Tennis

Esha Velaga throws the ball in the air and prepares to serve during a game.

Velaga captures ITA Northeast Super Regional singles crown

The first-year on the women’s tennis team defeated her older sister in the final on Sunday in West Point, New York.

Greg Johnson ・October 25, 2023

A collage showing basketball, gymnastics, tennis, track and field, and squash athletes competing in sports.

Penn sports teams win the weekend in places near and far

Quaker athletes were victorious across the winter sports spectrum, kicked off by the men’s tennis team’s triumph over Navy on Friday.

Greg Johnson ・February 6, 2023

Franklin Field to the left, the tennis courts and Penn Park to the right, with the Philadelphia skyline in the background.

Penn Athletics ties all-time best finish in Learfield Directors’ Cup

Out of more than 350 Division I institutions, Penn finished 60th, which ties the University’s best ranking in the history of the Directors’ Cup.

Penn Today Staff ・July 19, 2022

Iuliia Bryzgalova watches the ball soar of toward the next after swinging her serve at the Penn tennis courts.

Bryzgalova named Northeast Region Senior Player of the Year

The May graduate concluded her senior season with a 23-7 record, including a 14-4 mark in dual matches and a 4-1 record in the Ivy League.

Greg Johnson ・June 15, 2022

Franklin Field, with center city Philadelphia to the right in the background.

Penn Athletics hires Liz Nobis as first-ever mental health professional

Nobis earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Biola University’s Rosemead School of Psychology in 2021 and has been serving as a postdoctoral fellow at Penn’s Counseling Services for the past year.

Penn Today Staff ・May 18, 2022

On a tennis court, coaches and players on the men's tennis team pose sitting and standing with their arms across each other's shoulders.

Men’s tennis team advances to first NCAA tournament

The Quakers have earned an at-large bid and will take on Virginia Commonwealth University on Friday in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Greg Johnson ・May 4, 2022

On a wooden bench outside of the Palestra, Andrea Wieland sits while wearing a blue vest with the works Penn on it.

Sports psychologist talks athletes and mental health

Andrea Wieland, the associate athletic director for sports performance at Penn Athletics, discusses athletes and mental health, Simone Biles, Ben Simmons, the yips, and the importance of seeing athletes as whole people.

Greg Johnson ・October 5, 2021