Fan ShopLA MIRADA, Calif. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team won each of the three doubles matches and singles matches No. 2 through No. 5 to defeat Biola University, 7-2. The match was RPI's final on its California Spring Break trip and the Engineers are now 6-4 overall and 3-1 on the West Coast. The Eagles fall to 3-13.
Junior Emily Laurillard (Niskayuna, NY / Niskayuna) led Rensselaer, earning a win at No. 1 doubles with playing partner
Melanie Frank (Durham, CT / Coginchaug Regional) and at No. 2 singles in three sets.
Amanda Alexander (Houston, TX / The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts),
Pooja Ganesh (Fremont, CA / Westborough) and
Emily Aaldenberg (West Chester, PA / West Chester B. Reed Henderson) also had two victories on the day.
DOUBLES
1.
Emily Laurilliard /
Melanie Frank (RPI) def. Mady Heer / Kelsey Post 8-3
2.
Casey Olsen /
Amanda Alexander (RPI) def. Kat Ashford / Susan Carmichael 8-4
4.
Pooja Ganesh /
Emily Aaldenberg (RPI) def. Lauren Vogel / Brooke Sanford 8-4
SINGLES
1. Ashford (BIO) def. Olsen 3-6, 6-2, 10-8
2. Laurilliard (RPI) def. Heer 7-6 (6), 6-7 (6), 10-5
3. Alexander (RPI) def. Post 6-0, 6-4
4. Ganesh (RPI) def. Sanford 6-1, 6-2
5.
Emily Aaldenberg (RPI) def. Vogel 6-2, 6-1
6. Biola by default
Rensselaer returns to the court on Friday when it travels to Vassar College for a Liberty League contest (2:30pm).
