HANOVER, N.H. – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team closed out the 2023 ECAC Women's Tennis Indoor Championships with a 4-1 win over Cornell on Sunday morning. The Quakers picked up the doubles point, and the final two singles wins to clinch seventh place in Hanover on Sunday.

The Quakers opened the match earning the doubles point. Maya Urata and Iris Gallo opened the match with a 6-1 win over Fatima El Ashram and Tanya Fan and then Penn clinched the doubles point as Eileen Wang and Gavriella Smith posted a 6-1 win over Alexandra Savu and Sofia Iantosca.

Rutaluka made easy work of her singles opponent, as she defeated Lan Mi 6-0 and 6-1 to give Penn the early 2-0 lead. The Big Red picked up their only team point with a 6-0 and 6-1 win at No. 2 singles. Penn wins by Urata and Gavriella Smith guided the Quakers to the 4-1 win over the Big Red. Urata won 6-3 and 6-4 defeating Fatima El Ashram before Smith clinched the match with 6-2 and 6-4 wins over Emma Baker. While her match did not finish, freshman Claire Zhang made her Penn debut today as she led 2-1 when her match was ended due to the clinching point coming on another court.

Penn and Cornell are set to meet again this season for its annual Ivy League match up on April 7 in Ithaca, N.Y.

Results: Penn 4, Cornell 1
Doubles Results

1. Lauren Stein/ Emma Baker (COR) def. Sabine Rutlauka/Juliana Munhoz (PENN), 6-3
2. Eileen Wang/Gavriella Smith (PENN) def. Alexandra Savu/Sofia Iantosca (COR), 6-2
3. Maya Urata/Iris Gallo (PENN) def. Fatima El Ashram/Tanya Fan (COR), 6-1

 
Singles Results

1. Sabine Rutlauka (PENN) def. Lan Mi (COR), 6-0, 6-1
2. Lauren Stein (COR) def. Eileen Wang (PENN), 6-0, 6-1
3. Gavriella Smith (PENN) def. Emma Baker (COR), 6-2, 6-4
4. Maya Urata (PENN) def. Fatima El Ashram (COR), 6-3, 6-4
5. Iris Gallo (PENN) vs. Sofia Iantosca (COR), 5-0 DNF
6. Claire Zhang (PENN) vs. Tanya Fan (COR), 2-1 DNF

 
Order of finish:
Doubles: 3,1,2
Singles: 1,2,4,3
 
UP NEXT
Penn is off for 10 days before returning to the courts to host Villanova at the Hecht Tennis Center on Wednesday, February 22. The Quakers and Wildcats are set to begin at 11:30 a.m.