PRINCETON, N.J. – The Cornell women's tennis team closed the 2011 season with a 6-1 loss to Princeton this afternoon at the Lenz Tennis Center in Princeton, N.J. With the loss, the Big Red finishes the season at 9-11 overall and 1-6 in Ivy League competition. Princeton improved to 12-9 (5-2 Ivy).

The Tigers opened the match by earning the doubles point, thanks to a narrow 9-7 victory at No. 1 by Hilary Bartlett/Taylor Marable over Kelly Comolli/Shannon Comolli. The Big Red took a victory at No. 3 doubles by Sinziana Chis/Ruxandra Dumitrescu.

Cornell's lone point of the match came at No. 6 singles as Elizabeth Kaufman defeated Alexa Krakaris, 6-2, 6-1.


No. 50 Princeton def. Cornell 6-1
Doubles
1. Bartlett/Marable (P) def. K. Comolli/S. Comolli (C); 9-7
2. Chow/Saiontz (P) def. Ordway/Young (C); 8-5
3. Chis/Dumitrescu (C) def. Flanigan/Krakaris (P); 8-3

Singles
1. Hilary Bartlett (P) def. Christine Ordway (C), 6-3, 6-3
2. Rachel Saiontz (P) def. Ryann Young (C), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Taylor Marable (P) def. Sinziana Chis (C), 6-3, 6-2
4. Monica Chow (P) def. Sarah O'Neil (C), 6-3, 6-4
5. Katherine Flanigan (P) def. Ruxandra Dumitrescu (C), 6-7(1), 6-2, (11-9)
6. Elizabeth Kaufman (C) def. Alexa Krakaris (P), 6-2, 6-1