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Women's Tennis
at ITA All-American Championship
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Friday, February 10
Hanover, N.H./Boss Tennis Center
8:00 AM
Dartmouth College
3
vs
4
Princeton
Emily Zhou ’23
Photo by: Doug Austin
Dartmouth Edged by Princeton in ECAC Championship Opener
2/10/2023 2:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The match came down to a back-and-forth thriller on Court 4
HANOVER, N.H. — The Dartmouth women's tennis team dropped a narrow 4-3 decision to defending Ivy League champion Princeton in the opening match of the ECAC Championship on Friday morning at Alexis Boss Tennis Center.
After the Big Green earned the doubles point, the match came down to a marathon three-setter at No. 4 singles between Ujvala Jupalli and Princeton's Maia Sung. The Tigers moved into the winner's bracket after Sung claimed the third set in a tiebreaker.
Chidimma Okpara and Ashley Hess clinched the doubles point for Dartmouth on Court 1 after Brooke Hess and Katie Weber rolled to a 6-2 victory at the No. 2 position. Lexi Dewire and Emily Zhou held a 5-4 lead before doubles action stopped.
Princeton evened the score with All-American Daria Frayman's win over Okpara at No. 1 singles and Leena Bennetto followed suit on Court 3 to give the Tigers the advantage. Back-to-back wins by Emily Zhou (No. 5) and Ashley Hess (No. 2) had the Big Green on top once again with two matches yet to finish. Princeton needed to win both and did just that with a pair of three-set victories, including Sung's match-sealing triumph on Court 4.
Dartmouth will take on Cornell at 8 a.m. on Saturday to open Day 2 of the ECAC Championship.
Chidimma Okpara/Ashley Hess (Dartmouth) def. Daria Frayman/Eva Elbaz (Princeton), 6-3
Brooke Hess/Katie Weber (Dartmouth) def. Maia Sung/Grace Joyce (Princeton), 6-2
Emily Zhou/Lexi Dewire (Dartmouth) led Leena Bennetto/Zoe Howard (Princeton), 5-4 unfinished
Daria Frayman (Princeton) def. Chidimma Okpara (Dartmouth), 6-2, 6-2
Ashley Hess (Dartmouth) def. Neha Velaga (Princeton), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Leena Bennetto (Princeton) def. Katie Weber (Dartmouth), 6-1, 7-5
Maia Sung (Princeton) def. Ujvala Jupalli (Dartmouth), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)
Emily Zhou (Dartmouth) def. Grace Joyce (Princeton), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Eva Elbaz (Princeton) def. Lexi Dewire (Dartmouth), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
After the Big Green earned the doubles point, the match came down to a marathon three-setter at No. 4 singles between Ujvala Jupalli and Princeton's Maia Sung. The Tigers moved into the winner's bracket after Sung claimed the third set in a tiebreaker.
Chidimma Okpara and Ashley Hess clinched the doubles point for Dartmouth on Court 1 after Brooke Hess and Katie Weber rolled to a 6-2 victory at the No. 2 position. Lexi Dewire and Emily Zhou held a 5-4 lead before doubles action stopped.
Princeton evened the score with All-American Daria Frayman's win over Okpara at No. 1 singles and Leena Bennetto followed suit on Court 3 to give the Tigers the advantage. Back-to-back wins by Emily Zhou (No. 5) and Ashley Hess (No. 2) had the Big Green on top once again with two matches yet to finish. Princeton needed to win both and did just that with a pair of three-set victories, including Sung's match-sealing triumph on Court 4.
Dartmouth will take on Cornell at 8 a.m. on Saturday to open Day 2 of the ECAC Championship.
Chidimma Okpara/Ashley Hess (Dartmouth) def. Daria Frayman/Eva Elbaz (Princeton), 6-3
Brooke Hess/Katie Weber (Dartmouth) def. Maia Sung/Grace Joyce (Princeton), 6-2
Emily Zhou/Lexi Dewire (Dartmouth) led Leena Bennetto/Zoe Howard (Princeton), 5-4 unfinished
Daria Frayman (Princeton) def. Chidimma Okpara (Dartmouth), 6-2, 6-2
Ashley Hess (Dartmouth) def. Neha Velaga (Princeton), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Leena Bennetto (Princeton) def. Katie Weber (Dartmouth), 6-1, 7-5
Maia Sung (Princeton) def. Ujvala Jupalli (Dartmouth), 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(7-3)
Emily Zhou (Dartmouth) def. Grace Joyce (Princeton), 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
Eva Elbaz (Princeton) def. Lexi Dewire (Dartmouth), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
Daria Frayman / 0 [PRIN]
66
22
#2 Singles Match
123
Neha Velaga / 0 [PRIN]
563
746
#3 Singles Match
12
Leena Bennetto / 0 [PRIN]
67
15
#4 Singles Match
123
Maia Sung / 0 [PRIN]
467
646
#5 Singles Match
123
Grace Joyce / 0 [PRIN]
462
616
#6 Singles Match
123
Eva Elbaz / 0 [PRIN]
656
272
Order of Finish:
1,3,5,2,6,4
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