MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Cornell women's tennis team won its second straight contest with a 5-2 win over West Virginia on Saturday afternoon at the Ridgeview Racquet Club. The Big Red improved to 4-3 and the Mountaineers slipped to 2-8.

Cornell got halfway to the doubles point with a forfeit at number three and clinched the point when Alexandra D'Ascenzo and Marika Cusick earned a solid 8-3 victory over the Mountaineers' top double team consisting of Kaja Mrgole and Oana Manole, the squad's top two singles players.

The score was 3-1 after the first rotation around the lineup, as the Big Red earned a forfeit at No. 6 singles and a win by D'Ascenzio at No. 2 in straight sets. Cornell clinched the dual with two matches still on the court when Shannon Comoli topped Irinka Toidze by a 6-1, 6-2 score. Cusick added the margin by rallying from down a set to top Ikttesh Chahal 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-3.

Cornell will attempt to extend its win streak to three when it welcomes Akron to the Reis Tennis center on Saturday, March 15 at 11 a.m.

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Cornell 5, West Virginia 2
March 8, 2014 * Morgantown, W.Va.

Doubles
1. Alexandra D'Ascenzo/Marika Cusick (Cor) defeated Kaja Mrgole/Oana Manole (WVU), 8-3
2. Dena Tannenbaum/Lauren Frazier (Cor) vs. Vivian Tsui/Ikttesh Chahal (WVU), DNF
3. Christy Kung/Shannon Comolli (Cor) won by forfeit
Order of finish: 3,1,2

Singles
1. Kaja Mrgole (WVU) defeated Dena Tannenbaum (Cor), 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-3
2. Alexandra D'Ascenzo (Cor) defeated Oana Manole(WVU), 7-5, 6-4
3. Marika Cusick (Cor) defeated Ikttesh Chahal (WVU), 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-3
4. Vivian Tsui (WVU) defeated Lauren Frazier (Cor), 6-2, 6-2
5. Shannon Comolli (Cor) defeated Irinka Toidze (WVU), 6-1, 6-2
6. Kristin Quill (Cor) won by forfeit
Order of finish: 6,4,2,5,1,3