UNVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State women's tennis team downed No. 71 Michigan State, 4-1, on Friday.
DOUBLES
The Nittany Lions grabbed the first point by taking two doubles wins. Jordina Cegarra and Alina Lebedeva easily defeated Liisa Vehvilainen and Matilde Moraid, 6-1.
Yvonne Zuffova and Sofiya Chekhlystova won their match against Ria Bhakta and Marley Lambert, 6-4.
SINGLES
To win the match for the Blue and White, Olivia Dorner, Sofiya Chekhlystova and Jordina Cegarra grabbed their singles matches.
Olivia Dorner quickly won her match versus Liisa Vehvilainen, 6-0, 6-0. On court 1, Sofiya Chekhlystova defeated Ayshe Can, 6-2, 6-2.
To clinch the match, Jordina Cegarra won 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 against Issey Purser.
UP NEXT
The Nittany Lions will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. to play No. 2 Michigan on Sunday, March 17 at 11 a.m.
RESULTS
Penn State 4, No. 71 Michigan State 1
Doubles Results:
- No. 38 Ayshe Can / Nicole Conrad (MSUW) def. Olivia Dorner / Karly Friedland (PSU) 6-0
- Yvonne Zuffova / Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) def. Ria Bhakta / Marley Lambert (MSUW) 6-4
- Jordina Cegarra / Alina Lebedeva (PSU) def. Liisa Vehvilainen / Matilde Moraid (MSUW) 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles Results:
- Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) def. Ayshe Can (MSUW) 6-2, 6-2
- Matilde Morais (MSUW) vs. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) 7-6 (7-4), 4-1, unfinished
- Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Liisa Vehvilainen (MSUW) 6-0, 6-0
- Jordina Cegarra (PSU) def. Issey Purser (MSUW) 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
- Ria Bhakta (MSUW) def. Karly Friedland (PSU) 6-3, 6-2
- Nicole Conrad (MSUW) vs. Alina Lebedeva (PSU) 6-3, 4-6, 2-0, unfinished
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 5, 4
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