Saturday, February 1
College Park, Md.
Noon
Columbia University
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Maryland
Photo by: Mike McLaughlin
Lions Down Maryland 6-1 on Road
2/1/2020 7:41:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Columbia wins seven consecutive matches in defeating Big Ten opponent Maryland in College Park.
COLLEGE PARK, Md.—The Columbia women's tennis team won seven consecutive matches in clinching a 6-1 road victory over Big Ten opponent Maryland Saturday afternoon at The Tennis Courts at College Park. With the win, Columbia improves to 3-2 in dual matches on the year, while Maryland drops to 4-1.
Columbia claimed the doubles point with back-to-back victories at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Sophomore Melissa Sakar and first-year Julia Haynes started the Lions off with a 6-1 win at No. 2 over Maryland's Eva Alexandrova and Adeloa Josefova. First-year Shivani Amineni and junior Jennifer Kerr then gave the Lions a 1-0 lead with a 6-2 victory over Maryland's Zo Kulkarni and Chloe Hamlin.
Columbia won the first three singles matches to clinch the victory. Kerr notched a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles over Maryland's Vero Markovic and Amineni made it 3-0 Lions with a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 4 doubles against Maryland's Kate Yemelayanenka. Sakar clinched the Columbia win with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Maryland's Adela Josefova at No. 2 singles.
Sophomore Caitie Sullivan registered a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles to give the Lions a 5-0 lead. After Maryland's Ayana Akli put the Terrapins on the board with a 5-7, 6-2, 10-5 win at No. 1 singles over Columbia's No. 65 ranked Akanksha Bhan, first-year Julia Hynes notched a 7-6, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles for Columbia's 6-1 win.
Columbia has claimed five of its last six matchups against Maryland.
Columbia is back in action this weekend when it hosts the ECAC Championship on Friday through Sunday, Feb. 7-9 at Dick Savitt Tennis Center. Seven Ivy League schools and UMass will compete in the bracketed tournament. Each team will play three dual matches. More information will be available next week.
Columbia claimed the doubles point with back-to-back victories at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles. Sophomore Melissa Sakar and first-year Julia Haynes started the Lions off with a 6-1 win at No. 2 over Maryland's Eva Alexandrova and Adeloa Josefova. First-year Shivani Amineni and junior Jennifer Kerr then gave the Lions a 1-0 lead with a 6-2 victory over Maryland's Zo Kulkarni and Chloe Hamlin.
Columbia won the first three singles matches to clinch the victory. Kerr notched a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles over Maryland's Vero Markovic and Amineni made it 3-0 Lions with a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 4 doubles against Maryland's Kate Yemelayanenka. Sakar clinched the Columbia win with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Maryland's Adela Josefova at No. 2 singles.
Sophomore Caitie Sullivan registered a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 6 singles to give the Lions a 5-0 lead. After Maryland's Ayana Akli put the Terrapins on the board with a 5-7, 6-2, 10-5 win at No. 1 singles over Columbia's No. 65 ranked Akanksha Bhan, first-year Julia Hynes notched a 7-6, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles for Columbia's 6-1 win.
Columbia has claimed five of its last six matchups against Maryland.
Columbia is back in action this weekend when it hosts the ECAC Championship on Friday through Sunday, Feb. 7-9 at Dick Savitt Tennis Center. Seven Ivy League schools and UMass will compete in the bracketed tournament. Each team will play three dual matches. More information will be available next week.
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