DELAND, Fla. – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team closed its spring break road trip with a statement 4-3 win over Stetson University on Sunday afternoon.
 
Senior Eileen Wang clinched the 4-3 win for Penn with a three-set thriller over Stetson's Alanna DiFrancesco.
 
After the Hatters clinched the doubles round to lead 1-0, the Quakers caught a spark to open singles, as freshman Esha Velaga defeated Cheri Darley 6-4, 6-2 in the #1 slot to tie the contest at one. The back-and-forth continued as Stetson won the fourth slot before sophomore Maya Urata retaliated in her contest with Noa Cohen, winning 6-2, 6-2 to notch the match at two.
 
Junior Gavriella Smith pushed Penn into the lead at 3-2 off a three-set win over Nadya Maslova, dropping the first set 6-7 and then winning back-to-back 6-3 sets to claim the battle. The Hatters answered in the fifth slot to even things out to put the match on the line in the #3 slot.
 
Wang opened the third slot bout taking the first set 7-6, but Stetson's DiFrancesco answered in set two with a 6-4 decision. Wang prevailed in set three, winning 6-3 to clinch the 4-3 win for the Red and Blue.
 
Up Next
The Quakers (11-5) take the week off before returning to the Hecht Tennis Center on Friday, March 22, for a battle with Philadelphia foe Temple.
 
Doubles Results
Nadya Maslova/Hedrzak def. Gavriella Smith/Liza Tkachenko, 6-4
Cheri Darley/ Alanna DiFrancesco def. Eileen Wang/Sabine Rutlauka, 6-2
Maya Urata/Esha Velaga def. Zali Morris/ Noa Cohen, 6-3
Doubles Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
 
Singles Results
Esha Velaga def. Cheri Darley – 6-4, 6-2
Gavriella Smith def. Nadya Maslova – 6-7, 6-3, 6-3
Eileen Wang def. Alanna DiFrancesco – 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
Zali Morris def. Liza Tkachenko – 6-4, 6-3
Noa Cohen def. Sasha Motlagh – 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-0
Maya Urata def. Magdalena Hedrzak – 6-2, 6-3
Singles Order of Finish: 1, 4, 6, 2, 5, 3