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Women's Tennis Takes Fourth at ECACs with 5-2 Loss to Columbia

ITHACA, N.Y. – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis finished in fourth place at the 2022 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Women's Tennis Indoor Championship. Penn lost 5-2 to Columbia in the third-place match. This year's tournament took place on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.

Penn got off to an early lead as it took the doubles point with wins by #40 Iuliia Bryzgalov and Marija Curnic winning 6-1. The Quakers clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win by Gavriella Smith and Eileen Wang.
 
Columbia got on the board as it took a victory on court 2 and then took a 3-1 lead with wins on courts 6 and 3. Penn closed the gap to one with a win on court 5 by #98 Saige Roshkoff. As courts 1 and 4 ended simultaneously ended, Columbia claimed the team victory and third place in the tournament.
 
Results: Columbia 5 | Penn 2
Doubles

1. #40 Iuliia Bryzgalova/Marija Curnic (PENN) def. Bhan/Zhang (COL), 6-1
2. Gavriella Smith/ Eileen Wang (PENN) def. Kerr/Amineni (COL), 6-3
3. Amanda Chan/Iris Gallo (PENN) vs. Sakar/Rimondini (COL), 5-2 (Unfinished)
Order of finish: 1,2,
 
Singles
1. Bhan (COL) def. #70 Iuliia Bryzgalova (PENN), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
2. Zhang (COL) def. Marija Curnic (PENN), 6-2, 7-5
3. Sakor (COL) def. Gavriella Smith (PENN), 7-6(4), 6-1
4. Haynes (COL) def. Eileen Wang (PENN), 6-4, 7-5
5. #98 Saige Roshkoff (PENN) def. Lerby (COL), 7-5, 7-5
6. Amineni (COL) def. Iris Gallo (PENN) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Order of finish: 2,6,3,5,1&4 (courts 1 & 4 finished simultaneously)
 
Penn will be off for the next two weeks as it will then make a weekend trip to Virginia to take on William & Mary (Feb. 26) and Old Dominion (Feb. 27).
 
#FightOnPenn
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Iuliia Bryzgalova

Iuliia Bryzgalova

5' 7"
Senior
Amanda Chan

Amanda Chan

5' 5"
Junior
Iris Gallo

Iris Gallo

5' 5"
Sophomore
Marija Curnic

Marija Curnic

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Gavriella Smith

Gavriella Smith

5' 6"
Freshman
Eileen Wang

Eileen Wang

5' 4"
Freshman
Saige Roshkoff

Saige Roshkoff

5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Iuliia Bryzgalova

Iuliia Bryzgalova

5' 7"
Senior
Amanda Chan

Amanda Chan

5' 5"
Junior
Iris Gallo

Iris Gallo

5' 5"
Sophomore
Marija Curnic

Marija Curnic

5' 8"
Graduate Student
Gavriella Smith

Gavriella Smith

5' 6"
Freshman
Eileen Wang

Eileen Wang

5' 4"
Freshman
Saige Roshkoff

Saige Roshkoff

5' 4"
Freshman