Box Score PRINCETON, N.J. — The Rutgers women's tennis team concluded day one at the Princeton Invitational on Friday, earning three singles and two doubles victories.
Naomi Karki and
Daira Cardenas led the way for RU, both picking up wins in singles and doubles play.
Doubles
Three pairs of Scarlet Knights took the court in doubles play on Friday, facing off against teams from St. John's.
Doubles teams of Karki and Jackleine Lopez, and Cardenas and
Arina Valitova, recorded 6-1 and 6-3 wins over the Red Storm, respectively.
Singles
RU competed in six singles competitions on day one of the three-day event. Five Scarlet Knights took on competitors from St. John's, and
Amira Badawi faced Maia Sung of host Princeton.
Karki secured her second win of the day in singles play. The freshman earned a 6-2, 6-1 straight-sets victory over the Red Storm's Alicia Gómez.
Cardenas was right behind Karki in earning two victories on day one. The senior battled against St. John's Willa Bay Breunich, coming back from being down one set to claim a 4-6, 7-6 (0), 10-4 win.
To round out the victories for Rutgers,
Chloe Brown secured a 6-0, 6-3 win over Camila Ordonez of St. John's.
Results
Doubles
St. John's #1 def.
Amira Badawi/
Minchae Kim (Rutgers), 6-3
Jackeline Lopez/
Naomi Karki (Rutgers) def. St. John's #2 6-1
Arina Valitova/
Daira Cardenas (Rutgers) def. St. John's #3 6-3
Singles
Maia Sung (Princeton) def.
Amira Badawi (Rutgers) 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
Victoria Papadopoulou (St. John's) def.
Jackeline Lopez (Rutgers) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 10-8
Naomi Karki (Rutgers) def. Alicia Gómez (St. John's) 6-2, 6-1
Daira Cardenas (Rutgers) def. Willa Bay Breunich (St. John's) 4-6, 7-6 (0), 10-4
Chloe Brown (Rutgers) def. Camila Ordonez (St. John's) 6-0, 6-3
Noemi Babikova (St. John's) def.
Arina Valitova (Rutgers) 6-1, 5-7, 10-7
Next Up
The Scarlet Knights will take the courts at the Lenz Tennis Center on Saturday at 10 a.m. for day two of the Princeton Invitational.
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