PHILADELPHIA – The nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team returns to University City this weekend, hosting #38 Harvard on Saturday and Dartmouth on Sunday for 1 p.m. contests at the Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers.
 
#68 Penn (15-7, 3-2 Ivy League) vs. #38 Harvard (18-2, 4-0 Ivy League)
Saturday, April 20 | 1 p.m.
Philadelphia, Pa. | Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers
 
#68 Penn (15-7, 3-2 Ivy League) vs. Dartmouth (7-10, 1-3 Ivy League)
Sunday, April 21 | 1 p.m.
Philadelphia, Pa. | Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers
 
Last Time Out
Penn went 1-1 in New England last weekend, narrowly falling 4-3 to #49 Yale on Saturday and shutting Brown out 4-0 on Sunday. Sabine Rutlauka, Maya Urata, and Esha Velaga won their matches against the Bulldogs to account for the Quakers' three points. In the battle with the Bears, Rutlauka clinched the match with a singles win over Brown's Alexandra Benedetto to push Penn to its third Ivy League victory of the season. The Red and Blue dominated the outing in Providence from the start, as Iris Gallo and Sasha Motlagh topped Addison Ahlstrom and Benedetto 6-2 in the second slot to start the day. Juniors Rutlauka and Eileen Wang secured the lead the Quakers would not relinquish off a 6-2 contest over Lindsey Hofflander and Phoebe Peus. Junior Gavriella Smith bumped Penn's lead to 2-0 to start the singles round with a quick 6-0, 6-1 win over the Bears' Nora Lee. Sophomore Urata snatched her 17th match of the spring in the #6 slot off a 6-0, 6-2 battle with Olivia Mariotti. Rutlauka snagged the 4-0 win for Penn in the #2 slot from her 6-4, 6-2 contest with Benedetto.
 
Penn in the Rankings
The Quakers landed 68th in the latest ITA women's tennis rankings announced early this week. Penn is one of five Ivies represented in the rankings, with Harvard (38), Princeton (44), Columbia (48), and Yale (49) also landing a spot in the top 70.
 
Double(s) Trouble
Freshman Velaga and junior Wang sit at 59th in the ITA doubles rankings earlier this week. The duo carries a 4-3 spring record into the pair of Ivy matches this weekend.