PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Princeton women's tennis team rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to claim a 4-3 victory over Cornell on Friday afternoon at the Lenz Center. Cornell dropped its third straight to fall to 10-7 (0-4 Ivy), while the Tigers improved to 8-10 (1-3 Ivy).
Jenny Wong and
Victoria Zhao got the Big Red off to a good start in doubles with a 6-1 win at No. 2, and a tiebreaker at No. 3 gave the Big Red the doubles point behind
Alexandra Savu and
Emma Baker. Wong bounced back with a straight sets victory at No. 4 singles to make it 2-0, but Princeton ripped off the next three wins and claimed victory with a three-set thriller that went the way of Alice Ferlito at No. 1.
Sage Loudon rallied after losing the first set to earn a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 triumph at No. 2 singles for the only other win for the visitors.
Cornell begins a three-game home stand to close out the regular season when Penn visits the Reis Tennis Center on Sunday, April 13 at 1 p.m.
Princeton 4, Cornell 3
Singles
1. Alice Ferlito (PRIN) defeated
Michelle Ryndin (COR) 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
2.
Sage Loudon (COR) defeated Bella Chhiv (PRIN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Eva Elbaz (PRIN) defeated
Victoria Zhao (COR) 7-6(2), 6-1
4.
Jenny Wong (COR) defeated Anna Nguyen (PRIN) 6-4, 6-1
5. Maren Urata (PRIN) vs. Andrea Martinez de Los Rios (COR) 6-2, 6-3
6. Tsehay Driscoll (PRIN) defeated
Emma Baker (COR) 7-5, 6-3
Order of finish: 4, 5, 3, 6, 2, 1
Doubles
1. Eva Elbaz/Maren Urata (PRIN) defeated
Michelle Ryndin/
Sage Loudon (COR), 6-4
2.
Jenny Wong/
Victoria Zhao (COR) defeated Pearlie Zhang/Bella Chhiv (PRIN), 6-1
3.
Alexandra Savu/
Emma Baker (COR) defeated Tsehay Driscoll/Alice Ferlito (PRIN), 7-5
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
