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Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis to Host Yale (Saturday) and Brown (Sunday) for Ivy League Matches

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team continues Ivy League play with a pair of matches over the weekend. The Quakers will host both matches at the Hamlin Tennis Centers on Saturday and Sunday, first serve for both days is set for 1 p.m. 

Penn will look to avenge a pair of ECAC Championship losses to Brown and Yale earlier this season.

MATCH INFORMATION Penn (11-6, 1-2 IVY) vs. Yale (9-11, 1-2 IVY) April 15, 2023 | 1 p.m. | Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers | Philadelphia, Pa. Penn (11-6, 1-2 IVY) vs. Brown (15-6, 3-0 IVY) April 16, 2023 | 1 p.m. | Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Center | Philadelphia, Pa. Women's Tennis opened up the weekend with its first Ivy League win on Friday, a 4-2 victory at Cornell. The Quakers took the doubles point with Eileen Wang and Juliana Munhoz winning 6-2 at #1 doubles and Gavriella Smith and Saige Roshkoff clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win at #3 doubles. Maya Urata gave Penn a 2-0 lead with a two-set win at #5 singles. After Cornell won the next two singles matches, Roshkoff won at #6 singles and Iris Gallo clinched the match victory winning the second and third set. Penn closed out the weekend with a 4-0 loss to Columbia. The Quakers managed just one set victory in a match that was abandoned.  

Previewing the opponents Yale is currently 1-2 in Ivy League play following a 4-0 win over Dartmouth on Sunday. The Bulldogs clinched the opening point with doubles wins at #1 and #2 doubles. Singles wins at #1, #4, and #5 led the home team to a 4-0 Ivy League victory. The win over Dartmouth ended a six-match losing streak. Yale defeated Penn 4-3 in the second round of the 2023 ECAC Women's Tennis Indoor Championships.
 
Brown is one of two teams undefeated in Ivy play, tied with Princeton at 3-0, a tie that will be broken on Saturday in Princeton. The Bears are currently on a four-match win streak, which includes three-straight Ivy victories over Yale (4-2), Dartmouth (4-1) and #67 Harvard (4-1).
 
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Players Mentioned

Iris Gallo

Iris Gallo

5' 5"
Junior
Saige Roshkoff

Saige Roshkoff

5' 4"
Sophomore
Gavriella Smith

Gavriella Smith

5' 6"
Sophomore
Eileen Wang

Eileen Wang

5' 4"
Sophomore
Juliana Munhoz

Juliana Munhoz

5' 8"
Freshman
Maya Urata

Maya Urata

5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Iris Gallo

Iris Gallo

5' 5"
Junior
Saige Roshkoff

Saige Roshkoff

5' 4"
Sophomore
Gavriella Smith

Gavriella Smith

5' 6"
Sophomore
Eileen Wang

Eileen Wang

5' 4"
Sophomore
Juliana Munhoz

Juliana Munhoz

5' 8"
Freshman
Maya Urata

Maya Urata

5' 5"
Freshman