Women's Tennis Edges Minnesota Out on the Road, 4-3
 
TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team continued its spring break trip on Tuesday afternoon, topping Minnesota 4-3 at the IMG Academy.
 
Penn edged out its second Big Ten opponent so far this season with the win over the Gophers and a victory against Penn State back in January.
 
The Quakers took an early lead in the match earning the doubles points to lead 1-0. Esha Velaga and Gavriella Smith started doubles off strong beating Aiva Schmitz and Sofia Pinto 6-0. Eileen Wang and Sabine Rutlauka moved to 2-0 as a doubles pairing off a 6-4 victory over Mia Liepert and Emma Belluomini.
 
Freshman Velaga pushed the Red and Blue's lead to 2-0 to open singles with a 6-3, 6-4 contest over the Gophers' Liepert. Minnesota grabbed the next two bouts to notch the match up at two. Sophomore Maya Urata slashed Big Ten foes two-battle run with a six slot 6-3, 6-3 win over Sarioglan to push the Quakers ahead 3-2.
 
Smith clinched Penn's tenth win of the year with a thriller over Belluomini. The junior took the first set 7(7)-6(2) before securing a 6-4 second set win to secure the first spring break win of the season.
 
Up Next
The Quakers (10-4) head to Bocas Raton on Thursday to take on Florida Atlantic at 10 a.m.

Doubles Results
1. Esha Velaga/Gavriella Smith def. Aiva Schmitz/Sofia Pinto, 6-0
2. Eileen Wang/Sabine Rutlauka def. Mia Liepert/Emma Belluomini, 6-4
3. Sofia Pizzoni/Zeyneb Sarioglan def. Maya Urata/Sasha Motlagh, 6-3
Doubles Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles Results
1. Esha Velaga def. Mia Liepert – 6-3, 6-4
2. Aiva Schmitz def. Eileen Wang – 6-3, 6-3.
3. Gavriella Smith def. Emma Belluomini – 7-6 (2), 6-4
4. Sofia Pinto def. Liza Tkachenko – 6-3, 6-2
5. Sofia Pizzoni def. Saige Roshkoff – 6-7 (7), 6-2, 6-1
6. Maya Urata def. Zeyneb Sarioglan – 6-3, 6-3
Singles Order of Finish: 1, 2, 4, 6, 3, 5