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Minnesota Drops Tight 4-3 Match to UPenn
3/5/2024 7:12:00 PM | Tennis
TAMPA, FLA. - On Tuesday, the University of Minnesota tennis program fell to the University of Pennsylvania in a 4-3 neutral court match at IMG Academy. This marks two straight one-point losses for the Golden Gophers, after they fell to Denver in a 4-3 match at home on Sunday. Minnesota drops to a 7-5 record on the season.
Penn put the first point on the board after winning the doubles round. The Quakers took matches in spots 1 and 2 to open things up, with the Gophers' No. 3 Sofia Pizzoni and Zeyneb Sarioglan notching the only doubles win for Minnesota on the day.
In the singles round, Minnesota fought back but fell just short, going 3-3. Penn's Esha Velaga opened the round with a 6-3, 6-4 win over No. 1 Mia Liepert. No. 2 Aiva Schmitz put the Gophers on the board with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Eileen Wang. Penn would eventually clinch the overall match after Gavriella Smith defeated No. 3 Emma Belluomini 7(7)-6(2).
Results
Doubles
1. Esha Velaga/Gavriella Smith (PENN) def. Aiva Schmitz/Sofia Pinto (MINN) 6-0.
2. Eileen Wang/Sabine Rutlauka (PENN) def. Mia Liepert/Emma Belluomini (MINN) 6-4.
3. Sofia Pizzoni/Zeyneb Sarioglan (MINN) def. Maya Urata/Sasha Motlagh (PENN) 6-3.
Singles
1. Esha Velaga (PENN) def. Mia Liepert (MINN) 6-3, 6-4.
2. Aiva Schmitz (MINN) def. Eileen Wang (PENN) 6-3, 6-3.
3. Gavriella Smith (PENN) def. Emma Belluomini (MINN) 7(7)-6(2), 6-4.
4. Sofia Pinto (MINN) def. Liza Tkachenko (PENN) 6-3, 6-2.
5. Sofia Pizzoni (MINN) def. Saige Roshkoff (PENN) 6(7)-7(9), 6-2, 6-1.
6. Maya Urata (PENN) def. Zeyneb Sarioglan (MINN) 6-3, 6-3.
Order of Finish:
Doubles: (1, 2, 3)
Singles: (1, 2, 4, 6, 3, 5)
Next Up
The Gophers will make their Big Ten season debut on March 9 when the program travels to face Indiana. Then, on March 10, the team will head to West Lafayette, Ind. to match up against Purdue.
Penn put the first point on the board after winning the doubles round. The Quakers took matches in spots 1 and 2 to open things up, with the Gophers' No. 3 Sofia Pizzoni and Zeyneb Sarioglan notching the only doubles win for Minnesota on the day.
In the singles round, Minnesota fought back but fell just short, going 3-3. Penn's Esha Velaga opened the round with a 6-3, 6-4 win over No. 1 Mia Liepert. No. 2 Aiva Schmitz put the Gophers on the board with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Eileen Wang. Penn would eventually clinch the overall match after Gavriella Smith defeated No. 3 Emma Belluomini 7(7)-6(2).
Results
Doubles
1. Esha Velaga/Gavriella Smith (PENN) def. Aiva Schmitz/Sofia Pinto (MINN) 6-0.
2. Eileen Wang/Sabine Rutlauka (PENN) def. Mia Liepert/Emma Belluomini (MINN) 6-4.
3. Sofia Pizzoni/Zeyneb Sarioglan (MINN) def. Maya Urata/Sasha Motlagh (PENN) 6-3.
Singles
1. Esha Velaga (PENN) def. Mia Liepert (MINN) 6-3, 6-4.
2. Aiva Schmitz (MINN) def. Eileen Wang (PENN) 6-3, 6-3.
3. Gavriella Smith (PENN) def. Emma Belluomini (MINN) 7(7)-6(2), 6-4.
4. Sofia Pinto (MINN) def. Liza Tkachenko (PENN) 6-3, 6-2.
5. Sofia Pizzoni (MINN) def. Saige Roshkoff (PENN) 6(7)-7(9), 6-2, 6-1.
6. Maya Urata (PENN) def. Zeyneb Sarioglan (MINN) 6-3, 6-3.
Order of Finish:
Doubles: (1, 2, 3)
Singles: (1, 2, 4, 6, 3, 5)
Next Up
The Gophers will make their Big Ten season debut on March 9 when the program travels to face Indiana. Then, on March 10, the team will head to West Lafayette, Ind. to match up against Purdue.
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