NEW YORK — Columbia women’s tennis picked up a 4-0 victory over Penn State Saturday afternoon. The Lions received contributions up and down the lineup in both singles and doubles to improve to 3-1 on the spring season.
In doubles, Winta Tewolde and Rachelle Rimondini took care of business, 6-1, over Deanna Lasorda and Yvonne Zuffova. Moments later, the Lions’ top pair of Anna Zhang and Sophia Wang topped Karly Friedland and Oliva Dorner, 6-2, to claim the doubles point.
Natasha Schou kept the momentum going in No. 5 singles, downing Danielle Alamo in straight sets (6-2, 6-0) to double the Lions’ lead. Clarine Lerby followed with another dominant performance at the No. 6 spot, taking down Lasorda 6-2, 6-1,
Zhang locked things up in No. 2 singles after earning a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Zuffova. In No. 3 singles action, Gayathri Krishnan defeated Alina Lebedeva by a count of 6-3, 6-4.
At No. 1 singles, Julia Haynes bounced back from a first set defeat to win the second in a tiebreak and clinched another point with after a 10-5 victory in set three where the players played to a 10-point tiebreak.
Penn State received its lone win of the match in No. 4 singles.
Columbia is back in action Friday, February 2 when they welcome Kentucky to the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center. First serve is slated for 1 p.m.
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Match Results
Columbia 5, Penn State 0
DOUBLES
1. Anna Zhang/Sophia Wang (COL) def. Karly Friedland/Olivia Dorner (PSU), 6-2
2. Sophia Strugnell/Gayathri Krishnan (COL) vs. Alina Lebedva/Danielle Alamo (PSU), 5-3 (Unfinished)
3. Winta Tewolde/Rachelle Rimondini (COL) def. Deanna Lasorda/Yvonne Zuffova (PSU), 6-1
SINGLES
1. Julia Haynes (COL) vs. Olivia Dorner (PSU), 4-6, 7-5, [10-5]
2. Anna Zhang (COL) def. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU), 6-3, 6-3
3. Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Alina Lebedeva (PSU), 6-3, 6-4
4. Karly Friedland (PSU) def. Winta Tewolde (COL) vs, 4-6, 7-7 [10-8], [10-3]
5. Natasha Schou (COL) def. Danielle Alamo (PSU), 6-2, 6-0
6. Clarine Lerby (COL) def. Deanna Lasorda, 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (5, 6, 2, 4, 1)