Vivian Cheng
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Bulldogs Rally to Edge Penn 4-3

Cheng clinches victory with three-set win at No. 4 singles

Vivian Cheng
HANOVER, N.H. – In another tight match at the ECAC Championship, the Yale women's tennis team edged Penn 4-3.
 
Vivian Cheng clinched the victory for the Bulldogs with a hard-fought victory at No. 4 singles. Cheng dropped the first set 6-3 but rallied to win the second set in a tiebreaker and took the deciding set 7-5.
 
Two other Bulldogs also rallied from a set down to win their matches. Ann Wright Guerry defeated Penn's Gavriella Smith 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles, and Sophia Zaslow edged Maya Urata 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 at No. 5,
 
Jamie Kim was a straight sets winner for Yale at No. 6.
 
The Bulldogs wrap up play at ECACs on Sunday when they meet Dartmouth at 8 a.m.
 
Yale 4, Penn 3:
 
Doubles
1. Sabine Rutlauka/Juliana Munhoz (Penn) def. Vivian Cheng/Chelsea Kung (Yale) 6-3
2. Rhea Shrivastava/Ann Wright Guerry (Yale) vs. Eileen Wang/Gavriella Smith (Penn) 4-4 (DNF)
3. Maya Urata/Iris Gallo (Penn) def. Sophia Zaslow/Jamie Kim (Yale) 6-2
 
Singles
1. Sabine Rutlauka (Penn) def. Chelsea Kung (Yale) 6-3, 7-6
2. Eileen Wang (Penn) def. Rhea Shrivastava (Yale) 6-3, 6-2
3. Ann Wright Guerry (Yale) def. Gavriella Smith (Penn) 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
4. Vivian Cheng (Yale) def. Juliana Munhoz (Penn) 3-6, 7-6, 7-5
5. Sophia Zaslow (Yale) def. Maya Urata (Penn) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
6. Jamie Kim (Yale) def. Iris Gallo (Penn) 7-5, 6-3
 
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Players Mentioned

Vivian Cheng

Vivian Cheng

Senior
Jamie Kim

Jamie Kim

Sophomore
Chelsea Kung

Chelsea Kung

Senior
Rhea Shrivastava

Rhea Shrivastava

Senior
Ann Wright Guerry

Ann Wright Guerry

First Year
Sophia Zaslow

Sophia Zaslow

First Year

Players Mentioned

Vivian Cheng

Vivian Cheng

Senior
Jamie Kim

Jamie Kim

Sophomore
Chelsea Kung

Chelsea Kung

Senior
Rhea Shrivastava

Rhea Shrivastava

Senior
Ann Wright Guerry

Ann Wright Guerry

First Year
Sophia Zaslow

Sophia Zaslow

First Year