
Tennis Takes Two in Friday Doubleheader
Feb 06 | Women's Tennis
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J.Ā āĀ TheĀ Rutgers tennisĀ teamĀ (3-1)Ā excelled in its doubleheader on Friday, defeating Delaware (4-3) at home and Seton Hall (4-0) on the road.Ā Ā
"ThisĀ seasonĀ is aboutĀ playing forĀ something bigger than ourselves," Mai Nguyen said. "We'reĀ playingĀ forĀ each other. I could feel that my teammates and I were all fighting and cheering for each other today. That energy helps us all to compete and itĀ all came together today."Ā
VS. DelawareĀ
DoublesĀ
RutgersĀ dropped the doubles point, but the No. 64-ranked pair ofĀ Mai NguyenĀ andĀ Zuzanna FrankowskaĀ won their match at the top lineup spot, 6-1, to goĀ 3-0.Ā Ā
SinglesĀ
The Scarlet Knights picked up four singles wins to come back and clinch the matchĀ win.Ā Ā
Frankowska and Savannah Cohen earned straight set victories on the second and sixth courts, respectfully,Ā within minutes ofĀ each otherĀ to give RU the 2-1 edge.Ā
Zeynep Ilker followed up with anotherĀ strong performanceĀ at the No. 4 spot and Nguyen clinched the win with a dominant 6-4, 6-3 win at the top spot.Ā Ā
ResultsĀ
DoublesĀ
No. 64Ā Mai NguyenĀ /Ā Zuzanna FrankowskaĀ (RU)Ā def.Ā MaryiaĀ HryashkaĀ / Paulina Jurkowska (UD) 6-1Ā
Amelia Gorman / Navya Vadlamudi (UD) def.Ā Karina JumazhanovaĀ /Ā Naomi KarkiĀ (RU)Ā 6-2Ā
Katie Dollens/LaraĀ RussinielloĀ (UD)Ā def.Ā Cindy ZhouĀ /Ā Zeynep IlkerĀ (RU)Ā 8-7 (6)Ā
SinglesĀ
Mai NguyenĀ (RU)Ā def.Ā MaryiaĀ HryashkaĀ (UD)Ā 6-4, 6-3Ā
Zuzanna FrankowskaĀ (RU)Ā def.Ā Paulina Jurkowska (UD)Ā 6-1, 6-2
Amelia Gorman (UD) def.Ā Karina JumazhanovaĀ (RU)Ā 6-4, 6-4Ā
Zeynep IlkerĀ (RU)Ā def.Ā LaraĀ RussinielloĀ (UD)Ā 6-4, 6-2
Navya Vadlamudi (UD)Ā def.Ā Naomi KarkiĀ (RU)Ā 6-4, 6-1
Savannah Cohen (RU)Ā def.Ā Emma Akselrod (UD)Ā 6-2, 6-1Ā
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At Seton HallĀ
DoublesĀ
RutgersĀ won all three of the doubles matches, including the newĀ freshmenĀ duo ofĀ Stella Schmitz and Savannah Cohen on the thirdĀ court.Ā Ā
Mai NguyenĀ andĀ Zuzanna FrankowskaĀ recorded their fourth win of the season together to stay undefeated.Ā Ā
SinglesĀ
RUĀ clinched their second victory of the day with singles winsĀ at the No. 2, 3 and 5 spots.Ā
Rookie Savannah CohenĀ was the lone Scarlet Knight to get two singles wins on Friday andĀ Karina JumazhanovaĀ got her first win ofĀ theĀ season on court No. 2.Ā Ā
ResultsĀ
DoublesĀ
No. 64Ā Mai NguyenĀ /Ā Zuzanna FrankowskaĀ (RU)Ā def.Ā AnastasiaĀ Sereda /Ā NiamhĀ CampbellĀ (SHU)Ā 7-5Ā
Karina JumazhanovaĀ /Ā Naomi KarkiĀ (RU)Ā def.Ā KiraĀ FarrakhovaĀ /Ā IsabelleĀ MayĀ (SHU)Ā 6-4
Stella Schmitz / Savannah CohenĀ (RU)Ā def.Ā RachelĀ BenoualidĀ /Ā EllieĀ CoeĀ (SHU)Ā 7-5Ā
SinglesĀ
Zuzanna FrankowskaĀ (RU)Ā vs. KiraĀ FarrakhovaĀ (SHU) 6-3, 5-3 DNFĀ
Karina JumazhanovaĀ (RU)Ā def.Ā NiamhĀ Campbell (SHU) 6-3, 6-4
Stella Schmitz (RU)Ā def.Ā AnastasiaĀ SeredaĀ (SHU) 6-3, 6-0
Naomi Karki (RU)Ā vs.Ā Isabelle May (SHU)Ā 3-6, 4-1, DNF
Savannah Cohen (RU)Ā def.Ā Ellie Coe (SHU)Ā 6-0, 6-0
Cindy Zhou (RU)Ā vs.Ā RachelĀ BenoualidĀ (SHU)Ā 3-6, 2-4, DNFĀ
Looking AheadĀ
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RutgersĀ will travel to Georgia Tech on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m.Ā
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#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
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