Murrysville, Pa.- The No. 25 Denison women's tennis team fell to No. 12 Carnegie Mellon in its season-opening match 7-0 on the road. The Big Red dropped to 0-1 for the season, while the Tartans improved to 5-0 for the season.
Despite being swept in doubles matches on court three, Denison's
Dasha Chistyakova and
Caroline Kittle stayed in their match until the end, falling to Carnegie Mellon's Shelly Zinchenko and Anika Joshi 7-6.
In singles play,
Charlotte Johns battled with the Tartans' Shelly Zinchenko, ultimately falling to Zinchenko in three sets, 7-6, 4-6, 4-6. Also taking her opponent to three sets was
Caitlin VanWinkle, who beat Divya Venkatarama 7-6 in set one but fell 3-6, 4-6 in sets two and three.
Find complete match results below.
Doubles
1. Zoe Angell/ Anna Chow (CMUW) def.
Peyton Oda/
Maia Nowicki (DENW) 6-3
2. Divya Venkatarama/ Rachel Li (CMUW) def.
Charlotte Johns/
Caroline Lopez (DENW) 6-3
3. Shelly Zinchenko/ Anika Joshi (CMUW) def.
Dasha Chistyakova/
Caroline Kittle (DENW) 7-6 (7-3)
SinglesÂ
1. Sarah Yang (CMUW) def.
Peyton Oda (DENW) 6-3, 6-2
2. Shelly Zinchenko (CMUW) def.
Charlotte Johns (DENW) 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 6-4
3. Divya Venkatarama (CMUW) def.
Caitlin VanWinkle (DENW) 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4
4. Victoria Gazda (CMUW) def.
Dasha Chistyakova (DENW) 6-4, 6-1
5. Manuela Van Cotthem (CMUW) def.
Caroline Kittle (DENW) 6-2, 6-4
6. Joycie Lu (CMUW) def.
Caroline Lopez (DENW) 6-1, 6-1
Match Notes
#12 Carnegie Mellon: 5-0
#25 Denison: 0-1
Doubles Order: 2,1,3
Singles Order: 1,3,2,4,6,5
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