EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — 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.
 
"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."
 
Doubles
 
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.
 
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.
 
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 over Yale's Orly Ogilvy and Mirabelle Brettkelly to earn a 7-5 victory and secure the doubles point for RU.
 
Singles
 
After dropping the doubles point, Yale recorded wins on all six courts to claim the dual victory.
 
Results
 
Doubles

1. Tara Chilton/Yana Gurevich (RU) def. Orly Ogilvy/Mirabelle Brettkelly (Yale) 7-5
2. Erin Ha/Shayla Aggarwal (Yale) def. Minchae Kim/Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-4
3. Arina Valitova/Naomi Karki (RU) def. Jamie Kim/Ann Wright Guerry (Yale) 6-2

 
Singles

1. Orly Ogilvy (Yale) def. Tara Chilton (RU) 7-6(1), 6-2
2. Shayla Aggarwal (Yale) def. Jackeline Lopez (RU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Mirabelle Brettkelly (Yale) def. Yana Gurevich (RU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Erin Ha (Yale) def. Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Rebecca Lynn (Yale) def. Minchae Kim (RU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
6. 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.

Next Up
 
The Scarlet Knights will begin a three-match road stint against Seton Hall on Feb. 10 (5:45 p.m.).
 
RU will then take a weekend trip up north to face Cornell (Feb. 17) and UConn (Feb. 18).
 
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