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Princeton University Athletics
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LSU Invitational
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Fall Season Comes to a Close for Women's Tennis Team
November 13, 2016 | Women's Tennis
Play at the LSU Invitational and for the fall season closed Sunday in Baton Rouge for the Princeton women's tennis team with the Tigers taking two of six matches against players from Rice.
Sivan Krems and Caroline Joyce were winners in Sunday's play. On the weekend, Princeton had three wins over ranked opponents, with Tiffany Chen defeating No. 38 Jessica Golovin of LSU, Clare McKee defeating No. 107 Abby Owens of LSU, and Gaby Pollner and Katrine Steffensen defeating No. 54 Katherine Ip and Priya Niezgoda of Rice, 6-3.
Princeton's Sunday results are below. The Tigers will be back in competition for the dual-match season beginning in late January.
Singles
(58) Wendy Zhang (Rice) def. Katrine Steffensen (Princeton), 6-4, 6-3
Sivan Krems (Princeton) def. Fernanda Astete (Rice), 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4
Caroline Joyce (Princeton) def. Lindsey Hodge (Rice), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Alison Ho (Rice) def. Tiffany Chen (Princeton), 5-7, 6-2, 7-6(4)
Savannah Durkin (Rice) vs. Clare McKee (Princeton), 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
Priya Niezgoda (Rice) def. Gaby Pollner (Princeton) 6-4, 6-1