Box Score TROY, N.Y. - The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Union College women's tennis teams faced each other for the second consecutive day with RPI winning as it did on Saturday, though the match was abbreviated due to inclement weather. The Engineers improved to 2-2 with the 5-1 victory in the non-league match. The Dutchwomen fall to 2-5.
RPI, which won by a 5-4 score in dramatic fashion one day earlier, swept the doubles on Sunday to take a commanding 3-0 lead, before
Rani Jones and
Chloe Barr captured the singles matches at Nos 1 & 2, respectively. It was Jones who won in a third-set tiebreak to clinch the match and putting the Engineers in the Liberty League Tournament as the fourth seed.Â
RENSSELAER 5, UNION 1
Sharp Courts in Troy, N.Y.Â
- Jones & Barr (RPI) def. S. Brown & D'Onofrio: 8-4
- Flores Gonzales (RPI) def. M. Brown & Karadimov: 8-7 (6)
- Lubin & Moran (RPI) def. H. Katzman & R. Katzman: 8-4
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- Jones (RPI) def. M. Brown: 6-3, 0-6, 12-10
- Barr (RPI) def. Nicol: 6-1, 6-2
- Karadimov (Union) def. Flores-Gonzales: 6-2, 6-2
- Cipriano (RPI) led D'Onofrio: 6-3, 1-2
- S. Brown (Union) led Maran: 5-2
- Lubin (RPI) led Xing: 4-2
Rensselaer faces top-seeded Skidmore College on Wednesday in a Liberty League Semifinals match in Saratoga Springs. The time and specific location of the match has yet to be determined.