Zein and Li Advance to Semifinals of the ITA Regionals
Oct 19 | Women's Tennis
NEW HAVEN, CONN. (Oct. 19, 2014) - Juniors Mariam Zein (Sugarland, Texas) and Gina Li (Hillsborough, N.J.) of the Rutgers women's tennis team have advanced to the semifinals of the doubles draw at the ITA Northeast Regional Championship at Yale University. The duo topped two seeded teams to stay alive in the tournament.
"It is a fantastic accomplishment for Mariam and Gina, and for the program," said head coach Ben Bucca. "They have emerged as one of the leading doubles teams on our squad. It was incredibly exciting to witness the success in very intense matches. Overall, the team has played well and I look forward to more victories to come."
In the first round of doubles play, Zein and Li knocked off seniors Carolina Zanotta and freshman Ines Vujokovac of NJIT, 8-5. The pair went on to defeat junior Sophia Dzulyusky and sophomore Sydney Young from Quinnipiac in a tiebreaker, registering a final score of 8-7 (4) to advance to the semifinals.
Rutgers also delivered solid performances in singles action. Zein earned a victory in the qualifying round to earn one of the final eight spots in the main draw, junior Lindsey Kayati (Monroeville, N.J.), freshman Chloe Lee (Alburquerque, N.M.) and Li in the event. Four Scarlet Knights marked the highest number of individuals to compete in the main draw of Regionals in program history.
Zein and Li return to action tomorrow, competing against senior Hanna Yu and junior Ree Ree Li of Yale in the semifinal match.
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