Saturday, February 3
East Brunswick, N.J.
5:00 PM
Rutgers
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vs
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Yale
Photo by: Rich Graessle
Tennis Claims Doubles Point in Loss to Yale
Feb 03 | Women's Tennis
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. ā The Rutgers women's tennis team (3-2, 0-0 B1G) claimed the doubles point before falling to Yale (4-0), 6-1, on Saturday evening at the East Brunswick Racquet Club.
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"We had a great comeback win at No. 1 doubles to secure the point," said head coach Hilary Ritchie. "All the courts started off really close in singles, but we lost our lead in a couple of matches that were key. Yale did a good job competing in the big points. This match was a good learning experience for us."
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Doubles
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The two teams played an intense round of doubles, with the Scarlet Knights using wins on courts No. 1 and 3 to ultimately clinch the point.
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Arina Valitova and Naomi Karki picked up their second doubles win as a pair this weekend to get things started, downing Yale's No. 3 duo, 6-2.
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The Bulldogs then leveled the playing field with a 6-4 win on court No. 2.
With all eyes turned to court No. 1, Tara Chilton and Yana Gurevich recorded wins in two-straight games overĀ Yale's Orly Ogilvy and Mirabelle Brettkelly to earn a 7-5 victory and secure the doubles point for RU.
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Singles
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After dropping the doubles point, Yale recorded wins on all six courts to claim the dual victory.
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Results
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Doubles
Singles
Knights Notes
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The Scarlet Knights will begin a three-match road stint against Seton Hall on Feb. 10 (5:45 p.m.).
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RU will then take a weekend trip up north to face Cornell (Feb. 17) and UConn (Feb. 18).
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"We had a great comeback win at No. 1 doubles to secure the point," said head coach Hilary Ritchie. "All the courts started off really close in singles, but we lost our lead in a couple of matches that were key. Yale did a good job competing in the big points. This match was a good learning experience for us."
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Doubles
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The two teams played an intense round of doubles, with the Scarlet Knights using wins on courts No. 1 and 3 to ultimately clinch the point.
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Arina Valitova and Naomi Karki picked up their second doubles win as a pair this weekend to get things started, downing Yale's No. 3 duo, 6-2.
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The Bulldogs then leveled the playing field with a 6-4 win on court No. 2.
With all eyes turned to court No. 1, Tara Chilton and Yana Gurevich recorded wins in two-straight games overĀ Yale's Orly Ogilvy and Mirabelle Brettkelly to earn a 7-5 victory and secure the doubles point for RU.
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Singles
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After dropping the doubles point, Yale recorded wins on all six courts to claim the dual victory.
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Results
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Doubles
- Tara Chilton/Yana Gurevich (RU) def. Orly Ogilvy/Mirabelle Brettkelly (Yale) 7-5
- Erin Ha/Shayla Aggarwal (Yale) def. Minchae Kim/Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-4
- Arina Valitova/Naomi Karki (RU) def. Jamie Kim/Ann Wright Guerry (Yale) 6-2
Singles
- Orly Ogilvy (Yale) def. Tara Chilton (RU) 7-6(1), 6-2
- Shayla Aggarwal (Yale) def. Jackeline Lopez (RU) 6-2, 6-3
- Mirabelle Brettkelly (Yale) def. Yana Gurevich (RU) 6-4, 6-3
- Erin Ha (Yale) def. Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-2, 6-3
- Rebecca Lynn (Yale) def. Minchae Kim (RU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Ann Wright Guerry (Yale) def. Naomi Karki (RU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
Knights Notes
- Karki and Valitova are a perfect 3-0 as a pair this spring, leading the team.
- Chilton and Gurevich's win moves the pair to 2-1 in dual competitions this campaign.
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The Scarlet Knights will begin a three-match road stint against Seton Hall on Feb. 10 (5:45 p.m.).
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RU will then take a weekend trip up north to face Cornell (Feb. 17) and UConn (Feb. 18).
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Follow Rutgers women's tennis on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
76
62
#2 Singles Match
12
66
23
#3 Singles Match
12
66
43
#4 Singles Match
12
66
23
#5 Singles Match
123
366
614
#6 Singles Match
123
466
601
Order of Finish:
4,3,1,2,6,5
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