HANOVER, N.H. – The Rutgers women’s tennis team completed the first day of action at Dartmouth’s Big Green Tournament.
The team collected three doubles wins in addition to three singles wins against opponents from Yale, Dartmouth and UMass.
Doubles
Amira Badawi started off the tournament on a high note, going 2-0 in doubles play with partners Daira Cardenas and Chloe Brown. Her and Cardenas defeated their opponent from Yale (6-2) before earning a win over UMass with Brown (7-5).
The newcomer doubles duo of Tara Chilton Mai Nguyen also continued their success together in the fall, with a win over UMass, 6-4.
Singles
Jackeline Lopez began the event with yet another singles win defeating her opposition from UMass in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Badawi earned her third overall victory of the day also over UMass, batteling back in three sets (2-6, 6-2, 10-8).
Finally to round out the group, Brown got the dominant win over Dartmouth, 6-1, 6-1.
Results
Doubles
Chelsea Kung/Sophia Zaslow (YALE) def. Minchae Kim/Jackeline Lopez (RU) 6-0
Amira Badawi/Daira Cardenas (RU) def. Vivian Cheng/Jamie Kim (YALE) 6-2
Tara Chilton/Mai Nguyen (RU) def. Thamonpan Jonglertrakul/ Melisa Senli (UMass) 6-4
Amira Badawi/Chloe Brown (RU) def. Renata Farima/ Mariya Krasakova (UMass) 7-5
Singles
Jackeline Lopez (RU) def. Renata Farima (UMass) 6-3, 6-3
Danielle Hack (UMass) def. Tara Chilton (RU) 6-4, 6-7 (4), 10-8
Amira Badawi (RU) def. Melisa Senli (UMass) 2-6, 6-2, 10-8
Mariya Krasakova (UMass) def. Minchae Kim (RU) 6-4, 0-6, 11-9
Thamonpan Jonglertrakul (UMass) def. Daira Cardenas (RU) 6-1, 7-5
Ujvala Jupalli (DART) def. Mai Nguyen (RU) 7-5, 4-6, 10-7
Chloe Brown (RU) def. Ameliija Swaffer-Selff (DART) 6-1, 6-1
Next Up
The Scarlet Knights will continue the three-day Big Green Tournament Saturday with more singles and doubles action.
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