NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The 72nd-ranked Columbia women's tennis team battled but could not pull off the upset, falling to No. 69 Yale 4-2 on Sunday afternoonm Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center.
Columbia (11-7, 2-1 Ivy) saw its unbeaten run in Ivy League play come to an end. The Lions also saw their winning streak end at three. Yale (11-7, 2-1 Ivy) has improved to 6-0 at home this year.
The Lions opened the match with momentum, winning the doubles point.
Malak El Allami and
Fatima Keita defeated Orly Ogilvy and Erin Ha 6-3.
Gayathri Krishnan and
Sophia Strugnell clinched the point with a 6-3 win over the duo of Mirabelle Brettkelly/Shyla Aggarwal.
In the singles point, the Lions got a win from Keita who defeated Erin Ha 2-6, 6-2, 6-4. The Bulldogs came back to win the match, thanks to wins at the No. 4, No. 5, No. 6 and No. 1 courts.
RESULTS
#72 Columbia 2, #69 Yale 4
Singles
1. Orly Ogilvy (Yale) def.
Malak El Allami (COL) 5-7, 1-3 retired
2.
Gayathri Krishnan (COL) vs. Shyla Aggarwal (Yale) 4-6, 6-4, 6-5 unfinished
3.
Fatima Keita (COL) def. Erin Ha (Yale) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
4. Julia Werdiger (Yale) def.
Sophia Wang (COL) 7-5, 7-5
5. Mirabelle Brettkelly (Yale) def.
Winta Tewolde (COL), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Angela Huang (Yale) def.
Salma Farhat (COL) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles
1.
Malak El Allami/
Fatima Keita (COL) def. Orly Ogilvy/Erin Ha (Yale) 6-3
2.
Gayathri Krishnan/
Sophia Strugnell (COL) def. Mirabelle Brettkelly/Shyla Aggarwal (Yale) 6-3
3.
Emily Baek/
Sophia Wang (COL) vs. Angela Huang/Julia Werdiger (Yale) 5-4 unfinished
UP NEXT
Columbia returns to action on Friday, April 11 when it wraps up a four-match road trip at Penn. First serve between the Lions and Quakers is scheduled for 1 p.m.
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