UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — No. 73 Rutgers women's tennis (10-7, 1-5 B1G) battled to the end against 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.
 
Doubles
 
Rutgers clinched the doubles point with wins on the first and third courts.
 
Yana Gurevich and Nguyen earned their first B1G ranked victory as a duo, defeating No. 69 Olivia Dorner and Karly Friedland.
 
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.
 
Singles
 
The Nittany Lions used three-straight wins in singles play to put themselves on the verge of clinching the dual.
 
Karki and Nguyen kept RU alive, both picking up their second victory of the afternoon to tie the dual at three points apiece.
 
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.
 
Results
 
Doubles

1. Yana Gurevich/Mai Nguyen (RUTGERS) def. #69 Olivia Dorner/Karly Friedland (PSU) 6-1
2. Yvonne Zuffova/Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) def. Tara Chilton/Minchae Kim (RUTGERS) 6-3
3. Amira Badawi/Naomi Karki (RUTGERS) def. Alina Lebedeva/Jordina Cegarra (PSU) 6-4

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
 
Singles

1. Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) def. Yana Gurevich (RUTGERS) 6-2, 6-1
2. Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Amira Badawi (RUTGERS) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
3. Mai Nguyen (RUTGERS) def. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) 6-2, 7-6(4)
4. Jordina Cegarra (PSU) def. Jackeline Lopez (RUTGERS) 6-1, 7-5
5. Karly Friedland (PSU) def. Minchae Kim (RUTGERS) 6-0, 6-1
6. Naomi Karki (RUTGERS) def. Alina Lebedeva (PSU) 6-3, 7-5 

Order of finish: 1, 5, 4, 6, 3, 2
 
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. 

Next Up
 
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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