Sunday, April 14
Piscataway, N.J.
12:00 pm
Rutgers University
2
vs
5
Michigan State
Photo by: (Ben Solomon/Rutgers Athletics)
Tennis Drops Match to Michigan State in Home Finale
Apr 14 | Women's Tennis
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers tennis fell to Michigan State by a margin of 5-2 on Sunday afternoon at the RU Tennis Complex. The Spartans used four singles matches and the team doubles point to edge the Scarlet Knights.
"I thought today was a good match, but, unfortunately, good isn't going to cut it. We are right there and I'm really proud of some of the girls that won in three sets," said Head Coach Hilary Ritchie. "Doubles would have been really big today. Our momentum if we could have got that point would have put a different spin on the match."
DOUBLES PLAY
Michigan State captured the team doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots.
At the No. 2 position, junior Jaci Cochrane and freshman Kristiana Zahare had a 5-3 advantage over Samantha Memije and Nicole Stephens when doubles action concluded.
SINGLES PLAY
The Scarlet Knights saw four singles matches head into three sets with RU winning two of those matches.
Junior Kat Muzik picked up a victory at the No. 3 spot, defeating the Spartans' Davina Nguyen by scores of 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.
Freshman Tess Fisher won her third conference match of the season, topping MSU's Lauren Lemonds by scores of 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 at the No. 2 spot.
"We are going to be focused on the two opportunities we have next weekend. We're going to get after it in practice this week and see what we can do," said Ritchie.
UP NEXT
Rutgers concludes the regular season with road trips to Indiana on April 20 and Purdue on April 21.
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (Rutgers Athletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers women's tennis, follow the program on Facebook (RutgersTennis), Twitter and Instagram (@RutgersTennis). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com.
"I thought today was a good match, but, unfortunately, good isn't going to cut it. We are right there and I'm really proud of some of the girls that won in three sets," said Head Coach Hilary Ritchie. "Doubles would have been really big today. Our momentum if we could have got that point would have put a different spin on the match."
DOUBLES PLAY
Michigan State captured the team doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots.
At the No. 2 position, junior Jaci Cochrane and freshman Kristiana Zahare had a 5-3 advantage over Samantha Memije and Nicole Stephens when doubles action concluded.
SINGLES PLAY
The Scarlet Knights saw four singles matches head into three sets with RU winning two of those matches.
Junior Kat Muzik picked up a victory at the No. 3 spot, defeating the Spartans' Davina Nguyen by scores of 6-4, 1-6, 6-4.
Freshman Tess Fisher won her third conference match of the season, topping MSU's Lauren Lemonds by scores of 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 at the No. 2 spot.
"We are going to be focused on the two opportunities we have next weekend. We're going to get after it in practice this week and see what we can do," said Ritchie.
UP NEXT
Rutgers concludes the regular season with road trips to Indiana on April 20 and Purdue on April 21.
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (Rutgers Athletics) and Twitter (@RUAthletics) for all of the latest news and updates. For specific updates regarding Rutgers women's tennis, follow the program on Facebook (RutgersTennis), Twitter and Instagram (@RutgersTennis). Fans can receive timely information, including special offers and giveaways throughout the year on our social media outlets along with www.ScarletKnights.com.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Samantha Memije / 0 [MSU]
66
32
#2 Singles Match
123
Lauren Lemonds / 0 [MSU]
654
276
#3 Singles Match
123
Davina Nguyen / 0 [MSU]
464
616
#4 Singles Match
123
Maja Pietrowicz / 0 [MSU]
466
631
#5 Singles Match
12
Nicole Stephens / 0 [MSU]
66
11
#6 Singles Match
12
Emily Metcalf / 0 [MSU]
77
65
Order of Finish:
5,1,6,3,4,2
Players Mentioned
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