PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team dropped its Ivy League opener 4-1 to Princeton on Saturday afternoon. The Quakers lone victory came from
Gavriella Smith at #3 singles.
Princeton opened the match earning the doubles point with a 6-1 win at #3 doubles and then clinched the point at #1 doubles with a 6-2 victory.
Sabine Rutlauka's streak of 11-straight wins at #1 singles came to an end on Saturday as she defaulted with her match tied 1-1 in the opening set.
Gavriella Smith provided Penn's only win of the afternoon as she won 6-2, and 6-0 to pull the Quakers within one. The visitors closed out the match and the victory earning wins at #2 and #5 singles.
Results: Princeton 4, Penn 1
Doubles Results
- Daria Frayman/Grace Joyce (PRIN) def. Sabine Rutlauka/Eileen Wang (PENN) 6-2
- Maya Urata/Iris Gallo (PENN) vs. Maia Sung/Zoe Howard (PRIN) 4-4 DNF
- Neha Velaga/Eva Elbaz (PRIN) def. Gavriella Smith/Juliana Munhoz (PENN) 6-1
Singles Results
- Daria Frayman (PRIN) def. Sabine Rutlauka (PENN) 1-1 RET
- Neha Velaga (PRIN) def. Eileen Wang (PENN) 6-4, 6-3
- Gavriella Smith (PENN) def. Leena Bennetto (PRIN) 6-2, 6-0
- Iris Gallo (PENN) vs. Zoe Howard (PRIN) 7-5, 3-5 DNF
- Maia Sung (PRIN) def. Juliana Munhoz (PENN) 6-2, 7-5
- Maya Urata (PENN) vs. Grace Joyce (PRIN) 4-6, 6-2, 2-1 DNF
Order of finish:
Doubles: 3,
1
Singles: 1,3,2,
5
UP NEXT
The Quakers hit the road for their first Ivy road match of the season at Cornell on Friday before hosting Columbia on Sunday. First serve at Cornell is schedule for 2 p.m. while the Columbia match is scheduled for 1 p.m. in University City.
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