Bulldogs Take Doubles Point

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's tennis team fell to Cornell 6-1 at the Cullman Heyman Tennis Center on Saturday.

Yale was off to a strong start after victories on courts 2 and 3. Junior Carol Finke and sophomore Amy Yang defeated Mariko Iinuma and Priyanka Shah 6-2 in the No. 2 spot. At No. 3 doubles, senior captain Tina Jiang and fellow senior Caroline Lynch overcame Madison Stevens and Lizzie Stewart 6-3.

Cornell then responded with a series of singles wins to clinch the match. On court 2, Yang pushed D'Ascenzo to a third set but narrowly lost in the tiebreak for a final score of 4-6, 6-2, 10-8.

Full results from the day's play may be found below.

The Bulldogs will return to the courts on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. to compete against Columbia in their final match of the season.

Report by Alice Yang '19, Yale Sports Publicity

Doubles

No. 1 -- Valerie Shklover/Elizabeth Zordani (Yale) vs. Marika Cusick/Alexandra D'Ascenzo (Cornell) 5-4, unfinished

No. 2 -- Carol Finke/Amy Yang (Yale) d. Mariko Iinuma/Priyanka Shah (Cornell) 6-2

No. 3 -- Tina Jiang/Caroline Lynch (Yale) d. Madison Stevens/Lizzie Stewart (Cornell) 6-3

Singles

No. 1 -- Marika Cusick (Cornell) d. Carol Finke (Yale) 6-4, 6-2

No. 2 -- Alexandra D'Ascenzo (Cornell) d. Amy Yang (Yale) 4-6, 6-2, 10-8

No. 3 -- Priyanka Shah (Cornell) d. Valerie Shklover (Yale) 6-3, 7-5

No. 4 -- Lizzie Stewart  (Cornell) d. Elizabeth Zordani (Yale) 6-4, 6-3

No. 5 -- Mariko Iinuma (Cornell) d. Caroline Lynch (Yale) 6-3, 6-3

No. 6 -- Madison Stevens (Cornell) d. Opala Dhingra (Yale) 6-4, 6-1