EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The Rutgers women’s tennis team (3-2, 0-0 B1G) claimed the doubles point before falling to Yale (4-0), 6-1, on Saturday evening at the East Brunswick Racquet Club.
“We had a great comeback win at No. 1 doubles to secure the point,” said head coach Hilary Ritchie. “All the courts started off really close in singles, but we lost our lead in a couple of matches that were key. Yale did a good job competing in the big points. This match was a good learning experience for us.”
Doubles
The two teams played an intense round of doubles, with the Scarlet Knights using wins on courts No. 1 and 3 to ultimately clinch the point.
Arina Valitova and Naomi Karki picked up their second doubles win as a pair this weekend to get things started, downing Yale’s No. 3 duo, 6-2.
The Bulldogs then leveled the playing field with a 6-4 win on court No. 2.
With all eyes turned to court No. 1, Tara Chilton and Yana Gurevich recorded wins in two-straight games over Yale’s Orly Ogilvy and Mirabelle Brettkelly to earn a 7-5 victory and secure the doubles point for RU.
Singles
After dropping the doubles point, Yale recorded wins on all six courts to claim the dual victory.
Results
Doubles
- Tara Chilton/Yana Gurevich (RU) def. Orly Ogilvy/Mirabelle Brettkelly (Yale) 7-5
- Erin Ha/Shayla Aggarwal (Yale) def. Minchae Kim/Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-4
- Arina Valitova/Naomi Karki (RU) def. Jamie Kim/Ann Wright Guerry (Yale) 6-2
Singles
- Orly Ogilvy (Yale) def. Tara Chilton (RU) 7-6(1), 6-2
- Shayla Aggarwal (Yale) def. Jackeline…
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