NEW YORK – The Columbia women’s tennis team opened the spring season with two wins over Marist as a part of a doubleheader Friday at the Philip and Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center. The Lions posted a 7-0 win in the first match before finishing the day with a 4-0 victory in the second match.
“Today was a terrific way to start the season,” Columbia Women’s Tennis Head Coach Ilene Weintraub said. “Every player competed and was able to take care of their court, demonstrating how much talent and depth we have. We look forward to carrying this momentum into Sunday’s highly anticipated match up against Notre Dame.”
Columbia rolled through doubles play with six wins between the two matches. The duo of Anna Zhang and Sophia Wang earned a pair of 6-0 wins in the No. 1 spot to start the spring. Winta Tewolde and Rachele Rimondini paired up in the No. 2 spot for the first match to take a 6-0 win before playing the No. 3 spot in the second match to take a 6-1 win. Sophia Strugnell and Gayathri Krishnan worked together in the No. 3 spot to earn a 6-0 victory in the first match. They moved to the No. 2 spot in the second match and took a 6-1 win.
On the singles side, 12 Lions saw action Friday. Anna Zhang, Fatima Keita, Natacha Schou, Rachele Rimondini, Sophia Strugnell and Carolyn Brodsky all earned wins in the first match to give Columbia the 7-0 victory.
Julia Haynes, Gayathri Krishnan, Sophia Wang, Salma Farhat, Clarine Lerby and Tatiana Ziff competed in the second match. Krishnan, Wang and Farhat earned victories to clinch the 4-0 win to cap off the afternoon.
Building off a successful fall, the first years have stepped up in the Columbia lineup. All three rookies registered a win in singles as Schou won a match to start the day and Krishnan and Farhat earned wins in the second match. Krishnan also aided the doubles unit, pairing up with Strugnell for two doubles wins.
RESULTS
Columbia 7, Marist 0
DOUBLES
1. Anna Zhang/Sophia Wang (COL) def. Caterina Assi/Devon De Sactis (MAR), 6-0
2. Winta Tewolde/Rachele Rimondini (COL) def. Isabella Tonuzi/Akanksha Sreenivas (MAR), 6-0 3. Sophia Strugnell/Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Vihana Shresta/Andriana Zaphiris (MAR), 6-0
SINGLES
1. Anna Zhang (COL) def. Carerina Assi (MAR), 6-3, 6-0
2. Fatima Keita (COL) def. Devon De Sactis (MAR), 6-2, 6-0
3. Natacha Schou (COL) def. Andriana Zaphiris (MAR) 6-0, 6-1
4. Rachele Rimondini (COL) def. Akanksha Sreenivas (MAR) 6-2, 6-0
5. Sophia Strugnell (COL) def. Vihana Shresta (MAR), 6-0, 6-2
6. Carolyn Brodsky (COL) def. Jane Wright (MAR), 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6, 4, 5, 3, 2, 1)
Second Match
Columbia 4, Marist 0
DOUBLES
1. Anna Zhang/Sophia Wang (COL) def. Caterina Assi/Isabella Tonuzi (MAR), 6-0
2. Gayathri Krishnan/Sophia Strugnell (COL) def. Devon De Sactis/Akanksha Sreenivas (MAR), 6-1
3. Winta Tewolde/Rachele Rimondini (COL) def. Vihana Shresta/Jane Wright (MAR), 6-1
SINGLES
1. Julia Haynes (COL) vs. Caterina Assi (MAR), 6-3, 4-2 (Unfinished)
2. Gayathri Krishnan (COL) def. Devon De Sactis (MAR), 6-1, 6-1
3. Sophia Wang (COL) def. Akanksha Sreenivas (MAR), 6-1, 6-1
4. Salma Farhat (COL) def. Andriana Zaphiris (MAR), 6-1, 6-1
5. Clarine Lerby (COL) vs. Vihana Shresta (MAR), 6-1, 4-2 (Unfinished)
6. Tatiana Ziff (COL) vs. Isabella Tonuzi (MAR), 6-3, 2-1 (Unfinished)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,4,3)
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