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Women's Tennis Falls at Yale, 5-2
April 08, 2006 | Women's Tennis
April 8, 2006
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale women's tennis team used strong play at the top of its singles lineup to defeat Princeton, 5-2, in an Ivy League match Saturday afternoon in Connecticut.
Yale (6-7, 1-1 Ivy) won the top four singles matches, including tight matches at Nos. 4 and 2. At No. 4, Ashley Miles won the first set in a tiebreak and the second set by a 7-5 score over Christine Kansky. At No. 2, Aimee Kim won by scores of 6-4 and 6-4 over Jessica Siebel.
Princeton (7-8, 1-2 Ivy) got singles wins at both No. 5 and No. 6. At No. 5, Alison Hashmall lost just one game in a domination of Lilian Nguyen. At No. 6, Joanna Roth won in a tiebreak in the first set and defeated Christine Alford in the second set.
Yale took the doubles point by winning tight matches by 8-6 scores at Nos. 2 and 3. At No. 1 doubles, Siebel and King had a strong 8-2 win over Olivia Nix and Rashmee Patil.
The Tigers host Dartmouth and Harvard next weekend.
Yale 5, Princeton 2
April 8, 2006
New Haven, Conn.
Doubles (Yale wins doubles point)
1: Jessica Siebel/Ivana King, P, def. Olivia Nix/Rashmee Patil, Y, 8-2
2: Aimee Kim/Christina Cutter, Y, def. Darcy Robertson/Joanna Roth, P, 8-6
3: Lindsey Dashiell/Janet Kim, Y, def. Rankin Williams/Christine Kansky, P, 8-6
Singles
1: Patil, Y, def. Robertson, P, 6-4, 6-1
2: A. Kim, Y, def. Siebel, P, 6-4, 6-4
3: J. Kim, Y, def. King, P, 6-2, 6-4
4: Ashley Miles, Y, def. Kansky, P, 7-6 (4), 7-5
5: Alison Hashmall, P, def. Lilian Nguyen, Y, 6-1, 6-0 6: Roth, P, def. Christine Alford, Y, 7-6, 6-2