Women's Tennis | 4/10/2016 9:21:00 AM
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. - With three wins in doubles, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team jumped out to a lead it would not relinquish in defeating Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), 7-2, in a Liberty League contest.
The freshman tandem of
Mailani Neal and
Nisha Rajamohan swept at No. 2 to get the Engineers off to a 1-0 lead with the top team of
Emily Laurilliard and
Maria Salmon then making it 2-0 with an 8-4 victory.
Pooja Ganesh and
Makenzi Herbst then won at No. 3, 8-4.
In singles, Ganesh completed the first match, at No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-1, for a 4-1 lead and a win by Rajamohan at No. 4, 6-1, 6-1, clinched the match. Neal then won her match at No. 3 before RIT won at No. 1 and RPI's Herbst won at No. 5, 8-6.
The Engineers are now 5-7 overall and 2-1 in the Liberty League. They host St. Lawrence on Sunday at 10am. RIT falls to 4-9 and 1-1.
Rensselaer 7, RIT 2
Apr 09, 2016 at Pittsford, NY (Mendon Tennis Center)Â
| Singles competition |
| 1. Amelia Ying (RIT) def. Emily Laurilliard (RPI) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2. Pooja Ganesh (RPI) def. Gianna Heaviland (RIT) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 3. Mailani Neal (RPI) def. Brianna Dimisko (RIT) 6-1, 6-2 |
| 4. Nisha Rajamohan (RPI) def. Marie Jubert (RIT) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 5. Makenzi Herbst (RPI) def. Alyssa Hering (RIT) 8-6 |
| 6. Kelsie Redburn (RIT) def. No player (RPI), by forfeit |
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| Match Notes |
| Rensselaer 5-7, 2-1 LL |
| RIT 4-9, 1-1 LL |
| T-3:30 A-25 |
