Big Green Edged at Cornell, 4-1

Sunday, April 16

Ithaca, N.Y.

1:00 pm

Dartmouth College

Cornell

Ujvala Jupalli women's tennis action versus Brown

Ujvala Jupalli ’25

Photo by: Doug Austin

4/16/2023 5:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

Ujvala Jupalli’s win at No. 4 singles represented Dartmouth’s lone point

By: Kyle Relf

ITHACA, N.Y. — Dartmouth battled back after dropping a narrow doubles point, but ultimately was handed a 4-1 loss by Cornell on Sunday afternoon at Reis Tennis Center.

Brooke Hess and Katie Weber emerged victorious at No. 2 doubles and Chidimma Okpara and Ashley Hess nearly clinched the point in favor of the Big Green, but lost the tiebreaker after a closely contested battle on the top court.

Dartmouth fought back with Jupalli's two-set triumph at No. 4 singles, bringing the score to 2-1, but Cornell eventually clinched the 4-1 win on Court 1. Lexi Dewire claimed the first set at the No. 6 position and was leading the second set, 5-3, when the match was clinched. Brooke Hess was leading in the second set at No. 5 after dropping the first.

With Sunday's loss marking the end of a three-match road stretch, Dartmouth returns home on Saturday, April 22 to face Princeton at 1 p.m. The Big Green will honor the seniors the following day when they host Penn, also slated for 1 p.m.

Alexandra Savu/Fatima El Ashram (Cornell) def. Chidimma Okpara/Ashley Hess (Dartmouth), 7-6 (7-4)
Brooke Hess/Katie Weber (Dartmouth) def. Lan Mi/Lauren Stein (Cornell), 6-4
Emma Baker/Gia Graziano (Cornell) def. Emily Zhou/Lexi Dewire (Dartmouth), 6-0

Lan Mi (Cornell) def. Chidimma Okpara (Dartmouth), 6-1, 6-3
Lauren Stein (Cornell) def. Ashley Hess (Dartmouth), 6-0, 6-1
Emma Baker (Cornell) def. Emily Zhou (Dartmouth), 6-1, 6-0
Ujvala Jupalli (Dartmouth) def. Alexandra Savu (Cornell), 6-3, 6-3
Fatima El Ashram (Cornell) vs. Brooke Hess (Dartmouth), 6-2, 2-5 unfinished
Lexi Dewire (Dartmouth) vs. Tanya Fan (Cornell), 6-1, 5-3 unfinished