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Posted: Feb 04, 2023

Tartans Split with DI and DII Opponents to Open Spring Semester

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Box Score Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Daniela Latoni / Margot Pessy def. Danna Taylor / Crystal Zhou 6-0
  • Anastasiia Kotsyuba / Ellen Shanahan def. Zoe Angell / Manuela Van Cotthem 7-6 (7-4)
  • Natasha Novak / Jasa Roka def. Anna Chow / Divya Venkatarama 6-3
Singles
  • Sarah Yang def. Margot Pessy 6-2, 6-2
  • Daniela Latoni def. Crystal Zhou 6-2, 6-3
  • Danna Taylor def. Natasha Novak 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)
  • Anastasiia Kotsyuba def. Zoe Angell 6-3, 7-5
  • Ellen Shanahan def. Divya Venkatarama 6-1, 6-1
  • Jasa Roka def. Manuela Van Cotthem 6-2, 6-4
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Danna Taylor / Crystal Zhou def. A. Gonzalez Sanchez / Teddi Isherwood 6-3
  • Anna Chow / Divya Venkatarama def. G. del Val del Toro / Nuria Martin Lopez 7-5
  • Zoe Angell / Sarah Yang def. Georgie Lancaster / Tina Slovak 6-1
Singles
  • Sarah Yang def. A. Gonzalez Sanchez 6-2, 6-2
  • Danna Taylor def. G. del Val del Toro 6-3, 6-2
  • Nuria Martin Lopez def. Zoe Angell 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)
  • Divya Venkatarama def. Teddi Isherwood 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
  • Manuela Van Cotthem def. Georgie Lancaster 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (12-10)
  • Anika Joshi def. Tina Slovak 7-6 (7-2), 6-4

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team returned from the winter break to play Division I Duquesne University on Friday, February 3 and Division II Slippery Rock University on Saturday, February 4. The Tartans dropped a 5-2 decision to Duquesne before topping SRU, 6-1, to move to 3-1 for the dual season.

Versus Duquesne

  • The Tartans' points came from sophomore Sarah Yang at first singles, 6-2, 6-2, and senior Danna Taylor at third singles, 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5).

Versus SRU

  • The Tartans won all but one match on the afternoon, sweeping doubles play to earn the point per Division II scoring.
  • Yang won her second first singles match of the weekend with another 6-2, 6-2 score.
  • Taylor also won her second match of the weekend with a second-position win, 6-3, 6-2.
  • Freshman Divya Venkatarama earned the match point with a three-set win, 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, at fourth singles.

Notes

  • Taylor and sophomore Crystal Zhou paired at first singles to win, 6-3, against Slippery Rock for their 11th victory together for the season.
  • Venkatarama is now 11-2 in singles play for the season.
  • Yang also has 11 singles victories this year and is 11-3 overall.

Up Next

The Tartans will travel to Oberlin, Ohio, for a 10:00 a.m. match against the Yeowomen on Saturday, February 11.