#6 Women's Tennis Bounce Back With 5-4 Win Over #10 Redlands
Mar. 12 – (CLAREMONT, Calif.) – After falling to #25 Bowdoin Tuesday, the Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team, ranked sixth, bounced back with a 5-4 victory over #10 Redlands. The win moves the Tartans record to 10-3 winning ten of their last eleven matches, as Redlands fall for the second time this season moving their overall record to 6-2.
The Tartan duo of sophomore
Alisa Liebowitz (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills) and freshman
Brooke Loar (Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington) looked very sharp at third doubles winning 8-3 over Natalie Krzmarzick and Kaleena Wakamatsu giving Carnegie Mellon an early 2-1 lead following doubles play.
Freshman
Jennifer Chui (Saratoga, Calif./Monta Vista) recorded a straight set victory at second singles following her 8-5 win at first doubles with senior teammate
Amy Staloch (Midland, Mich./H.H. Dow). The Cardinal and Gray freshman continued to shine to, as
Kelly Hart (Montecito, Calif./Santa Barbara) had a clutch performance winning a three-set match at third singles over Katie Bell to closeout the victory for the Tartans.
Carnegie Mellon 5, Redlands 4
Singles:
#1 Rachel Miller def. Amy Staloch (CMU) 1-6, 7-6, 7-5
#2 Jennifer Chui (CMU) def. Paige Sumida 6-4, 6-4
#3 Kelly Hart (CMU) def. Katie Bell 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
#4 Whitney Waters def. Brooke Loar (CMU) 6-4, 6-2
#5 Kaleena Wakamatsu def. Alisa Liebowitz (CMU) 6-4, 6-3
#6 Ashley Herrick (CMU) def. Victoria Damiani 6-2, 6-3
Doubles:
#1 Staloch/Chui (CMU) def. Waters/Sumida 8-5
#2 Sara Yoshinaga/Miller def. Herrick/Hart (CMU) 8-6
#3 Loar/Liebowitz (CMU) def. Wakamatsu/Natalie Krzmarzick 8-3
Carnegie Mellon 1, Bowdoin 6
Singles:
#1 Amy Staloch def. Sarah D'Elia (CMU) 6-1, 6-0
#2 Kristin Raymond def. Jennifer Chui (CMU) 6-0, 6-2
#3 Brett Davis def. Kelly Hart (CMU) 6-2, 6-2
#4 Kaitlyn Raymond def. Alisa Liebowitz (CMU) 6-3, 6-4
#5 Rachel Waldman def. Brooke Loar (CMU) 6-2, 6-3
#6 Liz Pedowitz def. Ashley Herrick (CMU) 3-6, 7-6, 6-4
Doubles:
#1 D'Elia/Kristin Raymond def. Staloch/Chui (CMU) 8-5
