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Robertson's Three-Set Win Gives Tigers 4-3 Victory over Penn State
February 11, 2007 | Women's Tennis
The Princeton women's tennis team earned a thrilling 4-3 win over Penn State Sunday at Jadwin Gym when senior Darcy Robertson won a third-set tiebreak at No. 3 singles in the final match of the day.
Robertson and Penn State's Lauren Holzberg split sets, with Holzberg winning a second-set tiebreak to extend the match. With the team match tied 3-3, Robertson won the third-set tiebreak by a 7-5 score to clinch the match for the Tigers (2-2).
Penn State had tied the match at 3-3 when Jenny Shular won a third-set tiebreak to win the No. 4 singles match against Princeton's Blakely Ashley.
The Tigers took the doubles point with wins at both Nos. 1 and 2. Robertson and freshman Sarah Huah clinched the point for Princeton with an 8-2 win at No. 2 over Sarah Lotto and Andreea Niculescu.
Princeton then took a 3-1 lead early in singles play when Ivana King lost just two games in a win over Sasha Abraham at No. 2 and Melissa Saiontz defeated Niculescu by scores of 6-2 and 7-5 in the No. 1 match.
The Tigers play at Wisconsin next weekend.
Princeton 4, Penn State 3
Jadwin Gym
Feb. 11, 2007
Doubles
1. Ivana King/Melissa Saiontz (Princeton) def. Sasha Abraham/Lauren McCarthy (Penn State) 8-2
2. Darcy Robertson/Sarah Huah (Princeton) def. Sarah Lotto/Andreea Niculescu (Penn State) 8-3
3. Jenny Shular/Lauren Holzberg (Penn State) def. Blakely Ashley/Kristen Scott (Princeton) 8-6
Princeton leads 1-0. Order: 1,2,3
Singles
1. Saiontz (Princeton) def. Niculescu (Penn State) 6-2, 7-5
2. King (Princeton) def. Abraham (Penn State) 6-2, 6-0
3. Robertson (Princeton) def. Holzberg (Penn State) 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-6(5)
4. Shular (Penn State) def. Ashley (Princeton) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(5)
5. Dorothy Dohanics (Penn State) def. Huah (Princeton) 6-0, 6-4
6. McCarthy (Penn State) def. Kelly Stewart (Princeton) 6-0, 6-3
Order 2,6,1,5,4,3*