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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Casey Olsen and Amanda Alexander won at second doubles, but the Renssealer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team was defeated by Rochester, 6-3, in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon at at the Goergen Athletic Center.

Rochester, ranked 17th regionally, won the first four singles matches in the victory. RPI picked up singles wins at the fifth and sixth spots, by Pooja Ganesh and Emily Aaldenberg, respectively. Ganesh defeated Alex Wollcott, 6-3, 3-6, 10-8, while Aaldenberg posted a 6-1, 6-3 win over Darby McCall in the final singles match of the day. 

Olsen and Alexander defeated Molly Goodman and Dorothy Pai, 9-7, at No. 2 doubles. Emily Laurillard and Melanie Frank pushed the top doubles match to a tiebreak, but Cara Gerbauffe and Christine Ho recorded a 9-8 (4) win in the match.

The Engineers, who move to 7-6 on the season, return to action next Saturday, visiting The College of New Jersey for a 12 p.m. match start.
 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. vs University of Rochester (4/12/2015)

University of Rochester 6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. 3
4/12/2015 at Rochester, NY (Lyman Tennis Center) 

Singles competition

1. Christine Ho (URW) def. Casey Olsen (RPIWT) 6-3, 6-2

2. Dorothy Tai (URW) def. Emily Laurilliard (RPIWT) 6-3, 6-0

3. Cara Genbauffe (URW) def. Melanie Frank (RPIWT) 6-2, 6-2

4. Molly Goodman (URW) def. Amanda Alexander (RPIWT) 6-2, 6-1

5. Pooja Ganesh (RPIWT) def. Alex Wolkoff (URW) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8

6. Emily Aaldenberg (RPIWT) def. Darby McCall (URW) 6-1, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Cara Genbauffe/Christine Ho (URW) def. Emily Laurilliard/Melanie Frank (RPIWT) 9-8 (7-3)

2. Casey Olsen/Amanda Alexander (RPIWT) def. Dorothy Tai/Molly Goodman (URW) 9-7

3. Alex Wolkoff/Lauren Zickar (URW) def. Pooja Ganesh/Emily Aaldenberg (RPIWT) 8-4

 

Match Notes

Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. 7-6

University of Rochester 6-7; Regional ranking #17

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,6,4,1,5,3)

T-5:00 A-77