PHILADEPHIA – The nationally recognized University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team moved to 2-0 in Ivy League play on Friday afternoon after shutting Cornell out 4-0 at the Hecht Tennis Center.
 
For the second straight match, Eileen Wang secured the win for the Quakers in the singles round after topping the Big Red's Jenny Wong.
 
#70 Penn opened the outing strong, with the dynamic pairing of Sabine Rutlauka and Wang silencing Lauren Stein and Wong 6-1. Maya Urata and Esha Velaga edged out Michelle Ryndin and Alexandra Savu 6-4 to clinch the doubles point to give the Red and Blue an early 1-0 lead.
 
Junior Rutlauka continued her hot pace to open singles, pushing Cornell's Ryndin out 6-3, 6-4 to bump the Quakers' lead to two points. Sophomore Urata won her 13th sixth slot bout of the season in two sets (7-5, 6-2) over Tanya Fan to bring Penn closer to victory at 3-0.
 
Junior Wang finished out the match with a three-set thriller over Wong to secure the Quakers' fourth straight victory. Wang faltered in the first set before tallying back-to-back 6-4 sets to push Penn to its second Ivy League win of the season.
 
Up Next
The Quakers (14-5, 2-0 Ivy League) wrap the weekend up in the Big Apple with a 1 p.m. matchup with #44 Columbia on Sunday, April 7.
 
Doubles Results
Sabine Rutlauka/Eileen Wang def. Lauren Stein/Jenny Wong, 6-1
Iris Gallo/Sasha Motlagh vs. Victoria Zhao/Emma Baker, 4-5 DNF
Esha Velaga/Maya Urata def. Michelle Ryndin/Alexandra Savu, 6-4
Doubles Order of Finish: 1, 3*
 
Singles Results
Esha Velaga vs. Lauren Stein – 6-4, 2-6, 6-6 DNF
Sabine Rutlauka def. Michelle Ryndin – 6-3, 6-4
Gavriella Smith vs. Emma Baker – 4-6, 6-2, 3-4 DNF
Eileen Wang def. Jenny Wong – 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Iris Gallo vs. Victoria Zhao – 2-6, 7-5, 3-5 DNF
Maya Urata def. Tanya Fan – 7-5, 6-2
Singles Order of Finish: 2, 6, 4*