EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. – The Rutgers women's tennis team (4-1, 0-0 B1G) defeated St. John's (4-1, 0-0 Big East), 4-0 Friday afternoon. This is the Scarlet Knights fourth straight win of the season, and third without surrendering a point.

"The team did a good job focusing on themselves and implementing their game plans," said head coach Hilary Ritchie. "The doubles teams took good risks and it paid off. We're excited for a strong week of practice leading up to our road match at Yale."

Doubles

After a forfeit on court No. 3 by St. John's, the RU grabbed an early 1-0 lead thanks to a 6-4 win from Karina Jumazhanova and Minchae Kim.

Singles

The Red Storm then defaulted on courts No. 5 & 6 putting the Scarlet Knights up 3-0.

Zuzanna Frankowska made quick work on court No. 3, winning 6-3 in straight sets to clinch the match for Rutgers.

Results

Doubles

    1. Mai Nguyen/Naomi Karki (Rutgers) vs. Alicia Gomez/Victoria Papadopoulo (St. John's) 4-4, unfinished
    2. Minchae Kim/Karina Jumazhanova (Rutgers) def. Sandra Dzhambazov/Giulia Bizzari (St. John's) 6-4
    3. No player/No player (Rutgers) def. No player/No player (St. John's), by default

Order of finish: 2

Singles 

    1. Mai Nguyen (Rutgers) vs. Charlotta Buss (St. John's) 7-5, 2-0, unfinished
    2. Zuzanna Frankowska (Rutgers) def. Alicia Gomez (St. John's) 6-3, 6-3
    3. Minchae Kim (Rutgers) vs. Sandra Dzhambazov (St. John's) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
    4. Zeynep Ilker (Rutgers) vs. Guilia Bizzari (St. John's) 3-6, 5-3, unfinished
    5. No player (Rutgers) def. No player (St. John's)
    6. No player (Rutgers) def. No player (St. John's)

Order of finish: 2

Next Up

The Scarlet Knights will go on the road to New Haven, Connecticut to take on the Yale Bulldogs at 12 p.m. on Sunday February 16.

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