Rutgers Tennis Edged by Columbia, 4-3
Feb 12 | Women's Tennis
New York, N.Y. (Feb. 12, 2011) – The Rutgers tennis team (3-2) put together a late rally, but was unable to top Columbia (5-0) Saturday in New York, falling 4-3. The Scarlet Knights won three of six singles matches, but failed to earn a doubles point.
Freshman Vanessa Petrini (Stamford, Conn.) won her fifth-straight match at No. 6 singles, coming back against Ioana Alecsiu of Colgate to win 1-6, 6-4, 7-5. The rookie is the lone Scarlet Knight to win all six of her matches this season.
At No. 2 singles, junior Jennifer Holzberg (Easton, Conn.) downed Bianca Sanon by a score of 6-4, 6-4. Freshman Stefania Balasa (East Brunswick, N.J.) scored a point for RU, taking down Katarina Kovacevic (7-5 (10-4), 6-3) at No. 5 singles.
The Scarlet Knights return home to host Buffalo Friday, Feb. 18 at the Atlantic Club in Manasquan, N.J. The match will begin at 1 p.m.
Columbia 4, Rutgers 3
Doubles
1. Nicole Bartnik/Bianca Sanon (COL) def. Amy Zhang/Jennifer Holzberg (RUT) 8-5
2. Natasha Makarova/Katarina Kovacevic (COL) def. Morgan Ivey/Leonora Slatnick (RUT) 8-3
3. Chelsea Davis/Tiana Takenaga (COL) def. Stefania Balasa/Vanessa Petrini (RUT) 8-4
Singles
1. Nicole Bartnik (COL) def. Amy Zhang (RUT) 6-2, 7-6 (11-9)
2. Jennifer Holzberg (RUT) def. Bianca Sanon (COL) 6-4, 6-4
3. Natasha Makarova (COL) def. Morgan Ivey (RUT) 7-5, 6-0
4. Chelsea Davis (COL) def. Maryana Milchutskey (RUT) 7-5, 6-3
5. Stefania Balasa (RUT) def. Katarina Kovacevic (COL) 7-6 (10-4), 6-3
6. Vanessa Petrini (RUT) def. Ioana Alecsiu (COL) 1-6, 6-4, 7-5
