Women’s Tennis Sweeps Penn

Sunday, April 9

Philadelphia, Pa.

1:00 PM

Columbia University

Penn

4/10/2023 12:55:00 AM | Women's Tennis

By: Garret Sulak

PHILADELPHIA – Columbia rebounded from the loss against Princeton on Friday to go on the road and take a 4-0 sweep at Penn. The Lions improve to 8-7 overall with a 2-1 mark in the Ivy League.

The Lions took control early as they clinched the doubles point with two quick wins. The duo of Winta Tewolde and Michelle Xu rolled to a 6-0 win over Eileen Wang and Claire Zhang in the No. 3 singles. Shivani Amineni and Rachele Rimondini clinched the doubles point for Columbia with a 6-2 win against Gavriella Smith and Saige Roshkoff in the No. 2 doubles.

Anna Zhang and Sophia Wang played together at the No. 1 spot. Their match went unfinished as they were tied 4-4 with Iris Gallo and Maya Urata when Columbia clinched the doubles point.

Xu extended the Columbia lead to start singles play as she cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win against Claire Zhang in the No. 6 singles. Anna Zhang posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Eileen Wang in the No. 1 spot. Tewolde then sealed the Columbia win with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Gallo in the No. 3 singles.

Results: Columbia 4, Penn 0

Doubles Results
1. Iris Gallo/Maya Urata (PENN) vs. Anna Zhang/Sophia Wang (COL) 4-4 DNF
2. Shivani Amineni/Rachele Rimondini (COL) def. Gavriella Smith/Saige Roshkoff (PENN) 6-2
3. Winta Tewolde/Michelle Xu (COL) def. Eileen Wang/Claire Zhang (PENN) 6-0

Singles Results
1. Anna Zhang (COL) def. Eileen Wang (PENN) 6-1, 6-1
2. Gavriella Smith (PENN) vs. Julia Hayes (COL) 2-6, 2-3 DNF
3. Winta Tewolde (COL) def. Iris Gallo (PENN) 6-3, 6-3
4. Maya Urata (PENN) vs. Rachele Rimondini (COL) 7-6(1), 2-2
5. Saige Roshkoff (PENN) vs. Clarine Lerby (COL) 6(8)-7, 3-0
6. Michelle Xu (COL) def. Claire Zhang (PENN) 6-0, 6-0

Order of finish:
Doubles: 3,2
Singles: 6,1,3

UP NEXT

The Lions return home next weekend to host Dartmouth and No. 67 Harvard. Columbia will play Dartmouth on Saturday at 1 p.m. before capping off the weekend with a 1 p.m. match with Harvard on Sunday. Both matches will be played at the new Milstein Family Tennis Center.

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