ITHACA, N.Y. -- Cornell women's tennis kicks off Ivy competition with play against #38 Columbia in New York, N.Y. on Saturday, March 30 with a four-game winning streak under its belt. Matches will begin at 12 p.m. and be played at the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center.
Cornell's last win came in a 7-0 sweep over St. Bonaventure when
Lauren Stein and
Michelle Ryndin posted a quick 6-3 win over Isabella Venter and Anastasia Gubanova in the no. 1 match to open doubles action.
Emma Baker and
Martina Marica followed suit with a 6-1 win over Kashish Bote and Kelly Barnes in the no. 3 match.
Jenny Wong and
Victoria Zhao had their match cut short with the point already won, but the duo had a 4-2 lead already built out in the no. 2 match. Singles play showcased the same Big Red dominance, with
Seychelle Balog kicking things off with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Kelly Barnes in the no. 6 match.
Jenny Wong grabbed the no. 3 singles game with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Abbie Tyler. Michell Ryndin topped Isabella Venter, 6-1, 6-2, in the no. 1 match to claim the winning point for the Big Red. In the no. 4 match,
Tanya Fan posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Sienna Smith to stretch the lead to 5-0.
Emma Baker defeated Anastasia Gubanova, 6-1, 6-4, in the no. 2 singles match.
Martina Marica rounded out the day with a 6-3, 2-6, 10-4 win over Kashish Bote in the no. 5 singles.
All-time against the Lions, Cornell is 6-10. The Big Red has dropped three of the last four decisions but stole a 4-3 final the last time the two met in New York City.
After this weekend, Cornell takes on Pennsylvania on April 5 at 2 p.m. in Philadelphia, N.Y. The Quakers, not ranked this week, have been bouncing in and out of the top 75 teams in the nation.