Rutgers Tennis Competes Against Region's Best At Brown Invitational
Sep 28 | Women's Tennis
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Sophomore Jennifer Holzberg (Easton, Conn.) and junior Amy Zhang (Plano, Texas) each had three wins and one loss on the weekend. As a doubles team, the pair went 2-1 in the tournament.
Holzberg recorded a statement win over Bianca Aboubakare of Brown, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 1-0 (14-12) in modified scoring. Aboubakare is ranked in the top-ten of the region. In the next round, Holzberg defeated Petra Santini of BU, 7-5, 6-1. Her third win of the weekend came against Emily Ellis of Brown, 6-4, 6-2. Holzberg’s lone loss, against Stefanie Nunic, was shortened due to weather, 8-2.
Zhang also had a solid tournament, recording her first win over Francine Whu of BU, 6-3 before Whu retired. In the next round, Zhang lost to Boston College’s Katarina Gajic, 2-6, 6-3, 10-5 in modified scoring. Against BU’s Petra Santini, Zhang earned the victory, 6-4, 6-1. The junior also defeated Myrth Molenveld of Auburn in the final match of the tournament.
Playing as doubles, Zhang and Holzberg defeated Boston University’s Nunic and Jessica Linero, winning 8-6. In the next round, the pair faced Aboubakare and Cassandra Herzberg of Brown. A hard-fought match, Zhang and Holzberg went down in the tiebreaker, 9-7. The Scarlet Knights went on to defeat Fani Chifchieva and Caroline Thornton of Auburn, 9-4 in the tiebreaker.
Rutgers continues its fall season Oct. 9-11 at the USTA Invitational held at the NYC National Tennis Center.
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