ITHACA, N.Y. — The women's tennis team turned in a dominating performance Saturday, topping NJIT by a 7-0 score at Reis Tennis Center. The Big Red won all three doubles matches by 6-0 scores before sweeping all six singles matches. With the victory Mike Stevens, the Carl H. Meinig '31 Head Coach of Women's Tennis, tied a program record with his 53rd career victory at the helm.
 
Freshman Mariko Iinuma improved to 4-1 in doubles when paired with sophomore Madison Stevens at the No. 3 position, then made her collegiate dual match debut with a victory in straight sets at No. 6 singles. Cornell (5-3) won each singles match in straight sets, dropping more than a total of six games in each match.
 
The Big Red returns to action at 10:30 a.m. Sunday against 48th-ranked Boston College at Reis Tennis Center. Asiya Dair is ranked 48th and 4-0 from the No. 2 spot. This will be BC's first visit to Reis since 2004. The Eagles have won the last four meetings between the programs and the Big Red kicked off the all-time series with a 4-3 victory on April 16, 1994.
 
The matches is free to attend and open to the public.
 
CORNELL 7, NJIT 0
Singles
1. #117 Marika Cusick (C) def. Nathalie Habegger, 6-3, 6-2
2. Alexandra D'Ascenzo (C) def. Rafaella Sampaio, 6-2, 6-2
3. Lizzie Stewart (C) def. Ines Vujkovac, 6-2, 6-2
4. Priyanka Shah (C) def. Alba Rosas Garcia, 6-4, 6-2
5. Michelle Wang (C) def. Natalija Tasovac, 6-1, 6-4
6. Mariko Iinuma (C) def. Amanda Helminsky, 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. Cusick/D'Ascenzo (C) def. Habegger/Tasovac, 6-0
2. Shah/Stewart (C) def. Helminsky/Sampaio, 6-0
3. Iinuma/Madison Stevens (C) def. Rosas Garcia/Vujkovac, 6-0
Records: Cornell 5-3, NJIT 3-3