Lopez and Badawi Lead Tennis at Princeton Fall Invitational

Sunday, October 16

Princeton, N.J.

Rutgers

Princeton Invitational

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Lopez and Badawi Lead Tennis at Princeton Fall Invitational

Oct 16 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Rutgers women's tennis completed the three-day Princeton Fall Invitational on Sunday afternoon. The team finished up the weekend with six doubles and 12 singles wins for an impressive showing.

"The team sustained a high level of competitiveness all weekend, "head coach Hilary Ritchie said. "I'm excited to see how they have improved since the start of the season. Over the next two weeks we will focus on doubles play and continuing to play offensively in singles."

Doubles

The pair of Amira Badawi/Minchae Kim recorded the lone doubles win of the day for the Scarlet Knights, defeating their opposition from Princeton, 8-3.

While paired with Kim and Chloe Brown, Badawi stayed perfect in doubles play, going 3-3 over the three-day tournament.

Singles

RU found more success in singles, led by Jackeline Lopez, who secured her third consecutive win of the weekend to stay undefeated, topping her opponent from UCONN in straight-sets, 6-3, 6-4.

The newcomer trio of Tara Chilton (6-2, 6-3), Amira Badawi (6-2, 6-0) and Arina Valitova (6-2, 6-2) rounded out the lineup for RU with dominant two-set victories.

Results

Doubles
Grace Joyce/Maia Sung (PRIN) def. Mai Nguyen/Tara Chilton (RU) 8-5
Leena Bennetto/Zoe Howard (PRIN) def. Chloe Brown/Jackeline Lopez (RU) 8-3
Amira Badawi/Minchae Kim (RU) def. Eva Elbaz/ Michelle Sorrolelco (PRIN) 8-3

Singles
Jackeline Lopez (RU) def. Olivia Wright (UCONN) 6-3, 6-4
Tara Chilton (RU) def. Maria Constantinou (UCONN) 6-2, 6-3
Amira Badawi (RU) def. Aleksandra Karamyshev (UCONN) 6-2, 6-0
Isabel Petri Bere (UCONN) def. Chloe Brown (RU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-4
Caroline Cook (UCONN) def. Daira Cardenas (RU) 7-6 (1), 7-6 (9)
Arina Valitova (RU) def. Cameron Didion (UCONN) 6-2, 6-2