Women’s Tennis Sweeps Yale, 4-0

Saturday, April 22

New Haven, Conn.

1:00 PM

Columbia University

Yale

Photo by: Sanjay Vijaikumar

4/23/2023 12:13:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Box Score (PDF)

By: Garret Sulak

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – For the second time this season, Columbia is victorious over Yale. With the possibility of still winning an Ivy League Championship, the Lions took care of business Saturday afternoon with a 4-0 sweep on the road.

The Lions will have to beat No. 69 Brown on the road Sunday and have some help with a Princeton loss to secure the Ivy League championship.

With today's win, Columbia improves to 11-7 overall this season. The Lions are 5-1 in the Ivy League as they are riding a four-match win streak coming into Sunday's match at Brown.

Columbia got the day started by taking the doubles point with wins in the No. 2 and 3 spots. The duo of Shivani Amineni and Rachele Rimondini took a 6-2 win against Ann Wright Guerry and Chelsea Kung in the No. 2 doubles. Winta Tewolde and Michelle Xu earned a 6-4 win over Jamie Kim and Sophia Zaslow in the No. 3 doubles.

Anna Zhang and Sophia Wang were defeated by Rhea Shrivastava and Vivian Cheng, 3-6 in the No. 1 doubles.

Zhang, Tewolde, and Xu posted wins in singles play to lead the Lions to a quick 4-0 sweep on Saturday.

In the No. 1 singles, Zhang won a 6-2, 6-4 match against Kung. Tewolde fought to take a 6-4, 6-1 win over Shrivastava in the No. 2 singles. Xu clinched the Columbia win with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Zaslow in the No. 6 spot.

Rimondini played the No. 3 singles, Fatima Keita played the No. 4 singles, and Clarine Lerby played the No. 5 spot as they all led their matches when the Lions clinched the team win.

RESULTS

Columbia vs. Yale
April 22, 2023 – New Haven, Conn.
Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center

Columbia 4, Yale 0

Doubles
1. Rhea Shrivastava/Vivian Cheng (Yale) def. Anna Zhang/Sophia Wang (CU) 6-3
2. Shivani Amineni/Rachele Rimondini (CU) def. Ann Wright Guerry/Chelsea Kung (Yale) 6-2
3. Winta Tewolde/Michelle Xu (CU) def. Jamie Kim/Sophia Zaslow (Yale) 6-4

Singles
1. Anna Zhang (CU) def. Chelsea Kung (Yale) 6-2, 6-4
2. Winta Tewolde (CU) def. Rhea Shrivastava (Yale) 6-4, 6-1
3. Rachele Rimondini (CU) vs. Ann Wright Guerry (Yale) 6-3, 5-2 DNF
4. Fatima Keita (CU) vs. Vivian Cheng (Yale) 6-2, 5-5 DNF
5. Clarine Lerby (CU) vs. Rebecca Lynn (Yale) 6-4, 2-3 DNF
6. Michelle Xu (CU) def. Sophia Zaslow (Yale) 6-2, 6-2

UP NEXT

Columbia wraps up its regular season on Sunday with a match at No. 69 Brown. First serve is set for 1 p.m. in Providence, Rhode Island.

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