{"id":443795,"date":"2026-01-30T21:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/443795\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T21:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T21:20:13","slug":"frankowska-guides-tennis-to-win-over-njit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/443795\/","title":{"rendered":"Frankowska Guides Tennis To Win Over NJIT"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEWARK, N.J. \u2014 Rutgers tennis defeated NJIT, 5-2, to move to 1-1 on the season Friday afternoon at the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility. The Scarlet Knights won the doubles point and clinched the match with four straight-set victories led by Zuzanna Frankowska<\/a>, Naomi Karki<\/a>, Stella Schmitz<\/a> and Savannah Cohen<\/a>.
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\n“This was a solid win,” said head coach Hilary Ritchie<\/a>. “NJIT came out quickly and aggressive in doubles. We did a good job of ramping up our intensity in key moments. It was great to have Stella and Savannah win convincingly at #5 and #6. We’re going to take this momentum and prepare for Delaware.”<\/p>\n

Doubles

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\nRU claimed the doubles point for the second match of the season behind wins from Mai Nguyen<\/a> and Frankowska who won their match 7-5. The pairing of Cindy Zhou<\/a> and Zeynep Ilker<\/a> resulted in a 6-2 victory for the Scarlet Knights heading into singles play.

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\nSingles

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\nFrankowska earned the first singles point for the Scarlet Knights defeating Paula Menendez Alvarez 6-2, 6-1. In her first singles appearance of the season, Karki added a point with a 6-2, 6-4 victory. Freshmen Stella Schmitz<\/a> and Savannah Cohen<\/a> added straight-set wins to clinch the match and push the final score to 5-2.

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\nSchmitz won 6-1, 6-2 over Petra Koszo, while Cohen 6-1, 6-1 in her match to defeat Diana Fernandes.

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\nResults

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\nDoubles

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\nMai Nguyen<\/a> \/ Zuzanna Frankowska<\/a> (RU) def. Irene Cocero \/ Laura Wipfli (NJIT) 7-5

\nPaula Menendez Alvarez \/ Feyza Aydin (NJIT) def. Karina Jumazhanova<\/a> \/ Naomi Karki<\/a> (RU) 5-4

\nCindy Zhou<\/a> \/ Zeynep Ilker<\/a> (RU) def. Lusia Hepcal Barcan \/ Asima Sazan (NJIT) 6-2<\/p>\n

Singles

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\nLaura Wipfli def. Mai Nguyen<\/a> (RU) 6-0, 6-7, 7-5

\nZuzanna Frankowska<\/a> (RU) def. Paula Menendez Alvarez (NJIT) 6-2, 6-1

\nIrene Cocero def. \u00a0Karina Jumazhanova<\/a> (RU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3

\nNaomi Karki<\/a> (RU) def. Feyza Aydin (NJIT) 6-2, 6-4

\nStella Schmitz<\/a> (RU) Petra Koszo (NJIT) 6-1, 6-2

\nSavannah Cohen<\/a> (RU) Diana Fernandes (NJIT) 6-1, 6-1

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\nNext Up

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\nThe Scarlet Knights will host their first home match of the season, welcoming Delaware to the East Brunswick Racquet Club at noon.<\/p>\n

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