CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Rutgers tennis team concluded day one at the UNC Charlotte Invitational in Charlotte, N.C. on Friday afternoon. The Scarlet Knights faced the host, UNC Charlotte, and Virginia Tech.

Doubles

Four pairs of Scarlet Knights took the courts in doubles, winning five out of the six sets.

Returners Zuzanna Frankowska and Karina Jumazhanova won both of their matches today 6-3.

Similarly, Mai Nguyen and Naomi Karki won their first 6-3, and their second 6-2. 

Zeynep Ilker and freshman Stella Schmitz also secured a win in their doubles match, 6-3.

Singles

The Scarlet Knights earned two wins in singles today.

Karina Jumazhanova won her first set 6-3, before going on to secure a win her third set, 6-0.

Freshman Miranda Case earned her first singles win as a Scarlet Knight, scoring 6-4 her first set, and 7-5 in her third.

Results

Doubles
Zuzanna Frankowska/Karina Jumazhanova (Rutgers) def. Lucia Aranda/Andrea Chacon (UNC Charlotte) 6-3 
Mai Nguyen/Naomi Karki def. Alston Myatt/Linda Ziets-Segura (Virginia Tech) 6-3
Zeynep Ilker/Stella Schmitz def. Laima Frosch/Mila Mulready (Virginia Tech) 6-3
Mai Nguyen/Naomi Karki def. Lucia Aranda/Andrea Chacon (UNC Charlotte) 6-2
Zuzanna Frankowska/Karina Jumazhanova (Rutgers) def. Alston Myatt/Linda Ziets-Segura (Virginia Tech) 6-3
Elizaveta Castillo/Sirena Waas (Virginia Tech) def. Cindy Zhou/Savannah Cohen (Rutgers) 6-2

Singles
Lucia Aranda (CT) def. Mai Nguyen (Rutgers) 6-2, 6-0
Andrea Chacon (UNC Charlotte) def. Zeynep Ilker (Rutgers) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
Karina Jumazhanova (Rutgers) def. Paula Dougherty (UNC Charlotte) 6-3, 2-6, 6-0
Yelyzaveta Chainykova (UNC Charlotte) def. Naomi Karki (Rutgers) 6-0, 6-2
Mila Mulready (UNC Charlotte) def. Zuzanna Frankowska (Rutgers) 6-3, 6-3
Alston Myatt (UNC Charlotte) def. Savannah Cohen (Rutgers) 6-2, 3-6, 3-2 (Retired, injury)
Sirena Waas (Virginia Tech) def. Cindy Zhou (Rutgers) 6-1, 6-2
Miranda Case (Rutgers) def. Linda Ziets-Segura (Virginia Tech) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5

Next Up

Rutgers returns to the court Saturday for day two of the UNC Charlotte Invitational, taking on more opponents from UNC Charlotte and Virginia Tech.

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