EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Junior Priyanka Shah and sophomore Mariko Iinuma clinched the doubles point, then both went on to win their respective singles matches in the women's tennis team's 5-2 victory over Connecticut on Sunday morning at East Hartford Tennis Club.
 
Playing in her first dual doubles match of the season, sophomore Michelle Wang joined junior Madison Stevens for a 6-2 victory at No. 3 doubles. Iinuma and Shah then won at No. 2 to give Cornell a 1-0 lead. Iinuma and Shah are now 6-2 in doubles play this season.
 
The top four singles matches were all decided in straight sets. Senior Marika Cusick (No. 1) was the first to wrap up her victory, then junior Lizzie Stewart made it 3-0 from the No. 4 spot. Shah clinched the match at No. 3 to go to 6-1 on the season from that position.
 
Cornell (5-4) returns home for its next six matches, including its final five non-league tilts. The stretch starts with a busy three-match weekend, when the Big Red hosts Penn State at 10 a.m. Saturday, then takes on Stony Brook and Niagara in a doubleheader next Sunday.
 
CORNELL 5, CONNECTICUT 2
Singles
1. Marika Cusick (Cor) def. Emma Alderman, 6-2, 6-3
2. Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva (UConn) def. Alexandra D'Ascenzo, 7-6, 6-3
3. Priyanka Shah (Cor) def. Jacquelyn Fitz-Randolph, 6-2, 6-3
4. Lizzie Stewart (Cor) def. Summer Walker, 6-2, 6-2
5. Mariko Iinuma (Cor) def. Zaina Zaki, 6-2, 6-7(5), (10-5)
6. Shea Flanagan (UConn) def. Madison Stevens, 3-6, 6-2, (10-8)
Doubles
1. Alderman/Pletnyeva (UConn) def. Cusick/D'Ascenzo, 6-4
2. Iinuma/Shah (Cor) def. Fitz-Randolph/Gillian Perrotta, 6-3
3. Stevens/Michelle Wang (Cor) def. Flanagan/Jacqueline Lazaro, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1), Singles (1,4,3,2,6,5)