Women's Tennis Shutouts Lafayette, 5-0
Apr 07 | Women's Tennis
PISCATAWAY, NJ – Aided by four straight set singles victories, the Rutgers women’s tennis team (8-9) won for the third time in four matches, knocking off visiting Lafayette 5-0 on Thursday at the RU Tennis Complex in Piscataway.
Freshman Katrina Elder-Bush got the Scarlet Knights started with a 6-1, 6-3 win at first singles, followed by a 6-2, 6-3 triumph from fellow freshman Anela Dujsic (Mississauga, Ontario) at second singles. Junior Alina Balasa (East Brunswick, NJ) and Helen Magomedova (Brooklyn, NY) followed with convincing wins to sweep the singles matches.
In the only doubles match that was played, sophomore Lauren Edelschein (Medford Lakes, NJ) and junior Ketevan Shmakova (Dover, NJ) cruised past Katie Ritter and Julie Harabedian 6-2, 6-2.
“We seem to be playing our best tennis of the season heading into the most critical stretch of our schedule,” said head coach Ben Bucca. “As we’re healing and getting healthy again, our level of play is rising. It couldn’t come at a better time, because we will be tested by our BIG EAST opponents in the coming weeks.”
Rutgers returns to action on Saturday, April 9, when it travels to Villanova for a key BIG EAST match.
Rutgers 5, Lafayette 0
Singles
Katrina Elder-Bush def. Chez Saricas 6-1, 6-3
Anela Dujsic def. Lauren Clarke 6-2, 6-3
Alina Balasa def. Stephanie Rosman 6-1, 6-3
Helen Magomedova def. Danielley Bailey 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
Ketevan Shmakova/Lauren Edelschein def. Katie Ritter/Julie Harabedian 6-2, 6-2
