The Sunshine State was very warm and welcoming to the Princeton women’s tennis team this weekend.
Princeton, ranked 34th this week, defeated Florida Atlantic 4-1 Sunday afternoon, completing a two-day sweep that started with a 4-1 win over Florida International Saturday.
Pearlie Zhang, again playing at No. 5 singles, gave Princeton the fourth point it needed with a 6-3, 7-5 win. Tsehay Driscoll, who teamed with Zhang at No. 1 doubles for a win, also picked up a singles victory in straight sets at No. 6. The other singles point for the Tigers came from Bella Chhiv, who won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2.
Princeton won the doubles point when Alice Ferlito and Maren Urata took their set at No. 3.
The Tigers will head to Penn State this coming Saturday.
No. 34 Princeton 4, Florida Atlantic 1
Singles
No. 1 Alice Ferlito (P) vs. Panna Bartha (FAU) 2-6, 6-0, 4-2 (DNF)
No. 2 Bella Chhiv (P) def. Malika Amirgaliyeva 6-1, 6-2
No.3 Katrina Pavkova (FAU) def. Eva Elbaz 6-2, 6-2
No. 4 Madeleine Jessup (P) vs. Alexia Patru (FAU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-3 (DNF)
No. 5 Pearlie Zhang (P) def. Lucia Cassidy 6-3, 7-5
No. 6 Tsehay Driscoll (P) def. Maya Shanok 6-4, 6-0
Order of finish: 6, 3, 2,5
Doubles
No. 1 Tsehay Driscoll/Pearlie Zhang (P) def. Panna Bartha/Katrin Pavkova 6-3
No. 2 Bella Chhiv/Eva Elbaz (P) vs. Malika Amirgaliyeva/Alexia Patru 4-5 (DNF)
No. 3 Alice Ferlito/Maren Urata (P) def. Lucia Cassidy/Maya Shanok 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3
