A pair of comeback victories helped the Yale women's tennis team to a 4-2 victory over Cornell on the second day of the ECAC Indoor Championship.
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Rhea Shrivastava and
Kathy Wang rallied after dropping the first set of their matches. Shrivastava lost in a tiebreaker in the first set of her match at No. 4 singles, but won the final two sets 6-4, 6-4 to earn the win. At No. 6 singles, Wang lost the first set, but rallied to win the second set in a tiebreaker. She then took the deciding set 6-3. Yale's other singles win didn't come easily either.
Jessie Gong won her first set in a tiebreaker and then cruised to a 6-2 win in the second set.
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The Bulldogs had an easier time of it in doubles. Gong and
Chelsea Kung cruised to a 6-1 win at the No. 1 position, while Wang and
Caroline Dunleavy posted a 7-5 victory at No. 2.
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Yale wraps up play at the ECAC Championship on Sunday, meeting Brown at 11 a.m.
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Yale 4, Cornell 2
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Singles
1. Lan Mi (C) def.
Chelsea Kung, 6-2, 6-2
2. Katherine Nguyen (C) vs.
Caroline Dunleavy, DNF (6-7(5), 7-6(5), 0-1)
3.
Jessie Gong (Y) def. Maria Adiaconitei, 7-6(7), 6-2
4.
Rhea Shrivastava (Y) def. Lauren Stein, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4
5. Valerie Ho (C) def.
Vivian Cheng, 6-3, 6-1
6.
Kathy Wang (Y) def. Alexandra Savu, 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-3
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Doubles
1. Gong/Kung (Y) def. Adiaconitei/Stein, 6-1
2. Dunleavy/Wang (Y) def. Savu/Wong, 7-5
3. Ho/Mi (C) def. Cheng/Kim, 6-1
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