Sunday, February 12
East Brunswick, N.J.
3:00 PM
Rutgers
7
vs
0
Fairleigh Dickinson
Tennis Defeats FDU to Complete Perfect Weekend
Feb 12 | Women's Tennis
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. ā The Rutgers tennis team (7-1) secured a 7-0 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson (0-3) on Sunday afternoon at the East Brunswick Racquet Club. The Scarlet Knights move to 8-0 all-time against the Knights.
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During doubles play, Rutgers claimed the point to go up, 1-0, with wins at the No. 2 and 3 spots.
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RU then earned victories on all six singles courts. Junior Tara Chilton clinched the match with a win at the No. 2 singles spot.
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The Scarlet Knights' win improves them to a perfect 3-0 this weekend following Friday's doubleheader.
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"I think today we all had a lot of energy from the first point," sophomore Jackeline Lopez said. "We were aggressive. We were moving our feet a lot and playing smart, which allowed us to win. It was great that we had the doubleheader on Friday, recovered quickly, and were able to win today."
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Doubles
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Rutgers battled to earn the doubles point, winning two of three matches.
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Lopez and sophomore Minchae Kim secured a 6-2 victory at the No. 2 doubles spot.
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FDU evened doubles play with a win at the No. 1 doubles spot, before juniors Chloe Brown and Amira Badawi clinched the point for RU with a 6-4 win at the No. 3 doubles spot.
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Singles
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To start singles play, junior Daira Cardenas cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at the No. 6 spot to give Rutgers a 2-0 edge.
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Badawi followed up with a straight-sets singles win at the No. 3 spot (6-0, 6-1). Chilton then clinched the match for the Scarlet Knights, defeating her opponent 6-0, 6-2 at the No. 2 singles spot.
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Freshman Mai Nguyen recorded a 6-1, 6-1 singles victory at the No. 4 spot. Lopez (6-2, 6-4) and Brown (6-2, 7-5) fought to earn straight-set wins to complete the sweep for Rutgers.
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Results
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Doubles
Alena Kubanova/Namie Isago (FDU) def. Tara Chilton/Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-3
Jackeline Lopez/Minchae Kim (RU) def. Shreya Gulia/Valentina (FDU) 6-2
Chloe Brown/Amira Badawi (RU) def. Anastasia Lim/Madeleine Graber (FDU) 6-4
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Singles
Jackeline Lopez (RU) def. Anastasia Lim (FDU) 6-2, 6-4
Tara Chilton (RU) def. Alena KubanovaĀ (FDU) 6-0, 6-2
Amira Badawi (RU) def. Namie Isago (FDU) 6-0, 6-1
Mai Nguyen (RU) def. Valentina Silva (FDU)Ā 6-1, 6-1
Chloe Brown (RU) def. Madeleine Graber (FDU) 6-2, 7-5
Daira Cardenas (RU) def. Calista Daligawer (FDU) 6-0, 6-0
Next Up
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Rutgers will host UMass at the East Brunswick Racquet Club on Saturday, February 18 at 5 p.m. ET. The Scarlet Knights will then begin a five-match road stint, starting at Delaware on Friday, February 24 at 12 p.m. ET.
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During doubles play, Rutgers claimed the point to go up, 1-0, with wins at the No. 2 and 3 spots.
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RU then earned victories on all six singles courts. Junior Tara Chilton clinched the match with a win at the No. 2 singles spot.
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The Scarlet Knights' win improves them to a perfect 3-0 this weekend following Friday's doubleheader.
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"I think today we all had a lot of energy from the first point," sophomore Jackeline Lopez said. "We were aggressive. We were moving our feet a lot and playing smart, which allowed us to win. It was great that we had the doubleheader on Friday, recovered quickly, and were able to win today."
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Doubles
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Rutgers battled to earn the doubles point, winning two of three matches.
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Lopez and sophomore Minchae Kim secured a 6-2 victory at the No. 2 doubles spot.
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FDU evened doubles play with a win at the No. 1 doubles spot, before juniors Chloe Brown and Amira Badawi clinched the point for RU with a 6-4 win at the No. 3 doubles spot.
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Singles
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To start singles play, junior Daira Cardenas cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 victory at the No. 6 spot to give Rutgers a 2-0 edge.
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Badawi followed up with a straight-sets singles win at the No. 3 spot (6-0, 6-1). Chilton then clinched the match for the Scarlet Knights, defeating her opponent 6-0, 6-2 at the No. 2 singles spot.
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Freshman Mai Nguyen recorded a 6-1, 6-1 singles victory at the No. 4 spot. Lopez (6-2, 6-4) and Brown (6-2, 7-5) fought to earn straight-set wins to complete the sweep for Rutgers.
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Results
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Doubles
Alena Kubanova/Namie Isago (FDU) def. Tara Chilton/Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-3
Jackeline Lopez/Minchae Kim (RU) def. Shreya Gulia/Valentina (FDU) 6-2
Chloe Brown/Amira Badawi (RU) def. Anastasia Lim/Madeleine Graber (FDU) 6-4
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Singles
Jackeline Lopez (RU) def. Anastasia Lim (FDU) 6-2, 6-4
Tara Chilton (RU) def. Alena KubanovaĀ (FDU) 6-0, 6-2
Amira Badawi (RU) def. Namie Isago (FDU) 6-0, 6-1
Mai Nguyen (RU) def. Valentina Silva (FDU)Ā 6-1, 6-1
Chloe Brown (RU) def. Madeleine Graber (FDU) 6-2, 7-5
Daira Cardenas (RU) def. Calista Daligawer (FDU) 6-0, 6-0
Next Up
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Rutgers will host UMass at the East Brunswick Racquet Club on Saturday, February 18 at 5 p.m. ET. The Scarlet Knights will then begin a five-match road stint, starting at Delaware on Friday, February 24 at 12 p.m. ET.
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Players Mentioned
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
24
66
#2 Singles Match
12
02
66
#3 Singles Match
12
01
66
#4 Singles Match
12
11
66
#5 Singles Match
12
25
67
#6 Singles Match
12
00
66
Order of Finish:
6,3,2,4,1,5
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