ORLANDO, Fla. - After winning two doubles matches, the Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team won three of the first four singles decisions to defeat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) 6-3 in a non-league match at the USTA National Tennis Center. CMU, which is ranked No. 11 in Division III, improves to 9-3 while the Engineers fall to 5-2.

RPI's No. 2 doubles pairing of Rani Jones and Alex Mednikova cut its deficit to 2-1 with an 8-7 (7-3) victory and sophomore Lorna Flores Gonzalez kept the Engineers alive (4-2) with a straight set 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles. Manuela Van Cotthem of Carnegie Mellon clinched the team victory with a win at No. 4 singles before the two squads split the other two matches for the final score.

The result snapped a four-game winning streak for Rensselaer and gave the Tartans their second straight victory.
 

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Rensselaer vs Carnegie Mellon University (Mar 07, 2023)

#11 Carnegie Mellon University 6, Rensselaer 3
Mar 07, 2023 at Orlando, Fla.

Singles competition

1. Sarah Yang (CMUW) def. Nikki Ridenour (RPIWT) 6-1, 6-0

2. Crystal Zhou (CMUW) def. Alex Mednikova (RPIWT) 6-0, 6-1

3. L. Flores Gonzalez (RPIWT) def. Zoe Angell (CMUW) 6-3, 6-1

4. Manuela Van Cotthem (CMUW) def. Rani Jones (RPIWT) 6-1, 6-3

5. Masha Karach (RPIWT) def. Anika Joshi (CMUW) 6-4, 6-4

6. Anna Chow (CMUW) def. Brooke Bauer (RPIWT) 7-5, 6-4

 

Doubles competition

1. Danna Taylor/Crystal Zhou (CMUW) def. L. Flores Gonzalez/Nikki Ridenour (RPIWT) 8-6

2. Rani Jones/Alex Mednikova (RPIWT) def. Anna Chow/Divya Venkatarama (CMUW) 8-7 (7-3)

3. Manuela Van Cotthem/Bin Zheng (CMUW) def. Sabrina Grewal/Masha Karach (RPIWT) 8-2

 

Match Notes

Rensselaer 5-2

Carnegie Mellon University 9-3; National ranking #11

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

Generated on 3/7/2023