NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania women's tennis dropped a tight 4-3 road battle to #49 Yale on Saturday afternoon.
 
Sabine Rutlauka, Maya Urata, and Esha Velaga won their bouts against the Bulldogs to account for #72 Penn's points in the Ivy League outing.
 
Juniors Rutlauka and Eileen Wang snagged a 6-4 victory against Mirabelle Brettkelly and Erin Ha to put up a fight in the doubles round with Yale.
 
#111 freshman Velaga took down Bulldog Orly Ogilvy 7-5, 6-4 in the #1 slot to stretch her conference singles record to 3-0.
 
Sophomore Urata continued to be a force in the sixth slot on the court, topping Jamie King (6-3, 6-4) to win her 16th match of the spring, a season-high tally for the Red and Blue.
 
Rutlauka took down Yale's Brettkelly in the singles round as well off a 6-4, 6-1 battle to push her spring singles record to 5-0.
 
Up Next
The Quakers (14-7, 2-2 Ivy League) wrap up their New England road trip at Brown on Sunday, April 14, with a 1 p.m. battle at the Pizzitola Memorial Sports Center.
 
Doubles
Sabine Rutlauka/Eileen Wang def. Mirabelle Brettkelly/Erin Ha, 6-4
Ann Wright Guerry/Orly Ogilvy def. Sasha Motlagh/Iris Gallo, 7-5
Jamie Kim/Shyla Aggarwal def. Esha Velaga/Maya Urata, 7-6 (5)
 
Singles
Esha Velaga def. Orly Ogilvy – 7-5, 6-4
Sabine Rutlauka def. Mirabelle Brettkelly – 6-4, 6-1
Erin Ha def. Gavriella Smith – 6-3, 6-0
Shyla Aggarwal def. Eileen Wang – 6-1, 6-3
Rebecca Lynn def. Sasha Motlagh – 6-2, 6-2
Maya Urata def. Jamie Kim – 6-3, 6-4