UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; March 5, 2017ââ'¬" The Cornell women's tennis team defeated Penn State on Saturday securing a 4-0 victory over the Nittany Lions. Penn State is now 3-7 on the season.
"The doubles point was big today," said head coach Chris Cagle. "Cornell got on us quickly in singles and then we started fighting back. We will get to Florida and get back to work to get better and get ready for South Florida later this week."
Looking ahead, Penn State travels to Tampa to take on the University of South Florida Thursday, March 9. First serve is set to begin at 12:00p.m.
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Singles
1. Marika Cusick (Cornell) vs. #81 Katia Blik (PSU), Unfinished (2-6, 6-3, 0-1)
2. Alexandra D'Ascenzo (Cornell) def. Devan McCluskey (PSU), 6-0, 6-0
3. Priyanka Shah (Cornell) vs. Dasha Sapogova (PSU), Unfinished (6-4, 3-4)
4. Lizzie Stewart (Cornell) def. Samantha Smith (PSU), 6-3, 6-3
5. Mariko Iinuma (Cornell) vs. Shannon Hanley (PSU), Unfinished (6-0, 5-4)
6. Madison Stevens (Cornell) def. Bennett Dunn (PSU), 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Cusick/D'Ascenzo (Cornell) def. Dunn/Sapogova (PSU), 6-3
2. Iinuma/Shah (Cornell) def. Hanley/McCluskey (PSU), 7-5
3. Blik/Smith (PSU) def. Stevens/Michelle Wang (Cornell), 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2), Singles (2,6,4)