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Women's Tennis Defeats Drexel, 6-1, Wins "Battle For 33rd Street"

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team added their third win of the season, defeating 33rd street rival Drexel on Saturday, 6-1.
 
The Quakers fell behind early, dropping two out of three doubles matches, but went on to sweep the Dragons in singles.

The pairing of Lara Stojanovski and Varsha Vedula recorded the lone doubles win for the Quakers, negating the sweep by the Dragons.
 
Esha Velaga added another victory to her resume, defeating Lorie Lemongo in the #1 spot.
 
Maya Urata, Lara Stojanovski, and Joleen Saw also won their singles matches in two sets.
 
Liza Tkachenko and Varsha Vedula dropped one set each, but came away with victories.
 
Results:
Doubles
No. 1 -- Dabah/ Lemongo (D) Def. Velaga/ Saw (P) – 7-5
No. 2 -- Fiedler/ Kavounov (D) Def. Motlagh/ Urata (P) – 6-4
No. 3 –Stojanovski/ Vedula (P) Def. Fourie/ Snitko (D) – 6-3
 
Singles
No. 1 -- Velaga (P) Def. Lemongo (D) – 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 -- Urata (P) Def. Kavounov (D) – 6-3, 6-4
No. 3 -- Stojanovski (P) Def. Snitko (D) – 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 -- Saw (P) Def. Dabah (D) – 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 -- Tkachenko (P) Def. Fourie (D) – 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 -- Vedula (P) Def. Fiedler (D) – 6-0, 4-6, 6-1
 
Order of finish
Doubles 3, 2
Singles 4, 2, 1
 
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Players Mentioned

Lara Stojanovski

Lara Stojanovski

Sophomore
Liza Tkachenko

Liza Tkachenko

Junior
Maya Urata

Maya Urata

5' 5"
Senior
Esha Velaga

Esha Velaga

Junior
Joleen Saw

Joleen Saw

5' 3"
Freshman
Varsha Vedula

Varsha Vedula

5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lara Stojanovski

Lara Stojanovski

Sophomore
Liza Tkachenko

Liza Tkachenko

Junior
Maya Urata

Maya Urata

5' 5"
Senior
Esha Velaga

Esha Velaga

Junior
Joleen Saw

Joleen Saw

5' 3"
Freshman
Varsha Vedula

Varsha Vedula

5' 5"
Freshman