WEST POINT, N.Y. – The No. 69 Rutgers women's tennis team (6-2, 0-0 B1G) swept the Army Black Knights (13-4, 0-0 IVY), 4-0 Friday afternoon.

The Scarlet Knights snapped the Black Knights three match win streak with a hard fought doubles point and three straight wins in singles play.

Doubles

Doubles pair No. 1 Mai Nguyen and Naomi Karki gave RU the advantage with a 6-2 win, needing just one more win to clinch the doubles point.

After taking a loss on court No. 3, all eyes were on Zuzanna Frankowska and Zeynep Ilker. With the match in the tiebreaker, Frankowska and Ilker get the clutch win, 7-6 (1).

Singles

Nguyen made quick work of her opponent winning 6-1, 6-1 to grab the first point.

Frankowska then brought the Scarlet Knights within one point of the match, winning 6-3, 6-3.

Minchae Kim then clinched the win for RU on court No. 3 with a 6-4, 6-3 win.

Results

Doubles

    1. Mai Nguyen/Naomi Karki (Rutgers) def. Cooper Jackson/Paige Herremans (Army) 6-2
    2. Zuzanna Frankowska/Zeynep Ilker (Rutgers) def. Jenna Sabile/Julia Kelly (Army) 7-6 (1)
    3. Isabella Brilliant/Madison Smith (Army) def. Minchae Kim/Cindy Zhou (Rutgers) 7-5

Order of finish: 1,3,2

Singles

    1. Mai Nguyen (Rutgers) def. Cooper Jackson (Army) 6-1, 6-1
    2. Zuzanna Frankowska (Rutgers) def. Jenna Sabile (Army) 6-3, 6-2
    3. Minchae Kim (Rutgers) def. Julia Kelly (Army) 6-4, 6-3
    4. Karina Jumazhanova (Rutgers) vs. Vennmulkiil Mathivanan (Army) 7-6 (4), 4-1, unfinished
    5. Jackie Lopez (Rutgers) vs. Emma Sy (Army) 6-3, 2-4, unfinished
    6. Zeynep Ilker (Rutgers) vs. Ylan Duong (Army) 5-7, 2-3, unfinished

Order of finish: 1,2,3

Next Up

The Scarlet Knights will kick off conference play by welcoming in newcomers Oregon and Washington to the East Brunswick Racquet Club. The match against the Ducks is scheduled for Friday March 7 at 12 p.m., while the Huskies will face off at 12 p.m. on Sunday March 9.

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