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Minnesota Finishes Regular Season with a Win
4/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Tennis
Minneapolis, Minn. - The University captured a 6-1 victory over Rutgers Sunday in their final regular season match of the season.
The Gophers finish the regular season with a 13-11 overall record and a 5-6 record in the Big Ten Conference.
Doubles
The Maroon and Gold started off the day with a 6-1 victory from Tina Kreinis and Annemarie Emme when they defeated Chloe Lee and Ksenija Tihomirova in the No. 2 spot. The pair is now 4-2 in dual matches.
The No. 3 spot saw Caroline Ryba and Cammy Frei fall 6-2 to Jacqueline Cochrane and Farris Cunningham. The Gophers clinched the doubles point when Caitlyn Merzbacher and Mehvish Safdar defeated Mingxiu Du and Katherine Muzik 6-4 in the No. 1 spot.
The duo of Merzbacher and Safdar will finish the regular season with 12 overall wins and nine dual match victories.
Singles
Ryba made it 2-0 for the Gophers when she defeated Du 6-1, 6-3 in the No. 1 spot. The junior is 20-12 overall, 14-7 in dual matches and riding a five-match win streak.
Next to finish was Maja Vujic in the No. 3 spot. The senior defeated Lee 6-2, 6-2 for her 10th dual match victory of the spring.
It was 3-1 after Cammy Frei fell 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 6 spot to Cunningham but the Gophers clinched the win when Kreinis defeated Tihomirova in the No. 2 spot. Kreinis won the first set 6-3 then fell 0-6 in the second set. She rebounded with a 6-4 third set to clinch the victory. The freshman is 21-14 overall and 14-8 in dual matches.
Annemarie Emme extended the Gophers lead when she defeated Muzik 5-7, 7-5, 10-8 in the No. 4 spot. Emme has 10 overall wins and six dual match victories.
Camila Vargas Gomez finished off the Minnesota victory with a 6-5, 0-6, 6-3 win over Cochrane in the No. 5 spot. Vargas Gomez will finish the regular season with a 21-12 overall record and a 13-8 dual match record.
Up Next
The Gophers are the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. They will take on Nebraska in Champaign, Ill April 27 with the match scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. central time.
You can follow all of the action this year on the Minnesota Women's Tennis Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Minnesota 6, Rutgers 1
Apr 23, 2017 at Piscataway, N.J. (RU Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Caroline Ryba (MINN) def. Du, Mingxiu (RU) 6-1, 6-3
2. Tina Kreinis (MINN) def. Tihomirova, Ksenija (RU) 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
3. Maja Vujic (MINN) def. Lee, Chloe (RU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Annemarie Emme (MINN) def. Muzik, Katherine (RU) 5-7, 7-5, 10-8
5. Camila Vargas Gomez (MINN) def. Cochrane, Jacqueline (RU) 6-5, 0-6, 6-3
6. Cunningham, Farris (RU) def. Cammy Frei (MINN) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Caitlyn Merzbacher/Mehvish Safdar (MINN) def. Du, Mingxiu/Muzik, Katherine (RU) 6-4
2. Tina Kreinis/Annemarie Emme (MINN) def. Lee, Chloe/Tihomirova, Ksenija (RU) 6-1
3. Cochrane, Jacqueline/Cunningham, Farris (RU) def. Caroline Ryba/Cammy Frei (MINN) 6-2
Match Notes
Minnesota 13-11 (5-6 Big Ten)
Rutgers 8-13 (2-9 Big Ten)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,3,6,2,4,5)
