No. 48 Women's Tennis Defeats Minnesota

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The No. 48 Penn State women's team defeated Minnesota, 4-0, in a Big Ten match up on Friday.
 
DOUBLES
 
The Nittany Lions struck first and took the doubles point. At No. 3, Ioana Gheorghita and Alina Lebedeva won their match by forfeit. 
 
Sofiya Chekhlystova and Carla Girbau defeated Zoey Weil and Anet Koskel, 6-2, clinching the doubles point for the Blue and White. 
 
Alexandra Nielsen and Yvonne Zuffova were down 5-3 versus Zeyneb Sarioglan and Aiva Schmitz when their game was stopped. 
 
SINGLES
 
Penn State took points from fifth and sixth singles due to Minnesota forfeiting them. Yvonne Zuffova clinched the match for the Nittany Lions by defeating Anet Koskel, 6-3, 6-3. 
 
No. 43 Sofiya Chekhlystova, Carla Girbau and Olivia Dorner all won the first sets of their matches before they were left unfinished.
 
RESULTS
 
No. 48 Penn State 4, Minnesota 0
 
Doubles Results 
 

1. Sofiya Chekhlystova/Carla Girbau (PSU) def. Zoey Weil/Anet Koskel (MINN) 6-2

1. Zeyneb Sarioglan/Aiva Schmitz (MINN) vs. Yvonne Zuffova/Alexandra Nielsen (PSU) 5-3

1. Ioana Gheorghita/Alina Lebedeva (PSU) def. No Player/No Player (MINN), by forfeit

 
Order of Finish: 3, 1
 
Singles Results
 

1. No. 43 Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) vs. Zoey Weil (MINN) 7-6 (7-3), 0-1, unfinished

1. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) def. Anet Koskel (MINN) 6-3, 6-3

1. Carla Girbau (PSU) vs. Zeyneb Sarioglan (MINN) 6-3, 2-2, unfinished

1. Olivia Dorner (PSU) vs. Aiva Schmitz (MINN) 7-6 (7-5), 3-0, unfinished

1. Alexandra Nielsen (PSU) def. No Player (MINN), by forfeit

1. Alina Lebedeva (PSU) def. No Player (MINN), by forfeit

 
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 2
 
UP NEXT
 
The Penn State women's tennis team will continue at-home Big Ten play on Sunday, March 19 at 11 a.m. with a match against No. 16 Wisconsin.
 
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