Tennis Completes First Day of Princeton Fall Invitational

Friday, October 14

Princeton, N.J.

Rutgers

Princeton Invitational

Photo by: Dustin Satloff

Tennis Completes First Day of Princeton Fall Invitational

Oct 14 | Women's Tennis

Rutgers comes away with two doubles and six singles wins after the first day of the three-day event

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Rutgers women's tennis team finished up the first day of action at the Princeton Fall Invitational.

The team recorded two doubles and six singles wins to start off competition at the three-day tournament.

Doubles

Rutgers started off the day with two doubles wins. The pairs of Chloe Brown/Amira Badawi (8-1) and Daira Cardenas/Mai Nguyen (8-7) both earned wins over UCONN.

Singles

The Scarlet Knights followed up doubles with a strong showing in singles, winning six of eight matches, all in two sets.

Jackeline Lopez defeated her opponent from LIU, with a quick 6-3, 6-3, decision. Tara Chilton and Mai Nguyem followed up with dominant 6-0, 6-0 wins, not allowing their opposition to take a single game.

Chloe Brown battled back to get the victory, 7-5, 6-3. Finally, Daira Cardenas (6-3, 6-0) and Minchae Kim (6-4, 6-1) rounded out the day for RU with convincing wins.

Results

Doubles
Olivia Wright/Isabel Petri Bere (UCONN) def. Minchae Kim/Tara Chilton (RU) 8-6
Aleksandra Karamyshev/Maria Constantinou (UCONN) def. Arina Valitova/Jackeline Lopez (RU) 8-7 (7)
Chloe Brown/Amira Badawi (RU) def. Doga Selen Takunyaci/Nansi Toskov (UCONN) 8-1
Daira Cardenas/Mai Nguyen (RU) def. Denise Lai/Cameron Didion (UCONN) 8-7

Singles
Jackeline Lopez (RU) def. Victoria Erechtchenko (LIU) 6-3, 6-3
Saki Oyama (LIU) def. Amira Badawi (RU) 2-6, 7-5 (10)
Leo Boisseau (LIU) drf. Arina Valitova (RU) 6-4, 5-7, 10-5
Tara Chilton (RU) def. Bianca Compuesto (LIU) 6-0, 6-0
Mai Nguyen (RU) def. Elenor Storkaas (LIU) 6-0, 6-0
Chloe Brown (RU) def. Kate Jorjoliani (LIU) 7-5, 6-3
Daira Cardenas (RU) def. Pheobe Watton (LIU) 6-3, 6-0 \
Minchae Kim (RU) def. Jasmine Maduel (LIU) 6-4, 6-1

Up Next

Rutgers will continue action at the Princeton Fall Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 15. The team will face LIU and Princeton in doubles and singles play.