PRINCETON, N.J. – No. 3 Yale women's crew capped off a strong morning of racing against some of the nation's top competition, squaring off with three top 10 programs—No. 4 Tennessee, No. 6 Princeton, and No. 9 Virginia. The highlight of the day came as the varsity eight retained the Eisenberg Cup with a win over the Tigers.
 
Yale also saw the varsity eight defeat Virginia, the second varsity eight pick up a win over Tennessee, and the second varsity four earn victories against both Princeton and Virginia.
 
The Results

• Stroked by Tess Peake, Yale's varsity eight opened the morning with a second-place finish in 6:15.0. Tennessee claimed the win in 6:12.1, 2.9 seconds ahead of the Bulldogs. Yale defeated Princeton (6:17.1) to secure the Eisenberg Cup and also finished ahead of Virginia (6:18.1).
• The Bulldogs' second varsity eight placed third in 6:28.3, edging Tennessee (6:28.9), while Virginia (6:24.5) and Princeton (6:25.6) took first and second.
• Yale's varsity four finished fourth at 7:22.7. Tennessee took first (7:15.3), followed by Virginia (7:19.0), and Princeton (7:21.1).
• The Bulldogs' third varsity eight came in fourth with a time of 6:59.6. Tennessee claimed the win (6:42.6), followed by Virginia (6:55.9) and Princeton (6:58.2).
• Stroked by Clara Bernhardt, Yale's second varsity four secured second place in 7:23.6, ahead of Princeton (7:33.3) and Virginia (7:35.8). Tennessee won the race in 7:19.7.
• Yale's third varsity four placed third in 7:52.4. Tennessee finished first (7:22.7), with Princeton second (7:46.0).

Hear from Friends of YWC Head Coach Will Porter

• On the varsity eight: "I thought our 1V rowed an aggressive piece. We need to execute the back half better, but it was about right for this time of year."
• On the second varsity eight: "The 2V raced flat and was unable to get up in the mix, we are still sorting this group out."
• On the varsity four: "The V4 like the 2V still needs to be sorted out. They raced hard but failed to close."
• On the team's performance: "Overall this was a good speed check for us. We are exactly 1/2 to the Ivy Championship finals and there is plenty of work to do."

 
Up Next
The Bulldogs will return home to face Harvard for the Case Cup on Saturday, Apr. 25.
 
Lineups

Varsity Eight
B: Alexa von der Schulenburg
2: Christina Bourmpou
3: Ailish Harkin
4: Lindsey Williams
5: Harriet Drake-Lee
6: Imogen Cabot
7: Nicole Martinez
8: Tess Peake
C: Hope Galusha
 
Second Varsity Eight
 
B: Patti Mullin
2: Maeve Heneghan
3: Grace Murphy
4: Valia Lykomitrou
5: Mackenzie Ealson
6: Lucy Richardson
7: Stine Hojager Nielsen
8: Anna Keating
C: Grace O'Connor
 
Third Varsity Eight
 
B: Zoe Beeson
2: Nora Brock
3: Claire Cummings
4: Aurelia Cors
5: Becca Stelmach
6: Ameila Pillar
7: Mady Novotna
8: Aikaterini Gkogkou
C: Emi Takegami
 
Varsity Four
 
B: Rachel Dirks
2: Maddie Speller
3: Reilly Harris
4: Laura Burton
C: Alexa Lee
 
Second Varsity Four
 
B: Lucinda Johnstone 
2: Sus Tuder
3: Emily Turnbull
4: Clara Bernhardt
C: Sita Philip
 
Third Varsity Four
 
B: Lucy Rados
2: Chloe Stefani
3: Ella Warden
4: Maya Geller
C: Sasha Post-Lais