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Posted: Apr 20, 2023

#14 Tartans Open Play at UAA Championship With a 5-3 Setback to #17 WashU

#14 Tartans Open Play at UAA Championship With a 5-3 Setback to #17 WashU
Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Karen Gao / Eliana Hanna (WASHUW)
def. Crystal Zhou / Danna Taylor (CMUW)
8-2
Manuela Van Cotthem / Divya Venkatarama (CMUW)
def. Katherine Johnston / Amber Edmonds (WASHUW)
8-6
Ainsley Heidbreder / Nina Moravek (WASHUW)
def. Zoe Angell / Anna Chow (CMUW)
8-7 (7-3)
Singles
Sarah Yang (CMUW)
def. Karen Gao (WASHUW)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Danna Taylor (CMUW)
def. Eliana Hanna (WASHUW)
6-2, 6-3
Crystal Zhou (CMUW)
def. Nina Moravek (WASHUW)
7-6 (7-4), 6-2
Katherine Johnston (WASHUW)
def. Manuela Van Cotthem (CMUW)
6-3, 6-2
Amber Edmonds (WASHUW)
def. Divya Venkatarama (CMUW)
6-4, 7-5
Sophia Huynh (WASHUW)
def. Anika Joshi (CMUW)
6-1, 5-7, 6-0

(ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla.) - The 14th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team opened University Athletic Association (UAA) play on Thursday at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Florida, with a 5-3 setback to 17th-ranked Washington University in St. Louis. The Tartans moved to 17-6 overall while the Bears are now 3-6.

Inside the Results:

  • The Tartans number two pair of freshmen Manuela Van Cotthem and Divya Venkatarama knotted the score at 1-1 with an 8-6 victory.
  • A tiebreaker was forced at third doubles by sophomore Zoe Angell and freshman Anna Chow before dropping an 8-7 (3) match as the Cardinal and Gray trailed 2-1 heading into singles play.
  • Junior Danna Taylor claimed the first singles point winning 6-2, 6-2 in the second spot.
  • After WashU won for singles, sophomore Crystal Zhou tied the score at 3-all with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory at three.
  • The Bears then took the next two points to seal the win.

Next Up

  • The Tartans will now play 31st-ranked Brandeis University in the consolation semifinals at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, April 21.