Sunday, April 24
Princeton, N.J.
1:00 PM
Princeton University
4
vs
0
Columbia
Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Three-Peat! Women’s Tennis Wins Outright 2022 Ivy League Championship
April 24, 2022 | Women's Tennis
PRINCETON, N.J. – For the third consecutive season and the 16th time in program history, the No. 49 Princeton University women's tennis team are Ivy League Champions after defeating No. 56 Columbia University, 4-0, Sunday afternoon at the Lenz Tennis Center.
Finishing with a 6-1 record in Ivy play, the Ivy title was Head Coach Laura Granville's sixth, as she also guided the Tigers to a three-peat from 2014-2016.
Prior to the match, a ceremony was held honoring the Tigers' Class of 2022; Brianna Shvets, Nathalie Rodilosso, and Stephanie Schrage.
The Tigers got off to a strong start, winning the doubles point. The team of Grace Joyce and Maia Sung overcame Akanksha Bhan and Anna Zhan at No. 1, 6-2, and Neha Velaga and Skyler Grishuk downed Jennifer Kerr and Shivani Amineni, 6-4, at No. 2
In singles, Velaga earned a 6-4, 6-2, triumph at No. 2 over Zhang, No. 47 Victoria Hu dispatched Kerr 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3, and No. 78 Shvets upended Sakar at No. 4, 6-2, 7-5.
Results
Doubles
Singles
Up Next
The Tigers will await their opponent and location for the NCAA Tournament during the selection show Monday, May 2, at 6:30 p.m. ET. The selection show will be streamed on NCAA.com.
Finishing with a 6-1 record in Ivy play, the Ivy title was Head Coach Laura Granville's sixth, as she also guided the Tigers to a three-peat from 2014-2016.
Prior to the match, a ceremony was held honoring the Tigers' Class of 2022; Brianna Shvets, Nathalie Rodilosso, and Stephanie Schrage.
A Sensational Senior Send-Off.
— Princeton Tennis (@PrincetonTennis) April 24, 2022
Brianna Shvets, Nathalie Rodilosso, and Stephanie Schrage ended senior day with another Ivy Championship to their names! pic.twitter.com/oNxod72tHU
The Tigers got off to a strong start, winning the doubles point. The team of Grace Joyce and Maia Sung overcame Akanksha Bhan and Anna Zhan at No. 1, 6-2, and Neha Velaga and Skyler Grishuk downed Jennifer Kerr and Shivani Amineni, 6-4, at No. 2
In singles, Velaga earned a 6-4, 6-2, triumph at No. 2 over Zhang, No. 47 Victoria Hu dispatched Kerr 6-4, 6-3 at No. 3, and No. 78 Shvets upended Sakar at No. 4, 6-2, 7-5.
Results
Doubles
- Grace Joyce/Maia Sung (PRIN) def. Akanksha Bhan/Anna Zhang (CU) 6-2
- Neha Velaga/Skyler Grishuk (PRIN) def. Jennifer Kerr/Shivani Amineni (CU) 6-4
- Daria Frayman/Nathalie Rodilosso (PRIN) vs. Winta Tewolde/Sophia Strugnell (CU) 5-4, UF
Singles
- No. 3 Daria Frayman (PRIN) vs. No. 112 Akanksha Bhan (CU) 6-3, 4-5, UF
- Neha Velaga (PRIN) def. Anna Zhang (CU) 6-4, 6-2
- No. 47 Victoria Hu (PRIN) def. Jennifer Kerr (CU) 6-4, 6-3
- No. 78 Brianna Shvets (PRIN) def. Melissa Sakar (CU) 6-2, 7-5
- Zoe Howard (PRIN) vs. Julia Haynes (CU) 6-1, 6-5, UF
- Maia Sung (PRIN) vs. Shivani Amineni (CU) 3-6, 5-1, UF
Up Next
The Tigers will await their opponent and location for the NCAA Tournament during the selection show Monday, May 2, at 6:30 p.m. ET. The selection show will be streamed on NCAA.com.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
123
Akanksha Bhan / 0 (112/-) [COL]
35UF
64UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Anna Zhang / 0 [COL]
42
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Jennifer Kerr / 0 [COL]
43
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Melissa Sakar / 0 [COL]
25
67
#5 Singles Match
123
Julia Haynes / 0 [COL]
15UF
66UF
#6 Singles Match
123
Shivani Amineni / 0 [COL]
61UF
35UF
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