NEWARK, N.J. — The Rutgers women’s tennis team (1-1, 0-0 B1G) heads to Newark, N.J., to take on NJIT (0-0) on Saturday, Jan. 27 (12 p.m.) at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.
Last Time Out
Rutgers split its season-opening doubleheader with Princeton and Howard on Saturday, Jan. 20. The Scarlet Knights came up short against the Tigers, 4-3, before downing the Bison, 7-0.
“(The doubleheader) was a mental and physical test,” head coach Hilary Ritchie said about the doubleheader. “I was pleased with how we came out against Princeton. They are a good team who plays fast. While the team was disappointed to come up short, we had three strong singles wins. Our team was focused and worked hard with a quick turnaround to beat Howard.”
Recapping the 2023 Fall
The Scarlet Knights are coming off a successful fall schedule, where they posted a team record of 78-59 in singles and doubles competitions through seven total events.
Leading the way in singles play was Minchae Kim, who claimed 17 total victories, nine singles and eight doubles.
Mai Nguyen also had a strong showing, recording an 8-2 record in singles competitions. The sophomore finished the campaign on a five-match win streak which included two straight-set victories and three comeback wins.
In doubles, the pair of Nguyen and Amira Badawi won five matches together, the most out of RU’s 18 different duos.
Recapping the 2023 Spring
RU finished its 2023 spring season with an 11-13 record. The campaign was highlighted by a 9-2 nonconference record, earning wins in the first four matches of the year.
Following a challenging conference slate that consisted of nine ranked opponents, Rutgers earned the No. 13 seed in the 14-team bracket in the 2023 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament.
The Scarlet Knights opened the tournament with a match against No. 12-seeded Michigan State, earning a 5-1 victory. The first round win marked the first Big Ten Tournament win for Ritchie since she was elevated to the position in 2016.
The team’s spring campaign ended in the tournament with a 4-1 loss to No. 5-seeded Northwestern.
New Kids ‘On The Banks’
RU welcomed two new additions to the squad this off season, graduate student Yana Gurevich and freshman Naomi Karki.
Gurevich spent four years at UC Davis before coming…
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