Caroline Dunleavy
Lukas Flippo

Women's Tennis

Bulldogs Take Down Auburn at Blue Gray Event

Yale Falls to No. 5 Princeton In First Match of Day

Caroline Dunleavy
Site: Lagoon Park & O'Connor Tennis Center (Montgomery, Alabama)
Result: Yale 1, Princeton 4/Yale 4, Auburn 2
Records: Yale (7–3), Princeton (9–2)/ Yale (8–3), Auburn (7–2)
Next Up: at Florida Atlantic on Mar. 6
 
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Yale women's tennis closed out its stay at the Blue Gray National Classic with a bang. The Bulldogs knocked off Auburn of the SEC 4-2 to finish in third place in the strong eight-team field.
 
Earlier in the day, in the semifinals, Yale fell to No. 5 Princeton 4-1
 
Against Auburn, Caroline Dunleavy clinched the victory a three-set victory at No. 2 singles. She won the decisive third set 6-0. The Bulldogs also got singles victories from Samantha Martinelli and Raissa Lou.
 
Yale won the doubles point with victories from the duos of Chelsea Kung and Rena Lin and Rhea Shrivastava and Dunleavy
 
Against Princeton, Kung posted the Elis singles win at the No. 2 spot, winning against Daria Frayman 6–4, 3–0 (Retired).
 
In the doubles, the team of Shrivastava and Dunleavy won a heroic 7–5 victory at the No. 3 spot against Zoe Howard and Clare McKee.
 
Yale 4, Auburn 2
 
Singles:
No. 1: Samantha Martinelli (Yale) d. Taylor Russo 6–2, 6–2
No. 2: Selin Ovunc (Auburn) d. Chelsea Kung (Yale) 6–2, 6–4
No. 3: Caroline Dunleavy (Yale) d. Yu Chen (Auburn) 6–4, 1–6, 6–0
No. 6: Raissa Lou (Yale) d. Caraline Scheufler (Auburn) 6–2, 6–3
 
Doubles:
No. 2: Chelsea Kung/Rena Lin (Yale) d. Madeline Meredith/Georgie Axon (Auburn) 7–6
No. 3: Rhea Shrivastava/Caroline Dunleavy (Yale) d. Carolyn Ansari/Lindsay Song (Auburn) 6–2
 
No. 5 Princeton 4, Yale 1
 
Singles:
No. 1: Brianna Shvets (Princeton) d. Samantha Martinelli (Yale) 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
No. 2: Chelsea Kung (Yale) d. Daria Frayman (Princeton) 6–4, 3–0 (Retired)
No. 3: Zoe Howard (Princeton) d. Caroline Dunleavy (Yale) 7–5, 6–1
No. 5: Stephanie Schrage (Princeton) d. Jessie Gong (Yale) 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
 
Doubles:
No. 1: Daria Frayman/Grace Joyce (Princeton) d. Samantha Martinelli/Jessie Gong (Yale) 7–6
No. 2: Brianna Shvets/Nathalie Rodilosso (Princeton) d. Chelsea Kung/Rena Lin (Yale) 6–3
No. 3: Rhea Shrivastava/Caroline Dunleavy (Yale) d. Zoe Howard/Clare McKee (Princeton) 7–5
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Caroline Dunleavy

Caroline Dunleavy

Junior
Raissa Lou

Raissa Lou

Sophomore
Samantha Martinelli

Samantha Martinelli

Junior
Jessie Gong

Jessie Gong

Sophomore
Rhea Shrivastava

Rhea Shrivastava

First Year
Rena Lin

Rena Lin

First Year
Chelsea Kung

Chelsea Kung

First Year

Players Mentioned

Caroline Dunleavy

Caroline Dunleavy

Junior
Raissa Lou

Raissa Lou

Sophomore
Samantha Martinelli

Samantha Martinelli

Junior
Jessie Gong

Jessie Gong

Sophomore
Rhea Shrivastava

Rhea Shrivastava

First Year
Rena Lin

Rena Lin

First Year
Chelsea Kung

Chelsea Kung

First Year