ITHACA, N.Y. — The women's tennis team swept through doubles and cruised to its first dual victory of the season with a 6-1 win over Army West Point on Saturday afternoon at Reis Tennis Center.
 
Senior Priyanka Shah rolled at No. 1 singles, then junior Michelle Wang wrapped her match at No. 5 in straight sets to stake Cornell (1-1) a 3-0 lead. After Army West Point (0-1) got on the board with a hard-fought match at No. 3, freshman Cheyenne Lilienthal clinched the match at No. 4. She finished the weekend 2-0 in singles and 1-0 in doubles, having teamed with senior Madison Stevens earlier in the day to close out doubles at No. 2.
 
Junior Mariko Iinuma rebounded to win in three sets at No. 2 singles, then freshman Ana Elhom wrapped up the day by winning her dual-match debut at No. 6 in a third-set tiebreaker.
 
The Big Red continues a four-match home stand to start the dual season next weekend, when it hosts Auburn at 5:30 p.m. Friday and NJIT at 1 p.m. Sunday.
 
CORNELL 6, ARMY WEST POINT 1
at Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Singles
1. Priyanka Shah (C) def. Ana Joyner, 6-2, 6-1
2. Mariko Iinuma (C) def. Melanie Allen, 7-5, 0-6, 6-3
3. Kirby Einck (A) def. Ananya Dua, 7-6(4), 7-5
4. Cheyenne Lilienthal (C) def. Hannah Boubel, 6-0, 6-4
5. Michelle Wang (C) def. Sasha Inchauste, 6-2, 6-3
6. Ana Elhom (C) def. Gloria Son, 6-2, 6-7(6), 7-6(2)
Doubles
1. Iinuma/Shah (C) def. Allen/Joyner, 6-3
2. Lilienthal/Stevens (C) vs. Einck/Son, 6-3
3. Dua/Wang (C) def. Danna Funaro/Genevieve McCormick, 6-0
Order of finish: Doubles(3,1,2), Singles (1,5,3,4,2,6)
Records: Cornell 1-1, Army West Point 0-1