NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Dartmouth women's tennis team was defeated by No. 44 Columbia, 4-1, at the Dick Savitt Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Big Green dipped to 3-17 overall and 0-6 in Ivy League play, while the Lions improved to 14-4 and 3-3.
Dartmouth won the doubles point following victories at the No. 1 and 3 positions. Sophomore
Abigail Chiu and freshman
Nicole Conard were the first to finish with their 6-3 win at the top spot, and that was followed by a Lion win on court two. Play was close at the No. 3 position, but senior
Allison Chuang and freshman
Nina Paripovic walked away with a 7-5 win.
Columbia came out aggressively in singles, winning four straight matches in two sets to clinch the win.
The Green will conclude the 2018-19 season against Cornell on Saturday.
1) Chiu/Conard (Dartmouth) def. Bhan/Ferrari (Columbia), 6-3
2) Wan/Kevakian (Columbia) def. Lyn/Peng (Dartmouth), 6-4
3) Paripovic/Chuang (Dartmouth) def. Kerr/Sakar (Columbia), 7-5
Order of finish: 1,2,3
1) Lyn (Dartmouth) vs. Kerr (Columbia), DNF
2) Bhan (Columbia) def. Chiu (Dartmouth), 6-3, 6-3
3) Wan (Columbia) def. Paripovic (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-2
4) Sakar (Columbia) def. Peng (Dartmouth), 6-2, 6-3
5) Kevakian (Columbia) def. Guan (Dartmouth), 6-3, 6-2
6) McCann (Dartmouth) vs. Pollack (Dartmouth), DNF
Order of finish: 5,2,3,4