Saturday, January 20
Princeton, N.J.
11:00 AM
Rutgers
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Tennis Falls at Princeton, Downs Howard in Season-Opening Doubleheader
Jan 20 | Women's Tennis
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. ā The Rutgers women's tennis team (1-1, 0-0 B1G) split its season-opening doubleheader with Princeton (1-0, 0-0 IVY) and Howard (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights came up short against the Tigers, 4-3, before bouncing back to down the Bison, 7-0.
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"Today was a mental and physical test," said head coach Hilary Ritchie. "I was pleased with how we came out against Princeton. They are a good team who plays fast. While the team was disappointed to come up short, we had three strong singles wins. Our team was focused and worked hard with a quick turnaround to beat Howard."
Doubles vs. Princeton
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The Tigers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead over the Scarlet Knights by claiming the doubles point. Princeton picked up wins on courts No. 1 and No. 3 to clinch the early edge.
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Play on court No. 2 went unfinished, but Mai Nguyen and Minchae Kim held a 5-4 advantage at the conclusion of doubles competition.
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Singles vs. Princeton
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The two teams split the singles competitions, 3-3, with RU claiming wins on courts No. 1, No. 3, and No. 5.
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Tara Chilton battled to a 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 in over the Tiger's Neha Velaga at the top spot in the lineup.
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Kim also worked her way to a three-set victory in singles play. The junior earned a 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 win over Isabella Chhiv.
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Yana Gurevich was the lone Scarlet Knight to earn a straight-sets victory over PU, downing No. 93 Madeleine Jessup by a score of 7-6, 6-4.
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Doubles vs. Howard
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Rutgers earned victories on courts No. 1 and No. 2 to clinch the doubles point against the Bison. The duos of Gurevich and Kim, and Chloe Brown and Jackeline Lopez, cruised to 6-2 and 6-1 wins, respectively, over Howard.
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Arina Valitova and Naomi Karki held a 5-1 advantage on court No. 3 when play was suspended.
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Singles vs. Howard
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Rutgers closed out its day by sweeping the Bison in singles play.
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Lopez, Nguyen, Valitova, and Daira Cardenas all came up with wins in straight-sets, helping to clinch the evening victory.Ā
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Karki recorded her first collegiate victory in dual play with a win in three sets over Howard's Nadia Pegram.
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Brown rounded out the wins for RU, battling back from one-set down to the Bison's Imani Jean, ultimately coming out on top, 3-6, 6-2. 6-4.
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Results vs. Princeton
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Doubles
Singles
Results vs. Howard
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Doubles
Singles
Knights Notes
Next Up
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The Scarlet Knights will travel to Newark, N.J. to take on NJIT on Saturday, Jan. 27 (12 p.m.).
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"Today was a mental and physical test," said head coach Hilary Ritchie. "I was pleased with how we came out against Princeton. They are a good team who plays fast. While the team was disappointed to come up short, we had three strong singles wins. Our team was focused and worked hard with a quick turnaround to beat Howard."
Doubles vs. Princeton
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The Tigers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead over the Scarlet Knights by claiming the doubles point. Princeton picked up wins on courts No. 1 and No. 3 to clinch the early edge.
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Play on court No. 2 went unfinished, but Mai Nguyen and Minchae Kim held a 5-4 advantage at the conclusion of doubles competition.
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Singles vs. Princeton
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The two teams split the singles competitions, 3-3, with RU claiming wins on courts No. 1, No. 3, and No. 5.
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Tara Chilton battled to a 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 in over the Tiger's Neha Velaga at the top spot in the lineup.
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Kim also worked her way to a three-set victory in singles play. The junior earned a 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 win over Isabella Chhiv.
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Yana Gurevich was the lone Scarlet Knight to earn a straight-sets victory over PU, downing No. 93 Madeleine Jessup by a score of 7-6, 6-4.
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Doubles vs. Howard
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Rutgers earned victories on courts No. 1 and No. 2 to clinch the doubles point against the Bison. The duos of Gurevich and Kim, and Chloe Brown and Jackeline Lopez, cruised to 6-2 and 6-1 wins, respectively, over Howard.
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Arina Valitova and Naomi Karki held a 5-1 advantage on court No. 3 when play was suspended.
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Singles vs. Howard
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Rutgers closed out its day by sweeping the Bison in singles play.
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Lopez, Nguyen, Valitova, and Daira Cardenas all came up with wins in straight-sets, helping to clinch the evening victory.Ā
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Karki recorded her first collegiate victory in dual play with a win in three sets over Howard's Nadia Pegram.
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Brown rounded out the wins for RU, battling back from one-set down to the Bison's Imani Jean, ultimately coming out on top, 3-6, 6-2. 6-4.
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Results vs. Princeton
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Doubles
- No. 40 Isabella Chhiv/Maia Sung (PU) def. Tara Chilton/Yana Gurevich (RU) 6-4
- Mai Nguyen/Minchae Kim (RU) vs. Leena Bennetto/Eva Elbaz (PU) 5-4, unfinished
- Neha Velaga/Madeleine Jessup (PU) def. Naomi Karki/Daira Cardenas (RU) 6-1
Singles
- Tara Chilton (RU) def. Neha Velaga (PU) 7-6, 4-6, 6-2
- Maia Sung (PU) def. Jackeline Lopez (RU) 6-4, 6-2
- Yana Gurevich (RU) def. No. 93 Madeleine Jessup (PU) 7-6, 6-4
- Leena Bennetto (PU) def. Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-3, 7-6
- Minchae Kim (RU) def. Isabella Chhiv (PU) 6-1, 5-7, 6-1
- Eva Elbaz (PU) def. Naomi Karki (RU) 6-1, 6-3
Results vs. Howard
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Doubles
- Yana Gurevich/Minchae Kim (RU) def. Nadia Pegram/Imani Jean (Howard) 6-2
- Chloe Brown/Jackeline Lopez (RU) def. Sifa Butcher/Selah Stibbins (Howard) 6-1
- Arina Valitova/Naomi Karki (RU) vs. Dana Hall/Ava Chambers (Howard) 5-1, unfinished
Singles
- Jackeline Lopez (RU) def. Sifa Butcher (Howard) 6-2, 7-5
- Mai Nguyen (RU) def. Ava Chambers (Howard) 6-3, 6-0
- Daira Cardenas (RU) def. Selah Stibbins (Howard) 6-2, 6-4
- Naomi Karki (RU) def. Nadia Pegram (Howard) 6-2, 2-6, 6-0
- Arina Valitova (RU) def. Dana Hall (Howard) 6-2, 6-1
- Chloe Brown (RU) def. Imani Jean (Howard) 3-6, 6-2. 6-4
Knights Notes
- Rutgers has now won 10 of its last 11 home openers.
- The win over Howard marks the first win for either team in the lifetime series.
- With a 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 win over Howard's Pegram, Karki recorded her first collegiate victory in dual play.
- Each of the nine players who took the court in singles play recorded a victory in one of the two duals.
Next Up
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The Scarlet Knights will travel to Newark, N.J. to take on NJIT on Saturday, Jan. 27 (12 p.m.).
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
123
746
662
#2 Singles Match
12
42
66
#3 Singles Match
12
76
64
#4 Singles Match
12
36
67
#5 Singles Match
123
656
171
#6 Singles Match
12
13
66
Order of Finish:
6,2,3,5,1,4
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