Tennis Earns Doubles Point in Loss at Iowa

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Rutgers women’s tennis (10-9, 1-7 B1G) earned the doubles point before falling at No. 73 Iowa (9-9, 4-3 B1G), 5-2, on Saturday at the Hawkeye Tennis & Recreational Complex.
 
Doubles
 
Rutgers recorded wins on the first and second doubles courts to secure an early lead in the dual.
 
Tara Chilton and Minchae Kim earned their first win as a duo, defeating the Hawkeye’s No. 2 pair, 6-4.
 
Yana Gurevich and Mai Nguyen then clinched the point for the Scarlet Knights, battling to a 7-5 victory on court No. 1.
 
Singles
 
Kim picked up the first singles victory of the afternoon, beating Nikita Vishwase in straight sets on court No. 6.
 
The Hawkeyes did not take long to respond, picking up a win on the second court shortly after the conclusion of court No. 6. Iowa then equalized the match at two with a win on the fourth court.
 
Iowa took a 3-2 lead in the dual after a tough, three-set battle on court one. The Hawkeyes then clinched the 5-2 dual victory with additional wins on courts No. 5 and 3.
 
Results
 
Doubles

1. Yana Gurevich/Mai Nguyen (RUTGERS) def. Barbora Pokorna/Vipasha Mehra (IOWA) 6-4
2. Tara Chilton/Minchae Kim (RUTGERS) def. Marisa Schmidt/Pia Kranholdt (IOWA) 7-5
3. Daianne Hayashida/Nikita Vishwase (IOWA) vs. Amira Badawi/Naomi Karki (RUTGERS) 6-5, unfinished 

Order of finish: 2, 1
 
Singles

1. Daianne Hayashida (IOWA) def. Yana Gurevich (RUTGERS) 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
2. Marisa Schmidt (IOWA) def. Tara Chilton (RUTGERS) 6-2, 6-2
3. Barbora Pokorna (IOWA) def. Amira Badawi (RUTGERS) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
4. Pia Kranholdt (IOWA) def. Mai Nguyen (RUTGERS) 6-3, 6-4
5. Vipasha Mehra (IOWA) def. Jackeline Lopez (RUTGERS) 7-5, 7-5
6. Minchae Kim (RUTGERS) def. Nikita Vishwase (IOWA) 6-0, 6-3 

Order of finish: 6, 2, 4, 5, 3
 
Knights Notes

• RU has won the doubles round in four of its eight B1G duals this season.
• Chilton and Kim’s doubles win is the first for the pair as a duo this spring.
• Kim also earned her 10th singles win of the campaign, putting her in a tie for first on the team.
• Gurevich has recorded a team-high nine doubles victories.

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Rutgers will continue its roadstand next weekend against Maryland on Saturday, April 13 at 11 a.m. The Scarlet Knights then return home to conclude their regular season against Wisconsin (April 20) and Minnesota (April…