Tennis Falls to Princeton In Season Opener

Sunday, January 19

Princeton, N.J.

10:00 AM

Rutgers University

Princeton

Jan 19 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Rutgers women's tennis team (0-1, 0-0 B1G) was defeated by Princeton (1-0, 0-0 IVY), 4-1 on Sunday morning.

The Scarlet Knights claimed the doubles point before fighting hard in singles play.

Doubles

Senior co-captain Minchae Kim and Karina Jumazhanova kicked the day off for RU, beating Tsehay Driscoll and Yichen Zhao, 6-3.

Double pair No. 1 Mai Nguyen and Naomi Karki then clinched the point beating Pearlie Zhang and Bella Chhiv, 7-5.

Singles

The Scarlet Knights battled on all six courts but ultimatley dropped four of them.

Results

Doubles

    1. Mai Nguyen/Naomi Karki (Rutgers) def. Pearlie Zhang/Bella Chhiv (Princeton) 7-5
    2. Zeynep Ilker/Zuzanna Frankowska (Rutgers) vs. Maren Urata/Eva Elbaz (Princeton) 5-6, abandoned
    3. Minchae Kim/Karina Jumazhanova (Rutgers) def. Tsehay Driscoll/Yichen Zhao (Princeton) 6-3

Order of finish: 3,1

Singles

    1. Alice Ferlito (Princeton) def. Mai Nguyen (Rutgers) 6-4, 6-3
    2. Bella Chhiv (Princeton) def. Zuzanna Frankowska (Rutgers) 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
    3. Minchae Kim (Rutgers) vs.Yichen Zhao (Princeton) 7-5, 0-6, 1-3, abandoned
    4. Eva Elbaz (Princeton) def. Jackie Lopez (Rutgers) 6-0, 6-2
    5. Karina Jumazhanova (Rutgers) vs. Anna Nguyen (Princeton) 4-6, 7-5, 4-3, abandoned
    6. Pearlie Zhang (Princeton) def. Naomi Karki (Rutgers) 6-2, 7-6

Order of finish: 4,1,6,2

Next Up

The Scarlet Knights come home Friday January 24 to take on the LIU Sharks at 12:00 p.m. at the East Brunswick Racquet Club.

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