NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. — The Rutgers women’s tennis team (3-2, 0-0 B1G) is set to face in-state opponent, Seton Hall (1-1), at Murray Hill Tennis & Fitness in New Providence, N.J. on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 5:45 p.m.
Last Time Out
Rutgers took the court twice last weekend, facing Delaware (Feb. 2) and Yale (Feb. 3). The team picked up a 6-1 win over the Blue Hens, before falling by the same score to the Bulldogs the following day.
Mai Nguyen, Minchae Kim, and Naomi Karki all earned singles and doubles wins to help RU roll past Delaware.
In Rutgers’ loss to Yale, the doubles pairs of Arina Valitova and Karki, and Tara Chilton and Yana Gurevich, lead the Scarlet Knights to claim the doubles point.
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 Kim, who claimed 17 total victories, nine singles and eight doubles.
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 head coach Hilary 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 offseason, graduate student Gurevich and freshman Naomi Karki.
Gurevich spent four years at UC Davis before coming to join the Scarlet Knights. The Los Gatos, Calif. native…
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