Saturday, February 20
East Brunswick, N.J.
12:30 PM
Rutgers
3
vs
4
Penn State
Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Atheltics)
Tennis Edged in Tightly Contested Battle with Penn State, 4-3
Feb 20 | Women's Tennis
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. ā Rutgers tennis was edged in a neck-in-neck battle with Penn State by a score of 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at the East Brunswick Racquet Club. Behind by a score of 3-0, the Scarlet Knights rallied three straight singles points to tie, 3-3. However, the Nittany Lions would sneak away with the victory.
"Disappointing loss, but overall really proud of the effort," said Head Coach Hilary Ritchie. "We showed a lot of improvement from last weekend and we were playing a lot more offensively and taking our chances. Tomorrow is another match and another opportunity. We are going to have to bounce back quickly."
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Opening as a tight match from the onset, the teams raced for the doubles point. With a win at the No. 1 position for Penn State, neck-in-neck battles at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots left the team point up for grabs.
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Junior Tess FisherĀ and freshman Alisa PrinyaruxĀ rallied until the end at the No. 2, however, the Nittany Lions edged out a 7-5 win to claim the doubles point and move in front 1-0. Senior Jaci Cochrane and freshman Chloe BrownĀ were knotted at 6-6 with their opponents at the No. 2 spot at the end of doubles play.
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Moving into singles five of the six matchups entered a third set. Junior Sydney Kaplan rallied from a setback in set one to claim a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over her opponent. She secured a point for RU and cut into a 3-1 PSU advantage.
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Prinyarux followed with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory at the No. 4 singles spot, setting the score a 3-2 with RU up in the third-sets of the No. 2 and No. 5 singles spots.
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At the No. 5 spot, Brown held on for a 1-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5)Ā victory to tie the match at 3-3. Ultimately, the Nittany Lions snuck away with a tight three-set win in the final singles spot.Ā
The wins for Brown and Prinyaraux marked the first Big Ten dual victories in singles action for the rookies.Ā
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Up next, Rutgers remains home for a matchup with Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 12 PM.
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Follow Rutgers women's tennis onĀ Twitter,Ā Instagram, andĀ Facebook. Download the Scarlet Knights App forĀ AppleĀ orĀ AndroidĀ today.
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"Disappointing loss, but overall really proud of the effort," said Head Coach Hilary Ritchie. "We showed a lot of improvement from last weekend and we were playing a lot more offensively and taking our chances. Tomorrow is another match and another opportunity. We are going to have to bounce back quickly."
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Opening as a tight match from the onset, the teams raced for the doubles point. With a win at the No. 1 position for Penn State, neck-in-neck battles at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots left the team point up for grabs.
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Junior Tess FisherĀ and freshman Alisa PrinyaruxĀ rallied until the end at the No. 2, however, the Nittany Lions edged out a 7-5 win to claim the doubles point and move in front 1-0. Senior Jaci Cochrane and freshman Chloe BrownĀ were knotted at 6-6 with their opponents at the No. 2 spot at the end of doubles play.
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Moving into singles five of the six matchups entered a third set. Junior Sydney Kaplan rallied from a setback in set one to claim a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 win over her opponent. She secured a point for RU and cut into a 3-1 PSU advantage.
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Prinyarux followed with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory at the No. 4 singles spot, setting the score a 3-2 with RU up in the third-sets of the No. 2 and No. 5 singles spots.
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At the No. 5 spot, Brown held on for a 1-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5)Ā victory to tie the match at 3-3. Ultimately, the Nittany Lions snuck away with a tight three-set win in the final singles spot.Ā
The wins for Brown and Prinyaraux marked the first Big Ten dual victories in singles action for the rookies.Ā
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Up next, Rutgers remains home for a matchup with Ohio State on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 12 PM.
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Follow Rutgers women's tennis onĀ Twitter,Ā Instagram, andĀ Facebook. Download the Scarlet Knights App forĀ AppleĀ orĀ AndroidĀ today.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
123
366
644
#2 Singles Match
123
666
274
#3 Singles Match
123
654
276
#4 Singles Match
123
644
466
#5 Singles Match
123
666
177
#6 Singles Match
12
66
41
Order of Finish:
6,1,3,4,5,2
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