Jessup and Zhang Advance In Singles Play At Ivy Individual Championships

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.- The Princeton women’s tennis team kicked off play at the Ivy League Individual Championships on Friday. 

The Tigers had two players advance to the next round in singles play with a spot in the ITA conference masters on the line.

Pearlie Zhang battled it out with Michelle Li of Columbia, but went on to secure a 7-6(3), 0-6, 11-9 victory.

Madeleine Jessup had two very different sets in her win. Jessup took the tiebreak to win the first set 7-6(4) but dominated in the second, 6-0 to defeat Anne Yang of Brown.

Zhang and Jessup will face two Harvard opponents in Charlotte Owensby and Polina Krumkachev respectively tomorrow.

Results

Singles

Pearlie Zhang (PRIN) def. Michelle Li (COL) 7-6(3), 0-6, 11-9

Madeleine Jessup (PRIN) def. Anne Yang (BROWN) 7-6(4), 6-0

Kavya Karra (HAR) def. Anna Maria Fedotova (PRIN) 6-3, 6-1

Claire Shao (HAR) def. Maren Urata (PRIN) wo. [inj.]

Doubles

Ali Maguy/Anne Moody (BROWN) def. Bella Chhiv/Maren Urata (PRIN) wo. [inj]

Emily Baek/Michelle Li (COL) def. Anna Maria Fedotova/Madeleine Jessup (PRIN) 8-6