Friday, March 29
University Park, Pa.
3:00 PM
Rutgers
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at
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Penn State
Photo by: Benjamin Lerner
Tennis Falls in Tight Battle at Penn State
Mar 29 | Women's Tennis
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ā No. 73 Rutgers women's tennis (10-7, 1-5 B1G) battled to the end againstĀ Penn State (4-11, 3-2 B1G), but ultimately dropped a 4-3 decision on Friday evening at Sarni Tennis Center.
After RU earned the doubles point, the Nittany Lions picked up three-straight singles wins to jump in front. Naomi Karki and Mai Nguyen recorded wins to help the Scarlet Knights equalize the dual, but PSU ultimately claimed the dual with a three-set win on the second court.
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Doubles
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Rutgers clinched the doubles point with wins on the first and third courts.
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Yana Gurevich and Nguyen earned their first B1G ranked victory as a duo, defeating No. 69 Olivia Dorner and Karly Friedland.
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After Penn State leveled the round with a second-court victory, Amira Badawi and Karki stepped up for RU, winning the third court, 6-4.
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Singles
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The Nittany Lions used three-straight wins in singles play to put themselves on the verge of clinching the dual.
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Karki and Nguyen kept RU alive, both picking up their second victory of the afternoon to tie the dual at three points apiece.
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Court No. 2 was a battle between Badawi and PSU's Dorner. The competitors split the first two sets, with the Nittany Lion taking the first and the Scarlet Knight taking the second. The match-deciding third set was a battle, but ultimately, Penn State clinched the dual with a 6-4 win in the final frame.
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Results
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Doubles
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Singles
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Knights Notes
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Rutgers will face No. 12 Ohio State on Sunday, March 31 to close out its weekend duals. First serve is set for 11 a.m.
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After RU earned the doubles point, the Nittany Lions picked up three-straight singles wins to jump in front. Naomi Karki and Mai Nguyen recorded wins to help the Scarlet Knights equalize the dual, but PSU ultimately claimed the dual with a three-set win on the second court.
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Doubles
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Rutgers clinched the doubles point with wins on the first and third courts.
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Yana Gurevich and Nguyen earned their first B1G ranked victory as a duo, defeating No. 69 Olivia Dorner and Karly Friedland.
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After Penn State leveled the round with a second-court victory, Amira Badawi and Karki stepped up for RU, winning the third court, 6-4.
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Singles
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The Nittany Lions used three-straight wins in singles play to put themselves on the verge of clinching the dual.
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Karki and Nguyen kept RU alive, both picking up their second victory of the afternoon to tie the dual at three points apiece.
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Court No. 2 was a battle between Badawi and PSU's Dorner. The competitors split the first two sets, with the Nittany Lion taking the first and the Scarlet Knight taking the second. The match-deciding third set was a battle, but ultimately, Penn State clinched the dual with a 6-4 win in the final frame.
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Results
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Doubles
- Yana Gurevich/Mai Nguyen (RUTGERS) def. #69 Olivia Dorner/Karly Friedland (PSU) 6-1
- Yvonne Zuffova/Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) def. Tara Chilton/Minchae Kim (RUTGERS) 6-3
- Amira Badawi/Naomi Karki (RUTGERS) def. Alina Lebedeva/Jordina Cegarra (PSU) 6-4
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Singles
- Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) def. Yana Gurevich (RUTGERS) 6-2, 6-1
- Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Amira Badawi (RUTGERS) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
- Mai Nguyen (RUTGERS) def. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) 6-2, 7-6(4)
- Jordina Cegarra (PSU) def. Jackeline Lopez (RUTGERS) 6-1, 7-5
- Karly Friedland (PSU) def. Minchae Kim (RUTGERS) 6-0, 6-1
- Naomi Karki (RUTGERS) def. Alina Lebedeva (PSU) 6-3, 7-5Ā
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Knights Notes
- Karki and Badawi earned their third-straight Big Ten doubles win, as the doubles pair remained a perfect 3-0 in their competitions together.
- Nguyen earned her team-high 10th singles win of the spring in the loss.
- Gurevich recorded her team-leading eighth doubles victory.Ā
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Rutgers will face No. 12 Ohio State on Sunday, March 31 to close out its weekend duals. First serve is set for 11 a.m.
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Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2,3
#1 Singles Match
12
21
66
#2 Singles Match
123
564
746
#3 Singles Match
12
67
26
#4 Singles Match
12
15
67
#5 Singles Match
12
01
66
#6 Singles Match
12
67
35
Order of Finish:
1,5,4,6,3,2
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