Women's Tennis | 3/12/2018 7:57:00 PM
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ORLANDO, Fla. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's tennis team battled back from a 2-1 deficit to take a 4-2 lead, but the Engineers dropped a 5-4 decision to the University of Scranton in a non-league match at the USTA National Campus. The Engineers, who beat Agnes Scott College earlier in the day (8-1), fall to 4-3. Scranton improves to 8-2.
The Royals won two of the three doubles matches, but RPI's
Tess Lubin, Nisha Rajamohan and
Andrea Valencia captured Nos. 2, 3 and 4 in straight sets for the lead. The next two matches to finish, No. 5 and No. 6, both went to three sets, which Scranton came back to win, 0-6, 6-3, 10-6 and 4-6, 6-2, 10-6, respectively.
Rensselaer vs University of Scranton (Mar 12, 2018)
University of Scranton 5, Rensselaer 4
Mar 12, 2018 at Orlando, Fla.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Julia Frattaroli (SCRWT18) def. Mailani Neal (RPIWT) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 |
| 2. Tess Lubin (RPIWT) def. Nastashia DeNunzio (SCRWT18) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 3. Andrea Valencia (RPIWT) def. Emilia Jakubek (SCRWT18) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 4. Nisha Rajamohan (RPIWT) def. Tatiana Klacko (SCRWT18) 6-1, 6-3 |
| 5. Emily Kelly (SCRWT18) def. Makenzi Herbst (RPIWT) 0-6, 6-3, 10-6 |
| 6. Elyse Smilnak (SCRWT18) def. Sasha Towe (RPIWT) 4-6, 6-2, 10-6 |
ORDER OF FINISH: 3, 2, 1 ... 2, 4, 3, 5, 6, 1
| Match Notes |
| Rensselaer 4-3 |
| University of Scranton 8-2 |
| T-3:00 A-25 |
