From Carnegie Mellon University Athletics
The eighth-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team
defeated Hope College, 5-2, in the second round of the 2014 NCAA
Division III Women's Tennis Championship on Friday, May 9 in
Chicago, Illinois. The Tartans improve to 18-4 and will make
their seventh straight appearance in the regional championship, and
ninth in the last 10 years. Hope finishes its season with a dual
mark of 17-6.
Carnegie Mellon took a 2-1 lead following doubles play with
victories at No. 2 and No.3. The tandem of junior Lydia
Utkin (Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome) and sophomore Brooke
Tsu(Hillsborough, Calif./Burlingame) claimed the first point for
the Tartans as they defeated Marie Holaway and Mallory Smith 8-4 at
No. 3. The Tartans then grabbed a 2-0 lead when juniorAngela
Pratt (Saratoga, Calif./St. Francis) and
freshman Nicholle Torres (Weston, Fla./Great Neck South)
won at No. 2 over Claire Cooper and Anna Garcia 8-5.
The Flying Dutch earned the remaining point of doubles with a 9-8
(2) victory at No.1.
Tsu and senior Katie Cecil (Huntington Beach,
Calif./Ocean View) gave the Tartans a 4-1 edge, as both won in
straight sets at No. 2 and No. 4 singles. Tsu won 6-4, 6-1 in
the four spot prior to Cecil winning 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2.
After dropping a point at No. 1 singles, Torres clinched the match
by defeating Carli Capestany at No. 3 singles. Torres dropped
the first set 6-4 before winning 6-4 and 6-1 in sets two and three,
respectively.