Women's Tennis Inks Five Newcomers to 2025-26 Roster

NEWARK, Del. - University of Delaware women's tennis has landed five newcomers, including four transfers with NCAA Division I experience, to the 2025-26 roster, head coach and director of tennis Pablo Montana announced Tuesday.

"I'm extremely excited about the group of new student-athletes joining our program this year," Montana said. "Our coaching staff has put in tremendous work to secure these spots and bring in some of the best talent from around the world. We believe this group has the ability to make an immediate impact in our program, and we love our chances as we head into our first season in Conference USA!"

Amelia Gorman | Senior | Bethel Park, Pa. | SIUE

HONORS AND AWARDS

2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) Player of the Year
First Team All-OVC (2024-25)
2x Second Team All-OVC (2022-23, 2023-24)
3x All-OVC Doubles Team (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
2022-23 OVC Freshman of the Year
8x OVC Player of the Week winner
15x OVC Doubles Team of the Week
2024 NCAA Tournament Appearance

2024-25 at SIUE:

Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year
First team All-OVC pick in singles play
Earned All-OVC honors as a doubles team with Stefaniya Anikina
Named OVC Player of the Week six times, including opening weekend of the season
Named OVC Doubles Team of the Week eight times with two different partners
Led the team in singles victories after posting a 23-5 singles record playing at No. 1 singles
Recorded a 21-6 doubles record, including a 5-0 mark in OVC play
Fifth all-time in singles victories during the Division I era (72).

2023-24 at SIUE:

Selected second team All-Ohio Valley Conference
Named Academic All-District by College Sports Communicators
Selected OVC Player of the Week (3/12) and won four Doubles Team of the Week awards
Played No. 1 doubles and No. 4 singles against Pepperdine in the NCAA Championships in Malibu, California
Played No. 4 singles for SIUE's upset win over Southeast Missouri in Ohio Valley Conference Championships finals
Led Cougars with a 27-4 record, and a 24-4 mark in doubles

2022-23 at SIUE:

Named Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year after recording a 22-7 record in singles
Selected to second team All-OVC
Gorman and teammate Marguax Guibal Britt were named an All-OVC Doubles team after posting a 15-4 record
Tabbed OVC Player of the Week in her first week of spring competition (2/1)
Gorman and Guibal Britt were named OVC Doubles Team of the Week three times (2/1, 3/15, 3/22).
Posted a 1-0 record at No. 3 singles and a 15-5 record at No. 4 singles
Won her last six singles matches of the season, including in the championship match of the OVC Tournament

Bio: Compiled 20-1 singles record her senior season at Bethel Park High School ... Three-star recruit who was ranked as high as No. 153 for the class of 2022 by Tennis Recruiting .... Her highest National USTA doubles ranking was 26th ... Completed high school career with 80-11 overall singles record… Daughter of Tom and Alicia Gorman… Has a sister, Chloe… Mother, Alicia competed as a diver at the University of Tennessee.

Lucia Jorrin Fernandez | Senior | Malaga, Spain | ULM

2024-25 AT ULM

Registered a 3-1 record in singles play
Won two of her five doubles matches

2023-24 AT HAMPTON

Went 10-10 in singles and 8-14 in doubles
Recorded major singles wins over Morgan State, Longwood, NCCU, NSU, and Towson
Posted big doubles wins over Loyola, NSU, Towson, Hofstra (in CAA First Round)

2022-23 AT HAMPTON

Competed in 15 singles matches (7-8) and 19 doubles matches (8-11)
Won four out of seven doubles matches with Angelina Blinova including a match against NCAT in the CAA Championship
Won singles matches against Norfolk State, Wagner, Towson, Belmont Abbey, Saint Joseph's, Christopher Newport and Coppin State
Named the most improved and a member of the dean's list in the fall of 2022

Bio: Competed at Ben al Jatib High School for four years… Daughter of Maria Del Mar Fernandez Bernal and Arian Jorrin Rodriguez… Has two sisters, Maria and Naira.

Lara Russiniello | Sophomore | Bulle, Switzerland | UniDistance Suisse

Bio: Played four seasons of high school tennis at Collège du Sud… Started her collegiate career in Brig, Switzerland at UniDistance Suisse… Daughter of Stefania and Giovanni Russiniello… Has a brother, Matteo… Was born in London, England.

Payton Tomichek | Sophomore | Brentwood, Tenn. | SIUE

HONORS AND AWARDS
OVC Player of the Week (2/18/2025)

2024-25 at SIUE:

Selected as the OVC Player of the Week (Feb. 18) after straight sets wins over opponents from Maryville and Missouri State
Second on the squad in singles wins with 19
Posted a 13-5 record in doubles with three different doubles partners.

Bio: Four-star recruit ... No. 2-ranked player in Tennessee and No. 146 for her class by tennisrecruiting.net ... Undefeated in region for three years in high school tennis at Brentwood Academy ... Two-time region champion ... Two-time state semifinalist ... All Mid-State nominee and all-state nominee ... Earned headmasters honor roll all 4 years of high school ... Completed her high school studies in the top five percent of her graduating class at a 4.4 GPA ... Was a member of the National Honor Society… Parents are Brittainy and Jason Tomichek… Has three siblings… Father, Jason, played football at Vanderbilt.

Hanna Vinahradava | Graduate Student | Minsk, Belarus | UNLV

HONORS AND AWARDS

2023-24 All-Mountain West Doubles

2024-25 at UNLV

Went 14-10 as a senior in first doubles
Finished 5-8 in singles, including 5-7 at No. 6 singles
Helped the Rebels go to their eighth straight Mountain West Final

2023-24 at UNLV

Earned All-Mountain West Doubles honors
Played to a record of 11-8 at first doubles

Bio: Attended Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics before UNLV… Has won six National Tennis Championships in Belarus… Her highest ITA Doubles Ranking is 65th in 2024… Earned a WTA Doubles World Ranking of 750th in 2023.. Has competed for the National Tennis Team of Belarus… Graduated from School #44 Minsk with high honors and earned a 9.7 out of 10 in the Belarus Academia Olympics Tournament… Daughter of Natallia Vinahradava

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Players Mentioned

Amelia Gorman

Lucia Jorrin Fernandez

Lara Russiniello

Payton Tomichek

Hanna Vinahradava

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