NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Rutgers women's tennis team finished its first weekend of play, wrapping up action at Yale's Bulldog Invitational on Sunday. 

Overall, RU left New Haven with 14 total wins, five doubles, and nine singles.

"This is a great tournament to kick off the season. All of these teams are well coached and compete hard," head coach Hilary Ritchie said after the final match of the weekend. 

Doubles

One pair of Scarlet Knights came away with a doubles victory against Boston University.

Returners Zeynep Ilker and Karina Jumazhanova won their doubles match 6-2. This match marked Ilker's third consecutive doubles win at the tournament. 

"I'm encouraged by doubles," Ritchie said. "We're improving on positioning and taking charge of the net."

Singles

Naomi Karki had a strong performance, winning her match in straight sets (6-2, 6-1).

"The team brought good energy each day, which resulted in competitive singles matches," Ritchie added. "At practice, we will continue to emphasize playing offensively in the big moments."
 

ITA All-Americans Recap

Mai Nguyen finished her second day at ITA All-Americans in Cary, North Carolina on Sunday. 

She competed very hard against a tough opponent, eventually falling to Wichita State's Giorgia Roselli (6-1, 6-2).


Results

Doubles
Gabriella Mikaul/Nancy Liu (Boston University) def. Zuzanna Frankowska/Savannah Cohen (Rutgers) 7-5
Zeynep Ilker/Karina Jumazhanova (Rutgers) def. Blanka DeMicheli/Lauren Kettlewell (Boston University) 6-2
Vasilisa Borisova/Madison Liu (Boston University) def. Naomi Karki/Cindy Zhou (Rutgers) 6-4
Abigail Lee/Chloe Qin (Brown) def. Miranda Case/Stella Schmitz (Rutgers) 6-4

Singles
Gabriella Mikaul (Boston University) def. Karina Jumazhanova (Rutgers) 6-3, 6-0
Ellie Gyuro (Boston University) def. Zuzanna Frankowska (Rutgers) 6-3, 7-5
Blanka DeMicheli (Boston University) def. Zeynep Ilker (Rutgers) 6-4, 6-4
Naomi Karki (Rutgers) def. Madison Liu (Boston University) 6-3, 6-1
Nancy Liu (Boston University) def. Cindy Zhou (Rutgers) 6-2, 6-2
Lauren Kettlewell (Boston University) def. Stella Schmitz (Rutgers) 6-1, 6-1
Vasilisa Borisova (Boston University) def. Miranda Case (Rutgers) 6-2, 6-2
Abigail Lee (Brown) def. Savannah Cohen (Rutgers) 6-3, 7-5

All-Americans Results

Singles
Giorgia Roselli (Wichita State) def. Mai Nguyen (Rutgers) 6-1, 6-2

Next Up 

Rutgers will take the rest of September to prepare for the UNC Charlotte Invite from Friday, October 3rd, to Sunday, October 5th.

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