Women's Tennis Pushes Past NJIT on the Road on Sunday, 5-2

Sunday, March 6

Newark, N.J.

11 a.m.

Drexel University

NJIT

Photo by: Greg Carroccio

Women's Tennis Pushes Past NJIT on the Road on Sunday, 5-2

3/6/2016 7:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis

NEWARK, N.J. – Coming off of a pair of wins, Drexel Tennis' women's team beat NJIT, 5-2, while the men fell, 7-0, Sunday afternoon on the road.

The Dragons' women improve to 9-2 on the year, while the men drop to 8-4 overall.

With Honami Yazawa returning to the lineup after battling an injury over the past couple weeks, the Dragons jumped out to a quick start by winning the doubles point. Yazawa and Clary Rodriguez Cruz as well as the dominant pairing of Kendra Bunch and Lea Winkler picked up 6-4 wins at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively. Erin Bowsher and Ryshena Providence completed the sweep of doubles play with a 6-2 win at No. 3.

In singles play, the Dragons made up for losses in the top two ladder positions with wins in the next four. Bowsher grabbed a straight-set 6-0, 7-6 (3) win over Ines Vujkovac at No. 3 followed by Winkler's 6-3, 6-3 victory against Alba Rosas Garcia at No. 4. Bunch and Providence then finished off Sunday's victory with wins at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. Bunch beat Amanda Helminsky, 6-4, 6-3, while Providence finished off Natalija Tasovac, 6-0, 7-5.

Drexel's men had a tough time handling the Highlanders. Sinan Orhon and Kashyap Ashok earned a 6-2 victory at No. 2 doubles, but the Dragons could not pull through at Nos. 1 and 3. In singles play, Drexel put up a fight, but it would not be enough. Orhon and Vuk Subotic forced three sets at Nos. 5 and 6, each winning the second before ultimately falling.

The Dragons will return to action on Saturday, March 5 when they travel to Jersey City, N.J. to take on St. Peter's in their final match before spring break.

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Women: Drexel 5, NJIT 2
Singles
Rafaella Sampaio (NJIT) DEF Honami Yazawa (DU), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-4
Nathalie Habegger (NJIT) DEF Clary Rodriguez Cruz (DU), 6-4, 6-4
Erin Bowsher (DU) DEF Ines Vujkovac (NJIT), 6-0, 7-6 (3)
Lea Winkler (DU) DEF Alba Rosas Garcia (NJIT), 6-3, 6-3
Kendra Bunch (DU) DEF Amanda Helminsky (NJIT), 6-4, 6-3
Ryshena Providence (DU) DEF Natalija Tasovac (NJIT), 6-0, 7-5

Doubles
Yazawa & Rodriguez Cruz (DU) DEF Habegger & Tasovac (NJIT), 6-4
Winkler & Bunch (DU) DEF Helminsky & Sampaio (NJIT), 6-4
Bowsher & Providence (DU) DEF Rosas Garcia & Vujkovac (NJIT), 6-2

Men: NJIT 7, Drexel 0
Singles
Markus Schultz (NJIT) DEF Andrew Sinai (DU), 6-3, 6-3
Jan Cimrman (NJIT) DEF Xabier Saavedra (DU), 6-1, 6-3
Andres Alban (NJIT) DEF Balaji Lakshmanan (DU), 6-0, 6-4
Arnaud Holl (NJIT) DEF Hamza Laalej (DU), 6-4, 6-2
Lukas Zvikas (NJIT) DEF Sinan Orhon (DU), 6-3, 1-6, 10-4
Richard Rangga (NJIT) DEF Vuk Subotic (DU), 6-2, 4-6, 10-5

Doubles
Schultz & Holl (NJIT) DEF Laalej & Lakshmanan (DU), 6-2
Orhon & Ashok (DU) DEF Cimrman & Zvikas (NJIT), 6-2
Alban & Rangga (NJIT) DEF Subotic & Saavedra (DU), 6-2