ITHACA, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team picked up an important win on Friday afternoon, defeating Cornell 5-0.

The improbable run of doubles success continued on Friday as Penn snatched the all-important doubles tally for the 11th consecutive match, winning at Nos. 2 and 3, while taking a 5-4 lead at No. 1. Iuliia Bryzgalova and OJ Singh took the win at No. 2 in convincing fashion, cruising to a 6-2 victory. Behind Marta Kowalska and Marija Curnic, Penn's top doubles team, who are the 48th-ranked group in the country, Bryzgalova and Singh have had a fantastic season at No. 2. With the win, they improved to 13-1 this spring.

Carolyn Xie and Ashley Zhu, a formidable pair at No. 3, won again at Cornell, 6-3, improving to 5-2 in 2019.

Singles were more of the same for Penn, cruising to three more wins and six dominating performances. Bryzgalova, the 91st-ranked singles player in the nation, was the first to finish, defeating her opponent 6-1, 6-2. The freshman is now 12-1 in 2019 and 25-3 overall during her rookie campaign. Curnic and Mimi Levine, playing No. 6, weren't far behind, closing out their wins within seconds of one another. Singh also finished, winning 6-3, 6-0 at No. 5.

Penn hosts Columbia on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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Doubles:
1. Marta Kowalska/Marija Curnic vs. Valerie Ho/Katherine Nguyen, DNF
2. Iuliia Bryzgalova/OJ Singh def. Mariko Iunuma/Maria Adiaconitei 6-2
3. Ashley Zhu/Carolyn Xie def. Khary Pryce/Sarah Campbell 6-3

Singles:
1. Iuliia Bryzgalova def. Mariko Iunuma 6-1, 6-2
2. Marta Kowalska vs. Valerie Ho, DNF
3. Ashley Zhu vs. Katherine Nguyen, DNF
4. Marija Curnic def. Maria Adiaconitei 6-2, 6-0
5. OJ Singh def. Sarah Campbell 6-3, 6-0
6. Mimi Levine def. Khary Pryce 6-1, 6-1

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