ITHACA, N.Y. — Senior Mariko Iinuma and freshman Maria Adiaconitei won in both singles and doubles, and the women's tennis team started the home portion of its dual match schedule with a 5-2 victory over Army West Point on Saturday at Reis Tennis Center.
 
Cornell (1-2) started off by handily securing the doubles point via 6-2 victories from both the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Freshman Valerie Ho and Adiaconitei quickly closed out their respective matches from the middle of the order before Iinuma clinched with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 2.
 
Katherine Nguyen accounted for the final point of the day from Cornell, battling to win in a super tiebreaker from the No. 1 spot.
 
Saturday's match marked the 16th meeting between the programs, with Cornell now having won 15. The Big Red returns to Reis Tennis Center at 1 p.m. Sunday, when it hosts Binghamton in a non-league match. The match is free to attend and open to the public.
 
 
CORNELL 5, ARMY WEST POINT 2
Saturday's results
at Reis Tennis Center; Ithaca, N.Y.
Singles
1. Katherine Nguyen (C) def. Ana Joyner, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
2. Mariko Iinuma (C) def. Melanie Allen, 6-4, 6-4
3. Maria Adiaconitei (C) def. Caroline Vincent, 6-2, 6-3
4. Valerie Ho (C) def. Genevieve McCormick, 6-3, 6-0
5. Stephanie Dolehide (A) def. Sarah Campbell, 7-6(8). 3-6, (10-5)
6. Paola Bou (A) def. Ana Elhom, 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-2
Doubles
1. Campbell/Iinuma (C) def. Allen/Joyner, 6-2
2. Ho/Nguyen (C) vs. Dolehide/Vincent, DNF
3. Adiaconitei/Elhom (C) def. Bou/McCormick, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2), Singles (4,3,2,6,1,5)
Records: Cornell 1-0, Army West Point 1-2