Four More From Women's Tennis Earn Spot at ITA Super Regional

Sunday, October 3

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Four More From Women's Tennis Earn Spot at ITA Super Regional

October 03, 2021 | Women's Tennis

Tournament Central

PHILADELPHIA – The Princeton University women's tennis team ended the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeastern Regional Championship on a high note Sunday at the Clay Hamlin Tennis Center in Penn Park.

The Tigers won five out of five matches, and four singles players and one doubles duo earned a spot at the ITA Super Regional; senior Stephanie Schrage, sophomore Maia Sung, sophomore Neha Velaga and freshman Leena Bennetto in singles, along with Sung and Bennetto in doubles. They will join senior No 101. Brianna Shvets, junior Daria Frayman, sophomore Zoe Howard and freshman Victoria Hu in singles along with Frayman and junior Grace Joyce in doubles as Tigers confirmed to play at the ITA Super Regional beginning on Friday, October 15.

In doubles, Sung and Bennetto overcame Eileen Wang and Gavriella Smith of Pennsylvania, 8-2.

In singles, Schrage earned a 6-1, 6-2 win over Hsin Shih of Buffalo and Sung defeated Vineetha Mummadi of Temple, 6-1, 6-2. Bennetto took down Temple's Ting-Chieh Wei, 6-2, 6-2, and Velaga had a 6-4, 6-3 win Miyuka Kimoto of Syracuse.

Results
Friday, October 1
Doubles
Maia Sung/Leena Bennetto (PRIN) def. Victoria Erechtchenko/Elinor Storkaas (LIU) 8-5

Saturday, October 2
Doubles
Maia Sung/Leena Bennetto (PRIN) def. Chloe Brown/Daria Cardenas (RU) 8-3

Singles
Stephanie Schrage (PRIN) def. Victoria Erechtchenko (LIU) 6-0, 6-7 (5), 10-8
Stephanie Schrage (PRIN) def. Saige Roshkoff (PENN) 3-6, 6-2, 10-8
Maia Sung (PRIN) def. Allyce Gaborik (LU) 6-1, 6-2
Maia Sung (PRIN) def. Deniz Comlek (UB) 4-6, 7-6, 10-6
Leena Bennetto (PRIN) def. Jaida Borg (NU) 6-4, 6-1
Leena Bennetto (PRIN) def. Renata Lombera (DU) 6-0, 6-1
Neha Velaga (PRIN) def. Marta Bettinelli (FDU) 6-0, 6-1
Neha Velaga (PRIN) def. Sofiya Kuzina (LIU) 7-5, 6-3
Grace Joyce (PRIN) def. Gabriella Akopyan (UB) 6-2, 6-4
Chloe Brown (RU) def. Grace Joyce 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
Michelle Sorokko (PRIN) def. Daria Cardenas (RU) 6-0, 6-3
Pia Schwarz (UB) def. Michelle Sorokko (PRIN) 6-1, 7-4

Sunday, October 3
Doubles
Maia Sung/Leena Bennetto (PRIN) def. Eileen Wang/Gavriella Smith (PENN) 8-2

Singles
Stephanie Schrage (PRIN) def. Hsin Shih (UB) 6-1, 6-0
Maia Sung (PRIN) def. Vineetha Mummadi (TU) 6-1, 6-2
Leena Bennetto (PRIN) def. Ting-Chieh Wei (TU) 6-2, 6-2
Neha Velaga (PRIN) def. Miyuka Kimoto (SU) 6-4, 6-3

Up Next
Senior No. 102 Brianna Shvets along with sophomore Zoe Howard and freshman Victoria Hu will play at the ITA All-American Championships in the qualifying singles draw tomorrow in Charleston, South Carolina.