LINCOLN, NEB.  – Rutgers tennis claimed a road victory over Nebraska, defeating the Cornhuskers, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon. The Scarlet Knights captured the team doubles point and three singles matches for the win.
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"Today was a team effort. We came out hungry and ready to play," said freshman
Sydney Kaplan. "Our energy was great and we all fought to the very end. I'm so grateful that I could clinch for my team, I couldn't have done it without their support!"
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Kaplan registered her third straight Big Ten singles win to clinch the match, while also contributing to a doubles victory. Kaplan now leads the team with 10 singles wins on the season.
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DOUBLES PLAY
Rutgers jumped to an early advantage over Nebraska with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles spots.
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Freshman
Tess Fisher and Kaplan first posted a 6-3 win over the Huskers' Hayley Haakenstad and Jeannie Lozowski at the No. 3 spot.
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At the No. 1 position, sophomore
Maya Jacobs and junior
Kat Muzik followed with a 6-4 win over Nebraska's Marina Cozac and Vasanti Shinde to secure the team point and a 1-0 lead in the match.
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Junior
Jaci Cochrane and freshman
Kristiana Zahare were also in the lead at the No. 2 spot by a margin of 5-3.
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SINGLES PLAY
Muzik carried the momentum into singles by claiming the first win of the day at the No. 2 spot. She topped Lozowski in a commanding 6-3, 6-0 match.
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Nebraska would sneak into the lead, 3-2 with the next three singles wins, but not for long.
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Despite dropping the first set, Fisher rallied back with 7-6 and 6-3 margins in the next sets to take the win at the No. 2 spot over Shinde. It marked Fisher's second league win of the season.Â
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At the No. 4 spot, Kaplan battled out an intense three-set match with Marina Xozac. After falling, 7-6, in the first set, Kaplan secured wins of 6-4 and 7-5 in the next to clinch the victory for RU.
It marks the second conference foe RU has topped this year, having defeated Penn State in nonconference action earlier this season.Â
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UP NEXT
Rutgers returns to New Jersey for its final two home matches of the season. The Scarlet Knights first host the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, April 13 before welcoming the Michigan State Spartans on Sunday, April 14.
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