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Women's Tennis Seniors Push Quakers Past Cornell

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team ended its regular season with an Ivy League victory, and sent seniors Stephanie Do and Jaime Yapp-Shing off on a winning note, defeating Cornell, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon.

The Penn seniors both won their singles matches in their final starts and secured the match for the Quakers. Do claimed the third point for Penn, winning 7-5, 6-3 in the sixth position. Moments later, Yapp-Shing clinched the fourth point, winning her match in the fourth position 7-5, 7-5.

Penn (8-10, 1-6 Ivy) was able to notch its first league win by jumping out to a 1-0 lead after doubles. The duo of Sol Eskenazi and Kana Daniel won, 8-2, in the first position, while Do and Luba Vazhenina rolled to an 8-1 victory in the third position.

Also in singles play, Penn saw Eskenazi win in the first position and Sonya Latycheva win in the third position.

The win against Cornell (7-10, 0-7 Ivy) closed out the spring season for the women's tennis team. The senior duo were recognized for their contributions to the women's tennis program prior to the match.

Penn 5, Cornell 2
Singles
1. Eskenazi (P) def. Tannenbaum (C); 7-5, 6-2.
2. D'Ascenzo (C) def. Daniel (P): 6-4, 6-2.
3. Latycheva (P) def. Cusick (P); 6-3, 3-6, 2-2 (10-6).
4. Yapp-Shing (P) def. Comolli (C); 7-5, 7-5.
5. Frazier (C) def. Vazhenina (P); 6-4, 6-3.
6. Do (P) def. Kung (C); 7-5, 6-3.

Doubles
1. Eskenazi/Daniel (P) def. Cuscik/D'Ascenzo (C); 8-2.
2. Kung/Tanenbaum (C) vs. Latycheva/Yapp-Shing; 5-6 DNF
3. Do/Vazhenina (P) def. Comolli/Frazier (C); 8-1.

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Players Mentioned

Stephanie Do

Stephanie Do

Senior
Jaime Yapp-Shing

Jaime Yapp-Shing

Senior
Sol Eskenazi

Sol Eskenazi

Junior
Sonya Latycheva

Sonya Latycheva

Senior
Luba Vazhenina

Luba Vazhenina

Senior
Kana Daniel

Kana Daniel

Senior

Players Mentioned

Stephanie Do

Stephanie Do

Senior
Jaime Yapp-Shing

Jaime Yapp-Shing

Senior
Sol Eskenazi

Sol Eskenazi

Junior
Sonya Latycheva

Sonya Latycheva

Senior
Luba Vazhenina

Luba Vazhenina

Senior
Kana Daniel

Kana Daniel

Senior