Tennis Heads to Buffalo Invitational to Wrap Fall Schedule
Nov 02 | Women's Tennis
Scarlet Knights will face Buffalo, Binghamton and St. John’s in hidden dual format
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Nov. 2, 2017) – Rutgers tennis wraps up the fall portion of its 2017-18 schedule on Friday through Sunday, Nov. 3-5 at the Buffalo Invitational indoors at the Miller Tennis Center.
The invitational will feature a hidden dual match format with the Scarlet Knights taking on Binghamton, St. John's and the host Bulls throughout the three days in upstate New York. This weekend will be the first of two meetings this season between Rutgers and Binghamton, with the second scheduled for Jan. 26 at the East Brunswick Racquet Club.
"We planned our fall schedule deliberately so we could get another invitational in before the winter break, so we're going to take full advantage of the time and really work on some fine tuning," said head coach Hilary Ritchie. "Doubles play has been a focus all fall season, and while we've seen some great things, this is the chance to find the next gear on play at the net, communication and speed."
LAST TIME OUT
The squad has not competed as a whole since Oct. 8 at the Navy Invitational, where sophomore Jaci Cochrane finished runner-up in the singles "C" flight and sophomore Kat Muzik won the singles "B" flight consolation draw. The Scarlet Knights sent five players to the ITA Northeast Regional Championships on Oct. 18-20 with senior Mingxiu Du, Cochrane and Muzik all making it to the Round of 64 in the main singles draw among the best talent in the region.
KNIGHT NOTES
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
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The invitational will feature a hidden dual match format with the Scarlet Knights taking on Binghamton, St. John's and the host Bulls throughout the three days in upstate New York. This weekend will be the first of two meetings this season between Rutgers and Binghamton, with the second scheduled for Jan. 26 at the East Brunswick Racquet Club.
"We planned our fall schedule deliberately so we could get another invitational in before the winter break, so we're going to take full advantage of the time and really work on some fine tuning," said head coach Hilary Ritchie. "Doubles play has been a focus all fall season, and while we've seen some great things, this is the chance to find the next gear on play at the net, communication and speed."
LAST TIME OUT
The squad has not competed as a whole since Oct. 8 at the Navy Invitational, where sophomore Jaci Cochrane finished runner-up in the singles "C" flight and sophomore Kat Muzik won the singles "B" flight consolation draw. The Scarlet Knights sent five players to the ITA Northeast Regional Championships on Oct. 18-20 with senior Mingxiu Du, Cochrane and Muzik all making it to the Round of 64 in the main singles draw among the best talent in the region.
KNIGHT NOTES
- With a team-leading seven wins this fall, Cochrane moved her career singles wins to 20, which ranks second among all Scarlet Knights.
- Muzik is next in singles wins this fall at 6-3, followed by freshman Maya Jacobs' 5-3 mark to start her collegiate career.
- Rutgers' most successful doubles pairing has been Jacobs and Muzik with a 4-3 record, while Cochrane, Jacobs and Muzik all have four doubles wins to their names this season.
- The Scarlet Knights head into the final date of the fall with an overall .456 singles record, with a .375 mark on the doubles courts.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
- The Bearcats have had a similar schedule this fall with three invitationals and an ITA regional. Junior Maria Pandya claimed a singles "C" consolation flight at the West Point Invitational, while senior Allison Roma won a singles "D" flight consolation earlier at the Navy Invitational. Pandya leads the team with a 4-4 singles record, while senior Paulina Tafler is 3-4 in singles and 2-2 in doubles play.
- St. John's has had a busy fall with three invitationals and two ITA events. Sophomore Jessica Livianu, the reigning BIG EAST Player of the Year, became the first player from her conference to reach the quarterfinals of the Oracle ITA Masters Tournament in Malibu, Calif. In September. Junior Olaya Inclan Solis reached the Round of 16 at the ITA Northeast Regional Championships, while the pairs of Livianu/Kajsa Stegrell and Jaide Collins/Zofia Stanisz each reached the quarterfinals in the doubles draw.
- Buffalo hosts their second of two home invites, one outdoors and one indoors. Junior Chantal Martinez Blanco won the singles "A" flight with three straight wins, and sophomore Anna Savchenko took her singles flight with a 3-0 mark. Four players made the finals of their respective flights. At the ITA Northeast Regional Championships, Savchenko and senior Tanja Stojanovska reached the Round of 16 in doubles, while Lolade Ogungbesan, Martinez Blanco and Stojanovska all reach the Round of 32.
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