Sunday, March 27
Urbana-Champaign, IL
12:00 PM ET
Rutgers
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Illinois
Photo by: Dustin Satloff
Tennis Drops Match at Illinois
Mar 27 | Women's Tennis
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, ILL. ā Rutgers tennis dropped its match at Illinois on Sunday afternoon. The Fighting Illini claimed the team doubles point and six singles wins for the 7-0 win.
Senior Sydney Kaplan put up a strong fight at No. 3 singles. She opened with a 7-6 (7-2) victory in the first set. Her opponent, however, earned a 6-3 win in the second and outlasted Kaplan by a slim margin of 10-6 in the deciding set.
At No. 2 singles, freshman Jackeline Lopez fell in her opening set, 6-4, before being edged by a close 7-5 in the second. Sophomore Daira Cardenas almost pushed to a third set as well, but her Illinois opponent took the matchup by a score of 6-0, 7-5.
Over the last 13 days, the Scarlet Knights have competed in five road contests across four different states.
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Senior Sydney Kaplan put up a strong fight at No. 3 singles. She opened with a 7-6 (7-2) victory in the first set. Her opponent, however, earned a 6-3 win in the second and outlasted Kaplan by a slim margin of 10-6 in the deciding set.
At No. 2 singles, freshman Jackeline Lopez fell in her opening set, 6-4, before being edged by a close 7-5 in the second. Sophomore Daira Cardenas almost pushed to a third set as well, but her Illinois opponent took the matchup by a score of 6-0, 7-5.
Over the last 13 days, the Scarlet Knights have competed in five road contests across four different states.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
30
66
#2 Singles Match
12
45
67
#3 Singles Match
123
736
6610
#4 Singles Match
12
14
66
#5 Singles Match
12
05
67
#6 Singles Match
12
24
66
Order of Finish:
1,4,5,2,6,3
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