PHILADELPHIA— The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team fell to the University of Miami earlier this afternoon by a close, 4-3 score.

Penn fell behind in the match early, losing the doubles point with wins from Miami's Raquel Gonzalez/Xinyi Nong ans Maria Paula Vargas/Alexa Noel. Moving into singles, the Hurricanes built momentum, tacking on two more points with wins from Noel and Nong. Maya Urata battled Vargas to earn a point for the Quakers, but a win from Miami's Jaquelyn Ogunwale on Court 2 secured the match for the Hurricanes. Finishing out, Lara Stojanovski and Gavriella Smith fought to earn the last two points for the Red and Blue.

Doubles

1. Raquel Gonzalez/Xinyi Nong (UM) def. Esha Velaga/Lara Stojanovski (PENN) 6-1
2. Maria Paula Vargas/Alexa Noel (UM) def. Gavriella Smith/Liza Tkachenko (PENN) 6-3
3. Aely Arai/Jaquelyn Ogunwale (UM) vs. Eileen Wang/Maya Urata (PENN) 5-3, DNF

Order of Finish: 1, 2*

Singles

1. Alexa Noel (UM) def. #77 Esha Velaga (PENN) 6-1, 6-1
2. Jaquelyn Ogunwale (UM) def. Eileen Wang (PENN) 6-3, 6-4
3. Lara Stojanovski (PENN) def. #95 Raquel Gonzalez (UM) 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-8)
4. Gavriella Smith (PENN) def. Aely Arai (UM) 7-5, 6-3
5. Xinyi Nong (UM) def. Liza Tkachenko (PENN) 6-1, 6-3
6. Maya Urata (PENN) def. Maria Paula Vargas (UM) 6-3, 6-3

Order of Finish: 1, 5, 6, 2*, 3, 4

Up Next:
The Quakers return to action on Friday at noon when they face off against #63 Florida International in Miami.

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