EWING, N.J. – Alexas Vasile and
Chase Eisenberg joined
Anusha Rangu and
Aira Abalos in going a perfect 3-0 to lead the TCNJ women's tennis team's strong debut effort in its season-opening doubles tournament on Saturday.
Hannah Davis,
Grace Hamburg, and
Cassandra McDermott all picked up their first collegiate victories for the Lions, who won 12 of 16 matches on a beautiful afternoon in Ewing against an assortment of pairings from Goldey-Beacom and Stevens.
TCNJ was a perfect 5-0 in Round 1, where
Charlotte Roarty and
Jenny Landells downed Goldey-Beacom's Hannah Brandl and Zehra Canbaz by an 8-2 count.
Vasile and Eisenberg produced an 8-4 victory over Stevens' Audrey Heaberlin and Isabella Dona before
Anusha Rangu and
Aira Abalos rolled past GBC's Elina Mukhamadeeva and Asli Kunduk, 8-1.
Morgan Grimmie and Davis edged Polina Odintseva and Anya Sharma of Stevens in a tiebreaker, and
Chloe Hansen and
Giavanna Toto notched an 8-5 defeat of Stevens' Aliona Heitz and Juliette Marchisio.
McDermott and Hamburg pulled out a tiebreaker against a team from Stevens, giving both Lions their debut victories.
In Round 2, Rangu and Abalos swept past Heaberlin and Flores with an 8-0 shutout. Vasile and Eisenberg knocked off Bruno and Hendin-Walker, 8-4.
Roarty and Landells finished on a winning note with an 8-3 victory over Bruno and Hendlin-Walker.
Vasile and Eisenberg polished off their perfect afternoon with an 8-4 win against Malinowski and Untermeyer of Stevens, with Rangu and Abalos matching the feat by edging Brandl and Canbaz, 8-6.
Grimmie and Davis slipped past Flores and Dona of Stevens by an 8-6 final, and Grace Hansen and Toto did the same against the Ducks' Eguia and Heitz.
TCNJ DOUBLES TOURNAMENT
Round 1
Charlotte Roarty/
Jenny Landells (TCNJ) def. Hannah Brandl/Zehra Canbaz (GBC), 8-2
Alexa Vasile/
Chase Eisenberg (TCNJ) def. Audrey Heaberlin/Isabella Dona (SIT), 8-4
Anusha Rangu/
Aira Abalos (TCNJ) def. Elina Mukhamadeeva/Asli Kunduk (GBC), 8-1
Morgan Grimmie/
Hannah Davis (TCNJ) def. Polina Odintseva/Anya Sharma (SIT), 8-7 (2)
Agatha Malinowski/Stephanie Untermeyer (SIT) def. Maria Bruno/Macy Hendin-Walker (GBC), 8-2
Chloe Hansen/
Giavanna Toto (TCNJ) def. Aliona Heitz/Juliette Marchisio (SIT), 8-5
Cassandra McDermott/
Grace Hamburg def. Emma Eguia/Singh (SIT), 8-7 (5)
Round 2
Malinowski/Untermeyer (SIT) def. Roarty/Landells (TCNJ), 8-2
Vasile/Eisenberg (TCNJ) def. Bruno/Hendin-Walker (GBC), 8-4
Rangu/Abalos (TCNJ) def. Heaberlin/Flores (SIT), 8-0
Mukhamadeeva/Kunduk (GBC) def. Grimmie/Davis, 8-1
Dona/Sharma (SIT) def. Brandl/Canbaz (GBC), 8-4
Singh/Marchisio (SIT) def. McDermott/Hamburg (TCNJ), 8-6
Odintseva/Eguia (SIT) def. Hansen/Toto (TCNJ), 8-7 (4)
Round 3
Roarty/Landells (TCNJ) def. Bruno/Hendin-Walker, 8-3
Vasile/Eisenberg (TCNJ) def. Malinowski/Untermeyer (SIT), 8-4
Rangu/Abalos (TCNJ) def. Brandl/Canbaz (GBC), 8-6
Grimmie/Davis (TCNJ) def. Flores/Dona (SIT), 8-6
Heaberlin/Odintseva (SIT) def. Mukhamadeeva/Kunduk (GBC), 8-5
Hansen/Toto (TCNJ) def. Eguia/Heitz (SIT), 8-6
Marchisio/Sharma (SIT) def. McDermott/Hamburg (TCNJ), 8-6