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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Tennis Posts 6-1 Win Over Cornell
April 21, 2002 | Women's Tennis
April 21, 2002
PRINCETON, NJ - The Princeton women's tennis team closed out its 2002 season with a 6-1 win over Cornell on in Ivy League action on Sunday afternoon at Reis Tennis Center. The Tigers finish with a 9-9 record, including a 4-3 mark in Ivy action. The Big Red finished the season at 11-9 overall, 1-6 in Ivy play.
Princeton won two out of three doubles matches to take and early 1-0 lead in the match. The team of seniors Priya Bhupathi and Kristi Watson defeated Kate Sternberg and Laura Leigh Tallent 8-2 at second doubles, but the Big Red came away with wins in the other two pairings. Suzanne Wright and Akane Kokubo defeated Kavitha Krishnamurthy and Avantika Bhargava 8-4 at first doubles. Stephanie Berg and Alex Kobishyn's 9-8 (3) win over Nicole Chiu and Erika Takeuchi's clinched the point for the Tigers.
Princeton cruised in the singles competition, winning five out of six matches. Krishnamurthy, ranked #51 in the nation continued to dominate with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Wright at the number one position. Watson knocked off Tallent 6-4, 6-0 at second singles, while classmate Bhupathi defeated Kokubo 7-5, 6-0 at third singles. Stephanie Berg and Mateya McCoy each picked up identical 6-2, 6-3 wins at fourth and sixth singles respectively. Cornell's only point of the afternoon came with Piper Lucas' 6-3, 6-1 win over Jackie Arcario at fifth singles. Princeton 6, Cornell 1 Doubles 1. Suzanne Wright/Akane Kukubo def. Kavitha Krishnamurthy/Avantika Bhargava (P), 8-4
2. Priya Bhupathi/Kristi Watson (P) def. Kate Sternberg/Laura Leigh Tallent (C), 8-2
3. Alex Kobishyn/Stephanie Berg (P) def. Nicole Chiu/Erika Takeuchi (C), 9-8 (3)
Singles 1. #51 Krishnamurthy (P) def. Wright (C), 6-2, 6-1
2. Watson (P) def. Tallent (C), 6-4, 6-0
3. Bhupathi (P) def. Kokubo (C), 7-5, 6-0
4. Berg (P) def. Takeuchi (C), 6-2, 6-3
5. Piper Lucas (C) def. Jackie Arcario (P), 6-3, 6-1
6. Mateya McCoy (P) def. Sternberg (C), 6-2, 6-3