UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.-- In the middle of a seven game road stretch, the Penn State women's tennis team will head to New York City, N.Y. to take on No. 42 Columbia. The Nittany Lions (7-2, 1-0 B1G) will face Columbia (7-1) at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center on Saturday, March 2 at 2 p.m.
"Our team is excited for spring break to be here and looking forward to our match against Columbia on Saturday," said head coach Chris Cagle. "Columbia comes into the match with a national ranking so we look forward to the challenge. I encourage all Penn State alumni in the New York area to come out for the match which is slated for a 2 p.m. start time on Saturday!"
FOLLOW ALONG
All six courts will be streamed live on ESPN3.
No. 1 singles and doubles: Watch Live
No. 2 singles and doubles: Watch Live
No. 3 singles: Watch Live
No. 4 singles and No. 3 doubles: Watch Live
No. 5 singles: Watch Live
No. 6 singles: Watch Live
LAST TIME OUT
Penn State recorded its first Big Ten win of the season in thrilling fashion, defeating Iowa, 4-3. The Nittany Lions rallied back after falling behind 1-0 early after losing the doubles point.
Samantha Smith (Cary, N.C.) clinched the match for the Nittany Lions with a win on court No. 5.
TAMING THE LIONS
Columbia dropped from No. 38 to No. 42 in the latest ITA Division I Women's Tennis Team Rankings, with no ranked singles or doubles pairs. Columbia's lone loss on the season came at the hands of then No. 24 Syracuse, 5-2.
Columbia is a perfect 4-0 at home and are led in singles play by Christie Wan who has a team-high five wins.
This will be the first ranked opponent Penn State will take on this spring season.
O'WOW, O'GORMAN
Gabby O'Gorman (Gunnedah, N.S. Wales, Australia) is ranked No. 98 in singles in the ITA Division I Women's Tennis Singles Rankings.
O'Gorman is 7-2 at No. 1 singles with two wins over ranked opponents.
FREDDIE'S FEELING IT
Frederikke Svarre (Copenhagen, Denmark) is a perfect 9-0 in singles play. This was last achieved by Chelsea Utting in the 2013 season.
Svarre will now be going after the mark set by Petra Januska in 2012, when she went 12-0 to start the season.
UP NEXT
Penn State will continue its spring break trip as the team travels to the sunshine state for two matches. First taking on Norfolk State on Tuesday, March 5 at 11:30 a.m. at Sanlando Park in Orlando, Fla. Then, the Nittany Lions will visit the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. to take on VCU on Thursday, March 7 at 12 p.m.