Rutgers University
Pittsburgh
Scarlet Knights Top Pittsburgh for Second Straight Victory
Mar 31 | Women's Tennis
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Rutgers women's tennis completed a BIG EAST weekend sweep with a 5-2 victory over Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon at the RU Tennis Complex. The Scarlet Knights, who have won two straight and three of their last five, improve to 10-6 overall and 4-2 in league play.
"We played well on our home court today against a very well coached Pitt team," head coach Ben Bucca said. "Pitt had a lot of momentum coming into the match and this was a strong win. This gives us a lot of confidence as we continue with our BIG EAST schedule."
The Scarlet Knights once again started the match off strong by winning two of the three doubles matches to garner the first point of the match. Senior Katrina Elder-Bush (Boston, Mass.) and freshman Amy Zhang (Plano, Texas) each picked up easy singles victories for RU at the top two spots, while Caitlin Baker (Altoona, Pa.) won a thrilling 4-6, 6-4, 10-4 match at No. 5 singles. RU's final point was claimed by senior Anela Dujsic (Mississauga, Ontario) who topped Leah Fridman 6-1, 6-3 at No. 6 singles.
Rutgers will complete a three-game homestand Thursday, April 3against St. Johns at the RU Tennis Complex. The match will begin at 3 p.m.
AGATE:
Rutgers 5, Pittsburgh 2
Singles:
No. 1 Katrina Elder-Bush (R) def. Kristy Borza (P), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2 Amy Zhang (R) def. Sabrina Visram (P), 6-0, 7-5
No. 3 Elizabeth Adams (P) def. Katherine Arlak (R), 6-2, 3-6, 10-5
No. 4 Caitlin Baker (R) def. Christy D'Achile (P), 4-6, 6-4, 10-4
No. 5 Carlie Smith (P) def. Christine Tran (R), 7-6 (2), 6-4
No. 6 Anela Dujsic (R) def. Leah Fridman (P), 6-1, 6-3
Doubles:
No. 1 Borza/Adams (P) def. Elder-Bush/Arlak (R), 8-3
No. 2 Zaretser/Tran (R) def. D'Achile/Visram (G), 8-3
No. 3 Zhang/Baker (R) def. Smith/Fridman (G), 8-2
