Iowa City, Iowa—Penn State women's tennis (7-8) comes out victorious over Iowa (4-8), 4-3 in a close match on the road on Sunday afternoon.
"I'm thrilled we won today. My teammates and I found a way to come back after a tough loss to Nebraska," said freshman Yvonne Zuffova. "Everyone put in their best effort today and it paid off. We are ready to take on Michigan State and Michigan!"
Doubles
The Nittany Lions earned the doubles point to secure an early 1-0 lead with wins on courts one and two.
Duo, Karly Friedland and Sofiya Chekhlystova defeated Samantha Mannix and Vipasha Mehra 6-1 on court one. The doubles point was decided with a Nittany Lion win on court two by Olivia Ryan and Yvonne Zuffova over Marisa Schmidt and Samantha Gillas, 7-5.
Gabby O'Gorman and Alexandra Nielsen fell 4-6 on court three to Barbora Pokorna and Michelle Bacalla.
Singles
Penn State continued to their strong efforts over the Hawkeyes earning wins on courts one, two and three.
Sofiya Chekhlystova sought victory over Marisa Schmidt in a two-set match, 6-1, 6-3. Court two and three carried the same fate with wins from Zuffova, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 over Samantha Mannix and O'Gorman, 6-2, 6-2 Michelle Bacalla.
Results
Penn State: 4
Iowa: 3
Doubles Results
1. Sofiya Chekhlystova/Karly Friedland (PSU) def. Vipasha Mehra/Samantha Mannix (IOWA) 6-1
2. Olivia Ryan/Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) def. Marisa Schmidt/Samantha Gillas (IOWA) 7-5
3. Barbora Pokorna/Michelle Bacalla (IOWA) def. Deanna Lasorda/Alina Lebedeva (PSU) 6-4
Singles Results
1. Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) def. Marisa Schmidt (IOWA) 6-1, 6-3
2. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) def. Samantha Mannix (IOWA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
3. Gabby O'Gorman (PSU) def. Michelle Bacalla (IOWA) 6-2, 6-2
4. Barbora Pokorna (IOWA) def. Karly Friedland (PSU) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
5. Samantha Gillas (IOWA) def. Alexandra Nielsen (PSU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Vipasha Mehra (IOWA) def. Danielle Alamo (PSU) 6-0, 7-6 (8-6)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (1,3,5,2)
Next Up
Penn State will return home to face Michigan State on Saturday, April 2 at 10 a.m. ET.
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