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Women's Tennis Drops Close One at Penn State, 4-3
February 26, 2006 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 26, 2006
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State's tight win at No. 2 doubles proved to be the difference Sunday as the Nittany Lions defeated the Princeton women's tennis team, 4-3, in a match played indoors at the PSU Tennis Center.
The Tigers nearly came from well behind to win the doubles point, with the No. 1 team of Darcy Robertson and Joanna Roth winning five straight games to take that match 9-7, but Penn State's Jenny Shular and Andrea Niculescu staved off several break points against Jessica Siebel and Laura Trimble at 6-6 before winning that match 8-6.
Princeton (4-3) would fall behind 3-0 overall before making a charge. At No. 6 singles, Kelly Stewart defeated Dorothy Dohanics 7-5 and 6-4, and Siebel then came back from a set down to win at No. 2 over Niculescu to make it 3-2.
Trimble then played a tight first set against Shular at No. 5, but fell 6-4 and 6-3 as the Nittany Lions clinched the match. Robertson got a win at No. 1 for Princeton, defeating Sasha Abraham 6-4 and 6-4.
The Tigers play at Maryland next Sunday morning.
Penn State 4, Princeton 3
Doubles
1. Darcy Robertson/Joanna Roth (PRINCETON) def. Abraham/Holzberg (Penn State) 9-7
2. Shular/Niculescu (Penn State) def. Jessica Siebel/Laura Trimble (PRINCETON) 8-6
3. Dohanics/BeVard (Penn State) def. Christine Kansky/Rankin Williams (PRINCETON) 8-3
Penn State leads 1-0. Order: 3,1,2*
Singles
1. Darcy Robertson (PRINCETON) def. Sasha Abraham (Penn State) 6-4, 6-4 2. Jessica Siebel (PRINCETON) def. Andreea Niculescu (Penn State) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Katelyn BeVard (Penn State) def. Christine Kansky (PRINCETON) 6-1, 6-3
4. Lauren Holzberg (Penn State) def. Joanna Roth (PRINCETON) 6-3, 6-3
5. Jenny Shular (Penn State) def. Laura Trimble (PRINCETON) 6-4, 6-3
6. Kelly Stewart (PRINCETON) def. Dorothy Dohanics (Penn State) 7-5, 6-4
Order: 3,4,6,2,5*,1
*=clincher