Friday, February 18
East Brunswick, N.J.
1:00 PM
Rutgers University
1
vs
6
Delaware
Photo by: Dustin Satloff
Lopez Earns Sixth Singles Win of the Year
Feb 18 | Women's Tennis
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers tennis dropped a 6-1 decision to Delaware on Friday afternoon at the East Brunswick Racquet Club.
Freshman Jackeline Lopez added a singles victory for the Scarlet Knights. Lopez claimed her team-leading sixth singles victory of the year with a 6-1, 6-1 win at the No. 2 spot. She is undefeated with a record 5-0 at the position, also owning a win at the No. 1 spot in her rookie campaign.
The Scarlet Knights fought to the final point in doubles matches, as the Blue Hens edged out 7-5 wins at both the No. 2 and No. 3 spot. Senior Tess Fisher and freshman Minchae Kim were up 6-5 at the No. 1 spot, thought their match would remain unfinished.
Kim and Fisher both pushed their matches to a third deciding set. However, their UDel opponents managed to outlast RU with the wins.
Rutgers is back at the East Brunswick Racquet Club on Saturday, March 19, hosting Yale for a 3 p.m. match.
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Freshman Jackeline Lopez added a singles victory for the Scarlet Knights. Lopez claimed her team-leading sixth singles victory of the year with a 6-1, 6-1 win at the No. 2 spot. She is undefeated with a record 5-0 at the position, also owning a win at the No. 1 spot in her rookie campaign.
The Scarlet Knights fought to the final point in doubles matches, as the Blue Hens edged out 7-5 wins at both the No. 2 and No. 3 spot. Senior Tess Fisher and freshman Minchae Kim were up 6-5 at the No. 1 spot, thought their match would remain unfinished.
Kim and Fisher both pushed their matches to a third deciding set. However, their UDel opponents managed to outlast RU with the wins.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
Eliza Askarova / 0 [DEL]
466
622
#2 Singles Match
12
Julieta Honrubia / 0 [DEL]
11
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Alina Vasilenko / 0 [DEL]
66
44
#4 Singles Match
12
Samantha Svendsen / 0 [DEL]
66
14
#5 Singles Match
123
Isabella Montana / 0 [DEL]
626
464
#6 Singles Match
12
Dominika Sujova / 0 [DEL]
66
34
Order of Finish:
2,3,6,5,1
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