Princeton Knocks Off Rutgers, in Women's Tennis Action

March 28, 2001

Piscataway, N.J. - PISCATAWAY, NJ (March 28, 2001) - The Princeton University women's tennis team captured five of six singles matches, as well as the doubles point, to defeat Rutgers, 6-1, today in Piscataway. With the win, Princeton is now 2-4 and Rutgers falls to 6-11.

The lone RU win of the day came at fourth singles, as junior Amanda Travlos upended Princeton's Avanti Bhargava in three sets. Travlos dropped the first set, 4-6, but rallied to take the second 6-3 and third 11-9.

Sophomore Jennifer Hellier was the only other Scarlet Knight to win a set, falling to Princeton's Priya Bhupathi at second singles, 6-2, 2-6, 7-10.

This victory follows a tough match up against UAB in which the Tigers lost 6-1.Princeton will host Virginia Commonwealth University on Sunday April 1, 2001

Singles

1 Kristi Watson (P) def. Carissa Sommerlad (RU) 6-2, 6-3
2 Priya Bhupathi (P) def. Jennifer Hellier (RU) 2-6, 6-2, 10-7
3 Anne Coates (P) def. Kristin Shaughnessy (RU) 6-2, 6-1
4 Amanda Travlos (RU) def. Vanti Bhargava (P) 4-6, 6-3, 11-9
5 Mateya McCoy (P) def. Andrea Weckstein (RU) 6-1, 6-1
6 Jackie Arcario (P) def. Hsin Ling Lee (RU) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles

1 Watson/McCoy (P) def. Shaughnessy/Travlos (RU) 8-6
2 Bhupathi/Bhargava (P) def. Sommerlad/Weckstein (RU) 8-2
3 Coates/Alex Kobishyn (P) def. Hellier/Lee (RU) 9-7

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