg, S.C.)
Odyssee Bellet Meriaux, Grace Katzman, Mary Ellen Longmire, Sofia Rodrigo Hidalgo, Elle Sceney, Keira Stewart, Roxy Valdes, and Paulina Villegas will play in the fall finale for the Blue Hose.
Furman, Liberty, Mercer, South Carolina State, UNC Asheville, Western Carolina, and Wofford will join Presbyterian this weekend in Spartanburg.
LAST TIME OUT
Mary Ellen Longmire and Keira Stewart reached the final of the Big South Fall Doubles Championship, held Oct. 23-25 in Rock Hill, S.C. The duo picked up two victories as the No. 4 overall seed in the quarterfinals and semis to advance to the championship match. The pair defeated the No. 5 seed in the quarters before toppling the No. 1 seed in the semis.
Longmire and Stewart are the second straight PC women's doubles team to appear in the Big South doubles final.
Paulina Villegas reached the semifinals in singles for Presbyterian, recording two victories. Roxy Valdes and Stewart also competed in the singles main draw for the Blue Hose. In doubles, Valdes and Villegas partnered together and reached the semifinals.
HEAD COACH ALLY HAYDUK
Ally Hayduk takes over as the new head coach of the Blue Hose women's tennis program. She comes to Presbyterian after spending the 2025-26 season as an assistant coach at Samford, her alma mater. She spent the previous year as an assistant at Georgia Southern, contributing to the Eagles' highest ITA national ranking in program history (No. 65) in the first season of her coaching career.
2026-27 ROSTER
Presbyterian has six returners to lead the team this season. Sofia Rodrigo Hidalgo, Mary Ellen Longmire, Grace Katzman, Katherine Bauer, Elle Sceney, and Roxy Valdes are all back for the Blue Hose. Valdes was named to the All-Big South Doubles Second Team, while Longmire earned spots on both the Big South All-Academic Team and the CSC Academic All-District Team.
A native of France, Odyssee Bellet Meriaux is PC's lone freshman. Finally, Paulina Villegas and Keira Stewart join the squad as transfers.
