Rebecca Lynn
Steve Musco

Women's Tennis Tim Bennett

Yale Wins Thriller at Penn State

Lynn clinches 4-3 victory at No. 6 singles

Rebecca Lynn
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – In a thriller that came down to the final singles match, the Yale women's tennis team edged Penn State 4-3.
 
Rebecca Lynn's victory at No. 6 singles clinched the win for the Bulldogs, who are now 8-1 in the spring. Lynn lost the first set but rallied to win the next two 7-5 and 6-2.
 
Yale, which lost the doubles point, also got a crucial singles win from Orly Ogilvy at No. 1. Her three-set match was decided in a tiebreaker which she won 7-5.
 
Next up for the Bulldogs is the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Alabama next weekend.
 
Yale 4, Penn State 3
 
Singles
1. Orly Ogilvy (YU) def. Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Shyla Aggarwal (YU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Yvonne Zuffova (PSU) def. Mirabelle Brettkelly (YU) 7-5, 6-3
4. Erin Ha (YU) def. Jordina Cegarra (PSU) 6-0, retired
5. Ann Wright Guerry (YU) def. Karly Friedland (PSU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Rebecca Lynn (YU) def. Alina Lebedeva (PSU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
 
Doubles
1. Karly Friedland/Olivia Dorner (PSU) def. Shyla Aggarwal/Erin Ha (YU) 6-4
2. Yvonne Zuffova/Sofiya Chekhlystova (PSU) def. Orly Ogilvy/Ann Wright Guerry (YU) 6-3
3. Jordina Cegarra/Alina Lebedeva (PSU) vs. Mirabelle Brettkelly/Jamie Kim (YU) 5-2, DNF
 
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Players Mentioned

Mirabelle Brettkelly

Mirabelle Brettkelly

Junior
Jamie Kim

Jamie Kim

Junior
Rebecca Lynn

Rebecca Lynn

Sophomore
Ann Wright Guerry

Ann Wright Guerry

Sophomore
Erin Ha

Erin Ha

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Orly Ogilvy

Orly Ogilvy

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Shyla Aggarwal

Shyla Aggarwal

First Year

Players Mentioned

Mirabelle Brettkelly

Mirabelle Brettkelly

Junior
Jamie Kim

Jamie Kim

Junior
Rebecca Lynn

Rebecca Lynn

Sophomore
Ann Wright Guerry

Ann Wright Guerry

Sophomore
Erin Ha

Erin Ha

First Year
Orly Ogilvy

Orly Ogilvy

First Year
Shyla Aggarwal

Shyla Aggarwal

First Year