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Posted: Feb 22, 2025

#12 Tartans Sweep Denison and Otterbein

#12 Tartans Sweep Denison and Otterbein
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Team Stats
Doubles
  • Zoe Angell / Anna Chow def. Peyton Oda / Maia Nowicki 6-3
  • Divya Venkatarama / Rachel Li def. Charlotte Johns / Caroline Lopez 6-3
  • Shelly Zinchenko / Anika Joshi def. Dasha Chistyakova / Caroline Kittle 7-6 (7-3)
Singles
  • Sarah Yang def. Peyton Oda 6-3, 6-2
  • Shelly Zinchenko def. Charlotte Johns 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-4
  • Divya Venkatarama def. Caitlin VanWinkle 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4
  • Victoria Gazda def. Dasha Chistyakova 6-4, 6-1
  • Manuela Van Cotthem def. Caroline Kittle 6-2, 6-4
  • Joycie Lu def. Caroline Lopez 6-1, 6-1
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Zoe Angell / Anna Chow def. Erin Storrer / Lillia Walter 6-1
  • Anika Joshi / Rachel Li def. Olivia Eckels / Daniela De Mata 6-0
  • Ainika Hou / Victoria Gazda def. Breanna Ball / Taryn Simmers 6-0
Singles
  • Shelly Zinchenko def. Erin Storrer 6-2, 6-2
  • Victoria Gazda def. Lillia Walter 6-2, 6-2
  • Zoe Angell def. Daniela De Mata 6-1, 6-2
  • Manuela Van Cotthem def. Olivia Eckels 6-3, 6-0
  • Joycie Lu def. Cassady Shough 6-0, 6-2
  • Anika Joshi def. Breanna Ball 6-2, 6-0

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – The 12th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team hosted 25th-ranked Denison University and Otterbein University on Saturday, February 22. The Tartans swept through both teams, winning 7-0, in both matches to move to 5-0 for the season.

Against Denison

  • The Tartans took the doubles point after junior Divya Venkatarama and freshman Rachel Li won 6-3 at second doubles and senior Zoe Angell and junior Anna Chow won 6-3 at first doubles.
  • As singles was played on three courts, the Tartans added to their lead after senior Sarah Yang won 6-3, 6-2 at first singles and Venkatarama and freshman Shelly Zinchenko rallied from first set losses to win.
  • Venkatarama won 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4 in the third position while Zinchenko won 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-4 in the second position.
  • Freshman Joycie Lu then won 6-1, 6-1 at sixth singles ahead of freshman Victoria Gazda at fourth singles (6-4, 6-1) and junior Manuela Van Cottem at fifth singles (6-2, 6-4).

Against Otterbein

  • Gazda paired with sophomore Ainika Hou to win 6-0 at third doubles with Li winning her second doubles match of the day by pairing with junior Anika Joshi at the second position to win 6-0.
  • Angell and Chow also won for the second time on the day with a 6-1 finish at first doubles.
  • Angell, Gazda, and Zinchenko earned victories at third, second, and first singles, respectively to seal the win.
  • Van Cotthem and Lu also won their second matches of the day with Van Cotthem winning 6-3, 6-0 at fourth singles and Lu winning 6-0, 6-2 at fifth singles.
  • Joshi took a victory at sixth singles, 6-2, 6-0.

Up Next

The Tartans will head to Florida for spring break and face the University of Mary and Saginaw Valley on Monday, March 3 to start the seven-match tour.