RU Women's Tennis Earns Second Win of Spring Break
Mar 19 | Women's Tennis
The No. 1 doubles tandem of Andrea Weckstein (Holmdel, NJ) and Carissa Sommerlad (Bradley Beach, NJ) defeated Lauren Erikson and Sheila Rao, 8-3. No. 2 doubles saw Jennifer Hellier (Annapolis, MD) and Ketevan Shmakova (Dover, NJ) down Colgate’s Tasha Eno and Marissa Alikpala in a shortened match, 6-4, while Jill Markowitz (Forest Hills, NY) and Alina Balasa (East Brunswick, NJ) beat Jamie Maldow and Lindsay Suffredini, 8-2, at No. 3 doubles.
In singles play, Weckstein downed Alikpala, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, at the No. 1 position. Sommerlad defeated Erikson at No. 2 singles, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2. Hellier knocked off Eno, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 3 singles. The No. 4 position saw Balasa record her team-high eighth win of the year, beating Maldow, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2. Link won at No. 5 singles, overpowering Colgate’s Jessica Fede, 6-2, 4-6, 5-4 (7-3). RU’s lone loss came at the No. 6 spot as Markowitz fell to Rao in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 5-4 (7-6).
The Scarlet Knights will wrap up their spring break trip in south Florida with a match against Lafayette on Thursday at 9 a.m. in Boca Raton, FL.
Rutgers 6, Colgate 1
Doubles
No. 1 Weckstein/Sommerlad (RU) def. Erikson/Rao (Colgate), 8-3
No. 2 Hellier/Shmakova (RU) def. Alikpala/Eno (Colgate), 6-4
No. 3 Markowitz/Balasa (RU) def. Maldow/Suffredini (Colgate), 8-2
Singles
No. 1 Andrea Weckstein (RU) def. Marissa Alikpala (Colgate), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 Carissa Sommerlad (RU) def. Lauren Erikson (Colgate), 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
No. 3 Jennifer Hellier (RU) def. Tasha Eno (Colgate), 6-3, 6-3
No. 4 Alina Balasa (RU) def. Jamie Maldow (Colgate), 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 Kaitlin Link (RU) def. Jessica Fede (Colgate), 6-2, 4-6, 5-4 (7-3)
No. 6 Shiela Rao (Colgate) def. Jill Markowitz (RU), 6-3, 3-6, 5-4 (7-6)
