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Sagehens Fall To Chicago 5-4 In ITA Semifinals

Nicholasville, KY -- The Pomona-Pitzer Women's Tennis team fell to Chicago 5-4 in the Semifinals of the ITA Indoor National Championship on Saturday morning at Top Seed Tennis Complex.

Season Impact: With the loss, the Sagehens fall to 4-1 overall.

The Sagehens fell behind after doubles as they dropped two of the three doubles matches to the Maroons. The Sagehens got their only win of doubles at the No. 2 position as Marissa Markey and Angie Zhou won 8-4. The Sagehens lost at No.1 doubles as Maria Lyven and Nina Ye fell 8-4 and Janie Marcus and Georgia Ryan fell in a tiebreaker 8-7 (7-5).

After going down 2-1 after doubles, the Sagehens needed to win four singles to advance to the Championships.  Ye took care of her opponent at No. 2 singles with a 6-1, 6-0 win and Ryan had a battle for two sets at No. 6 but ended winning both 6-4, 7-5.  The Sagehens also won a tight contest at No. 3 singles with Angie Zhou winning a tiebreaker 7-6 (7-5) and held on to win 7-5 in set two.

Pomona-Pitzer went on to lose matches at No. 5 and No. 4 as they needed a win at No. 1 to advance.  Lyven was the only match to reach a third set as she fell in a tough first set 7-6 (10-8) but came back to win set two 6-4 to set up a third which she fell 6-0 as Chicago held on for the close win.

Up Next: The Sagehens will face CMS for the third-place match on Sunday, March 6th at 10:30 a.m. EST.

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Players Mentioned

Maria Lyven

Maria Lyven

5' 8"
Senior
Pomona
Janie Marcus

Janie Marcus

5' 6"
Junior
Pomona
Marissa Markey

Marissa Markey

5' 6"
Freshman
Pitzer
Georgia Ryan

Georgia Ryan

5' 6"
Junior
Pomona
Nina Ye

Nina Ye

5' 9"
Sophomore
Pomona
Angie Zhou

Angie Zhou

5' 6"
Freshman
Pomona

Players Mentioned

Maria Lyven

Maria Lyven

5' 8"
Senior
Pomona
Janie Marcus

Janie Marcus

5' 6"
Junior
Pomona
Marissa Markey

Marissa Markey

5' 6"
Freshman
Pitzer
Georgia Ryan

Georgia Ryan

5' 6"
Junior
Pomona
Nina Ye

Nina Ye

5' 9"
Sophomore
Pomona
Angie Zhou

Angie Zhou

5' 6"
Freshman
Pomona