ITHACA, N.Y. — The women's tennis team cruised to its third consecutive victory on Saturday morning, winning each of its matches in straight sets to secure a 7-0 victory over Marist at Reis Tennis Center.
 
Sophomores Marika Cusick and Alexandra D'Ascenzo teamed up for an 8-1 victory at the No. 1 doubles position, then went on to lose just one game apiece in their respective singles matches — D'Ascenzo from the No. 2 position and Cusick at No. 3. Junior Jane Stewart also won her No. 6 singles match by an identical margin, topping Elizabeth Brozovich, 6-0, 6-1. Cornell (4-5) won its other two doubles matches by an 8-2 margin, and no Big Red competitor dropped more than three games in the reamining three singles matches.
 
This was the Big Red's first 7-0 sweep of Marist, with the only other meeting in the programs' histories coming in 2005 and ended in a 6-1 Cornell triumph. The Big Red concludes the non-league portion of its schedule Saturday, March 21 with a home doubleheader starting at 9 a.m. against Binghamton and Niagara.
 
CORNELL 7, MARIST 0
Saturday's results; at Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Singles
1. Dena Tanenbaum (C) def. Karly Pang, 6-2, 6-0
2. Alexandra D'Ascenzo (C) def. Mellisa Carlay, 6-1, 6-0
3. Marika Cusick (C) def. Claire Schmitz, 6-0, 6-1
4. Priyanka Shah (C) def. Callie Morlock, 6-2, 6-1
5. Lizzie Stewart (C) def. Nikki Rohan, 6-0, 6-2
6. Jane Stewart (C) def. Elizabeth Brozovich, 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1. Cusick/D'Ascenzo (C) def. Pang/Schmitz, 8-1
2. L. Stewart/Tanenbaum (C) def. Morlock/Sabrina Tahir, 8-2
3. Shah/J. Stewart (C) def. Rohan/Katie Seitz, 8-2