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Women's Tennis Sails Past Albany, FDU

3/2/2013 2:01:00 PM

ITHACA, N.Y. – Senior Christine Ordway, sophomore Lauren Frazier, and freshman Dena Tanenbaum each won both a singles and doubles match Saturday morning to help the women's tennis to a 6-1 victory over Albany at Reis Tennis Center. The team went on to sweep Fairleigh Dickinson, 7-0, later in the day.
 
Against Albany, Cornell secured the match's first point by sweeping the three doubles matches. Freshman Christy Kung teamed with Tanenbaum at the No. 3 position, defeating Albany's Sarah Iannone and Fran White, 8-2, for the win in Kung's first collegiate dual match.
 
The Big Red won the bottom five singles matches, all in straight sets. Tanenbaum appeared at the No. 3 spot for the first time in her career, defeating Kirsten Scott, 6-2, 7-5. Sophomore Sara Perelman cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win over White at the No. 6 position in Perelman's first dual match victory of the season.
 
Cornell (5-0) then rolled past FDU, sweeping all nine matches.
 
CORNELL 6, ALBANY 1
Saturday; at Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Singles
1. Rocio Lopez (A) def. Sarah O'Neil, 6-4, 3-6, (10-4)
2. Christine Ordway (C) def. Irene Santos, 6-2, 6-0
3. Dena Tanenbaum (C) def. Kirsten Scott, 6-2, 7-5
4. Laila Judeh (C) def. Mireille Hermans, 6-2, 6-1
5. Lauren Frazier (C) def. Sarah Iannone, 6-2, 6-1
6. Sara Perelman (C) def. Fran White, 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. O'Neil/Frazier (C) def. Lopez/Scott, 8-5
2. Ordway/Ryann Young (C) def. Hermans/Santos, 8-4
3. Christy Kung/Tanenbaum (C) def. Iannone/White, 8-2
Records: Cornell 4-0, Albany 2-5
 
CORNELL 7, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 0
Saturday; at Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Singles
1. Sarah O'Neil (C) def. Anna Rapoport, 6-2, 6-2
2. Christine Ordway (C) def. Egzona Morina, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6
3. Ryann Young (C) def. Celine Maier, 6-0, 6-0
4. Laila Judeh (C) def. Dina Guzairova, ­7-6, 6-1
5. Dena Tanenbaum (C) def. Manu Leme, 6-0, 6-0
6. Lauren Frazier (C) def. Gaby Sarrate, 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1. O'Neil/Frazier (C) def. Maier/Morina, 8-2
2. Ordway/Young (C) def. Nicole Chis/Rapoport, 8-3
3. Christy Kung/Judeh (C) def. Guzairova/Leme, 8-6
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3), Singles (5,3,6,4,1,2)
Records: Cornell 5-0, FDU 2-4
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