ITHACA, N.Y. — The doubles team of senior Priyanka Shah and sophomore Ananya Dua defeated a nationally ranked tandem from Princeton, but the Tigers would forge on for a 7-0 victory over the women's tennis team on Friday afternoon at Reis Tennis Center.
 
In a match that pitted two of the three teams that shared the 2017 Ivy League championship against each other, Princeton (14-3, 2-0) continued to show the form that has made it a front-runner to repeat this year. But that was only after Dua and Shah secured a 6-1 victory at No. 1 doubles against a Princeton duo that was ranked 89th in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association this week. It left the balance of the day's opening point on the No. 3 doubles match, which the Tigers won, 6-2.
 
The seniors for Cornell (6-9, 0-2 Ivy League) had the squad's strongest showings in their respective first sets of singles. Shah won four games at No. 1 and Madison Stevens – who prevailed in both of her singles matches against Princeton last year – won five at No. 4. The Big Red ultimately lost each singles match in straight sets.
 
Up next for the Big Red is a match on the road at 1 p.m. Sunday against Penn at Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers in Philadelphia.
 
#46 PRINCETON 7, CORNELL 0
At Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Singles
1. Katrine Steffensen (P) def. Priyanka Shah, 6-4, 6-3
2. Stephanie Schrage (P) def. Mariko Iinuma, 6-2, 6-3
3. Nicole Kalhorn (P) def. Ananya Dua, 6-3, 6-4
4. Clare McKee (P) def. Madison Stevens, 7-5, 6-1
5. Gaby Pollner (P) def. Ana Elhom, 6-1, 6-4
6. Nathalie Rodilosso (P) def. Michelle Wang, 6-3, 6-4
Doubles
1. Dua/Shah (C) def. #89 Kalhorn/Schrage, 6-1
2. McKee/Steffensen (P) def. Iinuma/Stevens, 6-0
3. Sara Goodwin/Rodilosso (P) def. Elhom/Wang, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3), Singles (5,6,2,3,4,1)
Records: Cornell 6-9, 0-2 Ivy; Princeton 14-3, 2-0 Ivy