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ANN ARBOR, MICH. – The University of Pennsylvania women’s tennis team fell to Notre Dame in the second match of the ITA Kick-Off on Sunday, 4-0.
The Fighting Irish swept the Quakers in all doubles and singles matches.
Penn will look to bounce back when they take on 33rd street rival Drexel on Saturday, Jan. 31. The match will take place at the Hecht Tennis Center and is slated for 12 p.m.
Singles
No. 1 — No. 89 Esha Velaga (Penn) vs. No. 58 Bianca Molnar (Notre Dame), 6-2, 4-4 abandoned
No. 2 — Maya Urata (Penn) vs. Akari Matsuno (Notre Dame), 6-4, 0-3 abandoned
No. 3 – Sophia Holod (Notre Dame) d. Lara Stojanovski (Penn), 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 – Rylie Hanford (Notre Dame) d. Liza Tkachenko (Penn), 6-0, 6-3
No. 5 — Gabriella Rawles (Notre Dame) d. Joleen Saw (Penn), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 — Jessica Kovalcik (Notre Dame) vs. Varsha Vedula (Penn), 6-2, 1-3 abandoned
Doubles
No. 1 — Bianca Molnar/Sophia Holod(Notre Dame) d. Esha Velaga/Joleen Saw (Penn), 6-4
No. 2 — Akari Matsuno/Jessica Kovalcik (Notre Dame) d. Lara Stojanovski/Sasha Morlagh (Penn), 6-4
No. 3 — Rylie Hanford/Gabriella Rawles (Notre Dame) vs. Varsha Vedula/Maya Urata (Penn), 5-4 abandoned
Order of Completion: Doubles 1-2; Singles 4-5-3
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