Women's Tennis' Fouhety Pushes No. 71 Orlinska to Three Sets at ITA Sectionals

Women's Tennis' Fouhety Pushes No. 71 Orlinska to Three Sets at ITA Sectionals 11/5/2026 8:00:00 PM | By: Marshall Haim, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Share: PHILADELPHIA — Cornell women's tennis freshman Chloe Fouhety pushed Maryland's Oliwia Orlinska, the tournament's No. 5 seed, to a third set before falling 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 in the round of 32 on the opening day of the ITA East Sectional Championships on Thursday at Penn. The loss ended Fouhety's bid for a spot in the NCAA Singles Championships, but she remains in the consolation draw after advancing past North Carolina's Alanis Hamilton on a walkover. Fouhety will face Wake Forest's Claire Hill in a consolation quarterfinal Friday at 12:30 p.m. Orlinska, No. 71 in the ITA rankings, took the opening set 7-5 before Fouhety responded with a 7-5 set of her own to force a deciding third set. The third set favored Orlinska as she pulled away with a 6-1 victory. Fouhety entered the event with a team-leading 8-1 singles record this fall. Her deepest run came at the ITA New England Regionals, where she won two qualifying matches and three main-draw matches to reach the quarterfinals. While Fouhety continues in Philadelphia,...