EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — No. 75 Rutgers women’s tennis (8-3, 0-1 B1G) is set for a road trip out west for a trio of matches in Illinois. The Scarlet Knights will start the weekend off against UIC (3-7) on Thursday, March 14 (11:00 a.m. ET), before taking on back-to-back B1G opponents, No. 45 Northwestern (9-4, 0-0 B1G) on Saturday, March 16 (1:00 p.m. ET) and No. 46 Illinois (8-5, 0-0 B1G) on Sunday, March 17 (1:00 p.m. ET).
Last Time Out
Rutgers recorded five singles wins en route to its 5-2 win over Army on Sunday, March 3 at the East Brunswick Racquet Club for its second Community Day match of the season.
At the start of singles play, Tara Chilton equalized the match at one with a straight-sets victory at the first lineup spot. The Black Knights quickly responded, though, jumping back out to a 2-1 lead with a victory on court No. 6.
Mai Nguyen and Minchae Kim quickly put RU back in front, 3-2, with straight-set victories on courts No. 3 and 4.
Naomi Karki added the match-clinching win for the Scarlet Knights. The freshman picked up a victory in her first set, before Paige Herremans tied the match with a second-set win. Karki kept battling, though, cruising to a 6-1 win in the third set to clinch the dual.
Amira Badawi ended the afternoon with a three-set victory at the second court. The senior won her first set, 6-3, before narrowly falling, 6-7(1), in the second frame. Badawi closed out the match with a 10-7 win in a 10-point tiebreak to give the Scarlet Knights their 5-2 victory.
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 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…
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