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Angelika Rothberg
Cooper Lou '20

Women's Tennis Kevin Beattie, Associate Athletic Director

Women's Tennis Improves to 6-5

Women's Tennis Kevin Beattie, Associate Athletic Director

Women's Tennis Improves to 6-5

Angelika Rothberg
LGR! Golf Tournament (May 8)

LATHAM, N.Y. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team increased its winning streak to four matches with a pair of victories on Sunday, defeating Rochester Institute of Technology, 8-1, and Bard College, 9-0. The Engineers, who swept the doubles matches in both contests, improve to 6-5 overall and 2-3 in the Liberty League.

Among the standouts for the Engineers was sophomore Andrea Valencia, who won both her matches while playing No. 2 singles. She defeated her opponent from RIT, 6-0, 6-1, and her opponent from Bard, 6-0, 6-0.

Rensselaer's No. 1 doubles team, Tess Lubin and Nisha Rajamohan went 2-0 in what was the team's first action since March 17. They defeated their competitors from RIT 8-5 before downing their opponents from Bard, 8-2.

And, Jenny Lee, a freshman, posted a 4-0 record while playing No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles. Against the Tigers, she and Angelika Rothberg won her doubles match 9-8 (2) and then won at No. 6 singles, 9-8 (6). In the win over the Raptors, Lee captured No. 3 doubles, 8-2, and then won at No. 6 singles without dropping a game, 6-0, 6-0.

RPI 8, RIT 1
Tri-City Fitness in Latham, NY

1. Tess Lubin & Nisha Rajamohan (RPI) def. Amelia Ying & Diana Kulawiec: 8-5
2. Makenzi Herbst & Andrea Valencia (RPI) def. Brianna Dimisko & Kayla Llanos: 8-3
3. Angelika Rothberg & Jenny Lee (RPI) def. Alyssa Hering & Maddy Price: 9-8 (2)

1. Ying (RIT) def. Lubin: 5-7, 6-3, 10-8
2. Valencia (RPI) def. Dimisko: 6-0, 6-1
3. Rajamohan (RPI) def. Marie Jubert: 6-1, 6-0
4. Herbst (RPI) def. Kulawiec: 6-1, 6-3
5. Rothberg (RPI) def. Price: 6-2, 6-4
6. Lee (RPI) def. Llanos: 9-8 (6)

ORDER OF FINISH: 2, 1, 3 ... 2, 3*, 4, 5, 1, 6

RPI 9, Bard 0
Tri-City Fitness in Latham, NY

1. Tess Lubin & Nisha Rajamohan (RPI) def. Lily Schwartz & Hariette Slagle: 8-2
2. Makenzi Herbst & Andrea Valencia (RPI) def. Harper Zacharias & Amelia Tiemann: 8-0
3. Angelika Rothberg & Jenny Lee (RPI) def. Isabella Martinez & Jenny Chen: 8-2

1. Lubin (RPI) def. Schwartz: 6-0, 6-1
2. Valencia (RPI) def. Teimann: 6-0, 6-0
3. Rajamohan (RPI) def. Slagle: 6-0, 6-0
4. Herbst (RPI) def. Martinez: 6-2, 6-1
5. Rothberg (RPI) def. Zacharias: 6-0, 6-0
6. Lee (RPI) def. Chen: 6-0, 6-0

ORDER OF FINISH: 3, 2, 1 ... 3, 5*, 6, 2, 1, 4
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Players Mentioned

Makenzi Herbst

Makenzi Herbst

5' 8"
Sophomore
Nisha Rajamohan

Nisha Rajamohan

5' 5"
Sophomore
Angelika Rothberg

Angelika Rothberg

5' 4"
Senior
Andrea Valencia

Andrea Valencia

5' 5"
Sophomore
Jenny Lee

Jenny Lee

5' 0"
Freshman
Tess Lubin

Tess Lubin

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Makenzi Herbst

Makenzi Herbst

5' 8"
Sophomore
Nisha Rajamohan

Nisha Rajamohan

5' 5"
Sophomore
Angelika Rothberg

Angelika Rothberg

5' 4"
Senior
Andrea Valencia

Andrea Valencia

5' 5"
Sophomore
Jenny Lee

Jenny Lee

5' 0"
Freshman
Tess Lubin

Tess Lubin

5' 8"
Freshman