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Women's Tennis: Sagehens Fall In ITA Semifinals To Emory

NASHVILLE, TENN. – The Pomona-Pitzer Women's Tennis team fell to Emory 9-0 in the ITA Indoor Semifinals on Saturday afternoon at The Ensworth School.

Season Impact: With the loss, the Sagehens fall to 3-2 overall on the year.

Pomona-Pitzer got out to a slow start during the doubles competition as they fell in all three matches.  Maria Lyven and Margherita Andreassi  fell at No. 1 doubles by the score of 8-2 followed by a loss at No. 2 doubles as Arianna and Jacinta Chen fell 8-4. The No. 3 doubles team of Caroline Casper and Jay Kim put up a fight in their match but couldn't pull out a point for the Sagehens as they fell 8-5.

Pomona-Pitzer dropped all three doubles matches in the quarterfinals match with Carnegie Mellon and still managed to come away with a victory; however, the challenge a big greater against the No. 2 ranked Emory Eagles.

The Sagehens would go on to fall in all six singles matches against the Eagles with Lucy Jiang losing at No. 6 singles, 6-0, 6-1 and Andreassi falling at No. 4, 6-1, 6-1. Rebecca Salaway could not pull out a victory at No. 5 with a 6-1, 6-2 loss and Lyven fell at No. 2, 6-3, 6-3.  Casper went on to lose to the No. 1 ranked singles player by the score of 6-2, 6-3 while Arianna Chen forced a third set but ultimately fell by the scores of 6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (4-0).

Up Next: The Sagehens will compete in the third place match of the ITA Indoor National Championships against Chicago on Sunday, March 3rd at 8:00 a.m.

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Players Mentioned

Caroline Casper

Caroline Casper

5' 5"
Senior
Pomona
Arianna Chen

Arianna Chen

5' 6"
Senior
Pomona
Jacinta Chen

Jacinta Chen

5' 8"
Sophomore
Pomona
Lucy Jiang

Lucy Jiang

5' 6"
Senior
Pomona
Jay Kim

Jay Kim

5' 2"
Junior
Pitzer
Margherita Andreassi

Margherita Andreassi

5' 6"
Freshman
Pomona
Rebecca Salaway

Rebecca Salaway

5' 7"
Junior
Pomona
Maria Lyven

Maria Lyven

5' 8"
Senior
Pomona

Players Mentioned

Caroline Casper

Caroline Casper

5' 5"
Senior
Pomona
Arianna Chen

Arianna Chen

5' 6"
Senior
Pomona
Jacinta Chen

Jacinta Chen

5' 8"
Sophomore
Pomona
Lucy Jiang

Lucy Jiang

5' 6"
Senior
Pomona
Jay Kim

Jay Kim

5' 2"
Junior
Pitzer
Margherita Andreassi

Margherita Andreassi

5' 6"
Freshman
Pomona
Rebecca Salaway

Rebecca Salaway

5' 7"
Junior
Pomona
Maria Lyven

Maria Lyven

5' 8"
Senior
Pomona