PHILADELPHIA — Senior Priyanka Shah and sophomore Ananya Dua won the No. 1 doubles match, then went on to win the top two singles matches, but the women's tennis team was handed a 4-3 loss on Sunday by host Penn at the Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers.
 
Cornell (6-10, 0-3 Ivy League) got its third and final point from senior Madison Stevens, who won in a super tiebreaker in No. 4 singles after Penn (8-10, 1-2) had already clinched with victories in straight sets at the Nos. 3, 5 and 6 positions.
 
Dua and Shah wrapped up an impressive weekend of doubles play. After defeating a nationally-ranked tandem from Princeton on Friday, the Big Red duo won a handy 6-2 match at the top spot Sunday. But Penn won the other doubles matches to take the early lead. Dua's victory at No. 2 singles marked just the third loss in 13 singles matches for her opponent.
 
The Big Red continues its travel next weekend with a trip to Dartmouth at 1 p.m. Saturday and a meeting with Harvard at 1 p.m Sunday.
 
PENN 4, CORNELL 3
At Hamlin/Hecht Tennis Centers; Philadelphia, Pa.
Singles
1. Priyanka Shah (C) def. Ria Vaidya, 6-4, 6-4
2. Ananya Dua (C) def. Marta Kowalska, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
3. Ashley Zhu (P) def. Mariko Iinuma, 6-1, 7-5
4. Madison Stevens (C) def. Jimena Rodriguez-Benito, 5-7, 7-5, (10-7)
5. Marija Curnic (P) def. Ana Elhom, 6-1, 6-1
6. O.J. Singh (P) def. Michelle Wang, 6-3, 7-5
Doubles
1. Dua/Shah (C) def. Lina Qostal/Zhu, 6-2
2. Rodriguez-Benito/Singh (P) def. Stevens/Wang, 6-2
3. Curnic/Kowalska (P) def. Elhom/Iinuma, 6-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2), Singles (5,1,6,3,4,2)