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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Tennis Falls To Pepperdine, 6-1
March 18, 2002 | Women's Tennis
March 18, 2002
Malibu, CA - The women's tennis team opened it spring trip with a 6-1 loss at Pepperdine on Saturday afternoon at Ralph-Straus Tennis Center. The defeat drops Princeton to 2-4, while Pepperdine improves to 4-10.
Pepperdine won two out of the three doubles matches to take the opening point. Priya Bhupathi and Kristi Watson handed Pepperdine's Alexsandra Kujawska and Karin Schlapbach an 8-5 loss at second doubles. Avantika Bhargava and Kavitha Krishnamurthy dropped an 8-5 decision at first doubles and Stephanie Berg and Alex Kobishyn fell 9-8 (4) in a tight match at third doubles.
Berg provided for Princeton's only singles point with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Anna Anderson at fourth singles.
Pepperdine (6) vs. Princeton (1) at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center, Malibu, California
SINGLES --- Charlotte Vernaz (PEP) d. Kavitha Krishnamurthy, 6-4, 6-4 Alexsandra Kujawska (PEP) d. Kristi Watson, 6-2, 6-2 Karin Schlapbach (PEP) d. Priya Bhupathi, 6-2, 6-3 Stephanie Berg (PRI) d. Anna Andersson, 6-4, 6-1 Monika Horvath (PEP) d. Mateya McCoy, 6-1, 6-3 Veronika Koksova (PEP) d. Kristen Carlin, 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES -- Koksova / Vernaz (PEP) d. Avantika Bhargava / Krishnamurthy, 8-5 Bhupathi / Watson (PRI) d. Kujawska / Schlapabach, 8-5 Andersson / Horvath (PEP) d. Berg / Alex Kobishyn, 9-8 (4)
Princeton: 2-4 Pepperdine: 4-10