Lady Demon Invitational
Sadadinovic, Gajete claim doubles title at Lady Demon Invitational
9/21/2026 11:30:00 AM | Women's Tennis
NATCHITOCHES, La. – Sara Sadadinovic and Maria Gajete captured the White Draw doubles title to highlight Sam Houston's opening weekend of the fall season at the Lady Demon Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
Sadadinovic and Gajete went 3-0 at the Jack Fisher Lady Demon Tennis Complex, opening with a 6-3 victory over Tyler Junior College's Karina Zaharieva and Katina Estefania Zepeda Barrios. The Bearkat duo edged Northwestern State's Nico Tagami and Zala Vnuk, 7-6 (8-6), in Saturday's semifinals before defeating Stephen F. Austin's Avery Kinsey and Juliane Koschinski, 6-2, in the championship match.
Sadadinovic also advanced to the final of the Yellow Singles Draw. The senior defeated Zaharieva, 7-6 (3), 7-5, in the quarterfinals and Lamar's Jevrosima Mitic, 7-6 (5), 6-2, in the semifinals before falling to Arina Gudovskaya of Lamar in the championship match.
Ivona Savekova and Isabella Garza added another strong doubles finish by winning the White Draw consolation bracket. The pair earned a 6-2 victory over Zaharieva and Idom Cho of Tyler Junior College before defeating Lamar's Livia Espirito Santo and Varvara Popadina, 6-4, in the consolation final.
Anamaria Kurtsikashvili posted a pair of singles victories during the weekend, including a 6-4, 6-3 win over Lamar's Martina Alcaino on Saturday. Sara Khamitova and Veronika Muzichenko also closed the tournament with singles victories, while Viktorie Zidelova and Khamitova teamed for two doubles wins.
The Kats return to action at the Rice Invitational on Sept. 25-27 in Houston.
2026 LADY DEMON INVITATIONAL RESULTS – Sept. 18-19, 2026
PURPLE SINGLES DRAW
QF – Anamaria Kurtsikashvili (SHSU) def. Ana Paula Chavez (SFA) 6-1, 6-3
QF – Martina Alcaino (LU) def. Sara Khamitova (SHSU) 6-3, 6-2
SF – Lira Zaginayko (LU) def. Kurtsikashvili (SHSU) 2-6, 7-5, 10-6
Consolation – Dina Lipovski (TJC) def. Khamitova (SHSU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
Additional match – Kurtsikashvili (SHSU) def. Alcaino (LU) 6-4, 6-3
Seventh-place match – Khamitova (SHSU) def. Thea Garnier (TJC) 7-5, 6-4
YELLOW SINGLES DRAW
QF – Sara Sadadinovic (SHSU) def. Karina Zaharieva (TJC) 7-6 (3), 7-5
QF – Ivona Savekova (SHSU) – bye
SF – Sadadinovic (SHSU) def. Jevrosima Mitic (LU) 7-6 (5), 6-2
SF – Arina Gudovskaya (LU) def. Savekova (SHSU) 6-3, 6-4
Final – Gudovskaya (LU) def. Sadadinovic (SHSU) 6-2, 6-1
Third-place match – Mitic (LU) def. Savekova (SHSU) 6-3, 3-6, 10-3
ORANGE SINGLES DRAW
QF – Idom Cho (TJC) def. Viktorie Zidelova (SHSU) 6-2, 6-3
QF – Nico Tagami (NSU) def. Veronika Muzichenko (SHSU) 6-0, 6-3
QF – Varvara Popadina (LU) def. Maria Gajete (SHSU) 6-4, 2-6, 10-4
Consolation – Zidelova (SHSU) def. Muzichenko (SHSU) 6-1, 6-7 (5), 10-3
Consolation – Gajete (SHSU) def. Abbey Nikolic (SFA) 6-2, 6-0
Additional match – Tagami (NSU) def. Zidelova (SHSU) 7-6 (1), 7-5
Additional match – Zala Vnuk (NSU) def. Gajete (SHSU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-7
Additional match – Muzichenko (SHSU) def. Juliane Koschinski (SFA) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
WHITE SINGLES DRAW
QF – Isabella Garza (SHSU) def. Kate Labenski (LU) 6-1, 6-0
QF – Livia Espirito Santo (LU) def. Emma Nordin (SHSU) 7-6 (4), 7-5
SF – Zoi Spyrou (NSU) def. Garza (SHSU) 6-3, 6-1
Consolation – Juliane Koschinski (SFA) def. Nordin (SHSU) 6-1, 6-0
Third-place match – Espirito Santo (LU) def. Garza (SHSU) 6-4, 6-1
Additional match – Abbey Nikolic (SFA) def. Nordin (SHSU) 6-1, 6-2
PURPLE DOUBLES DRAW
QF – Kurtsikashvili/Muzichenko (SHSU) def. Lipovski/Garnier (TJC) 6-4
QF – Zidelova/Khamitova (SHSU) def. Alcaino/Zaginayko (LU) 6-3
SF – Gudovskaya/Mitic (LU) def. Kurtsikashvili/Muzichenko (SHSU) 6-2
SF – Martina Acebedo Bonocore/Athina Grigoriadou (NSU) def. Zidelova/Khamitova (SHSU) 6-1
Additional match – Zidelova/Khamitova (SHSU) def. Lipovski/Garnier (TJC) 7-6 (7-3)
Additional consolation match – Zaharieva/Cho (TJC) def. Kurtsikashvili/Muzichenko (SHSU) 6-2
WHITE DOUBLES DRAW
QF – Vnuk/Tagami (NSU) def. Savekova/Garza (SHSU) 6-4
QF – Sadadinovic/Gajete (SHSU) def. Zaharieva/Zepeda Barrios (TJC) 6-3
QF – Nordin/Nikolic (SHSU/SFA) – bye
SF – Sadadinovic/Gajete (SHSU) def. Tagami/Vnuk (NSU) 7-6 (8-6)
SF – Kinsey/Koschinski (SFA) def. Nordin/Nikolic (SHSU/SFA) 6-2
Final – Sadadinovic/Gajete (SHSU) def. Kinsey/Koschinski (SFA) 6-2
Third-place match – Nordin/Nikolic (SHSU/SFA) def. Tagami/Vnuk (NSU) 6-4
Consolation SF – Savekova/Garza (SHSU) def. Zaharieva/Cho (TJC) 6-2
Consolation final – Savekova/Garza (SHSU) def. Espirito Santo/Popadina (LU) 6-4
