Sunday, March 1
Newark, DE
5:30 PM
Rutgers
5
at
2
Delaware
Photo by: Dustin Satloff
Tennis Picks Up Road Win Against Delaware
Mar 01 | Women's Tennis
WILMINGTON, Del.Ā ā Rutgers tennis picked up a road win against Delaware on Sunday, Mar. 1. The Scarlet Knights defeated the Blue Hens 5-2 at the Delcastle Tennis Center.
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"This is a solid win for us today. Delaware competed well and we had to play aggressively to win at each spot," said head coachĀ Hilary Ritchie. "This was a good match for us to work on things before heading to Minnesota."
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The Scarlet Knights started off strong against the Blue Hens, clinching the doubles point.Ā
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SophomoreĀ Tess FisherĀ and seniorĀ Kat MuzikĀ took a quick 6-1 victory overĀ Caragh CourtneyĀ andĀ Jojo Bachin the No. 2 spot.
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In the No. 3 spot, sophomoreĀ Sydney KaplanĀ and seniorĀ Jaci CochraneĀ defeatedĀ IsabellaĀ MontanaĀ andĀ Viva LaasĀ 6-4 for the doubles point.Ā
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Cochrane (No. 5) added another point to Rutgers' score with a win over Laas 6-2, 6-1. Fisher followed close behind defeating Montana 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 2 spot.
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JuniorĀ Maya JacobsĀ clinched the win for the Scarlet Knights after playing a tie-breaker in the second set withĀ Eliza AskarovaĀ in the No. 1 spot, winning 6-4, 7-6 (7-0).
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Kaplan split her first two sets against Courtney and found herself down 4-6, 6-1, 6-10 in the No. 3 spot.Ā Ā Muzik (No. 4) also played into a third set against Bach, ultimately falling 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
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SophomoreĀ Kristiana ZahareĀ battled into a third set againstĀ Sarah WhitedĀ in the No. 6 spot for the victory 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, scoring the final team point for Rutgers.
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Rutgers tennis hits the road again on Friday, Mar. 6 when they travel to Minnesota. The match is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the Baseline Tennis Center.
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Rutgers 5, Delaware 2
Singles
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"This is a solid win for us today. Delaware competed well and we had to play aggressively to win at each spot," said head coachĀ Hilary Ritchie. "This was a good match for us to work on things before heading to Minnesota."
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| DOUBLES |
The Scarlet Knights started off strong against the Blue Hens, clinching the doubles point.Ā
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SophomoreĀ Tess FisherĀ and seniorĀ Kat MuzikĀ took a quick 6-1 victory overĀ Caragh CourtneyĀ andĀ Jojo Bachin the No. 2 spot.
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In the No. 3 spot, sophomoreĀ Sydney KaplanĀ and seniorĀ Jaci CochraneĀ defeatedĀ IsabellaĀ MontanaĀ andĀ Viva LaasĀ 6-4 for the doubles point.Ā
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| SINGLES |
Cochrane (No. 5) added another point to Rutgers' score with a win over Laas 6-2, 6-1. Fisher followed close behind defeating Montana 6-2, 6-4 in the No. 2 spot.
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JuniorĀ Maya JacobsĀ clinched the win for the Scarlet Knights after playing a tie-breaker in the second set withĀ Eliza AskarovaĀ in the No. 1 spot, winning 6-4, 7-6 (7-0).
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Kaplan split her first two sets against Courtney and found herself down 4-6, 6-1, 6-10 in the No. 3 spot.Ā Ā Muzik (No. 4) also played into a third set against Bach, ultimately falling 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.
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SophomoreĀ Kristiana ZahareĀ battled into a third set againstĀ Sarah WhitedĀ in the No. 6 spot for the victory 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, scoring the final team point for Rutgers.
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| UP NEXT |
Rutgers tennis hits the road again on Friday, Mar. 6 when they travel to Minnesota. The match is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. at the Baseline Tennis Center.
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| BOX SCORE |
Rutgers 5, Delaware 2
Singles
- Maya Jacobs (RU) def. Eliza Askarova (DEL) 6-4, 7-6 (7-0)
- Tess Fisher (RU) def. Isabella Montana (DEL) 6-2, 6-4
- Caragh Courtney (DEL) def. Sydney Kaplan (RU) 6-4, 1-6, 10-6
- Jojo Bach (DEL) def. Kat Muzik (RU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
- Jaci Cochrane (RU) def. Viva Laas (DEL) 6-2, 6-1
- Kristiana Zahare (RU) def. Sarah Whited (DEL) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 Ā
- Maya Jacobs/Kristiana Zahare (RU) vs. Eliza Askarova/Sarah Whited (DEL) 5-4, unfinished
- Tess Fisher/Kat Muzik (RU) def. Caragh Courtney/Jojo Bach (DEL) 6-1
- Sydney Kaplan/Jaci Cochrane (RU) def. Isabella Montana/Viva Laas (DEL) 6-4
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
67
46
#2 Singles Match
12
66
24
#3 Singles Match
123
466
6110
#4 Singles Match
123
462
636
#5 Singles Match
12
66
21
#6 Singles Match
123
366
624
Order of Finish:
5,2,1,3,6,4
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