EWING, N.J. – The TCNJ women's tennis team came out on top of several tightly contested courts en route to an impressive 7-2 victory over No. 36 RPI on Friday night inside the Rec Center.
 
The Lions won three third sets in singles, a tiebreaker in doubles, and another tiebreaker in a singles pro set to take down a nationally ranked Engineers squad that defeated TCNJ by the same margin a year ago.
 
FOR THE RECORD

• TCNJ moved to 2-0, while RPI fell to 3-1

DOUBLES

• Zoey Albert and Chase Eisenberg opened with a big 8-5 win over Nicole Ridenour and Lorna Flores Gonzalez, who were NCAA qualifiers last spring, on the No. 1 court
• Prisha Priyadarshini and Gabriella Robinson secured a victory by the same score at No. 3 doubles opposite Prisha Rapur and Masha Karach
• Aira Abalos and Marcella Warner completed the sweep with an 8-7 (5) win over Lina Krumpel and Krisia Flores Gonzalez at No. 2

SINGLES

• Priyadarshini edged Krisia Flores Gonzalez with a big comeback, roaring from a set down to claim a 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 4
• After Ridenour nipped Abalos in three sets at No. 1, Albert clinched the team win with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6) defeat of Lorna Flores Gonzalez in a thrilling third-set breaker
• Eisenberg worked overtime to win the first set, 7-6 (8), against Krumpel at No. 3. After dropping the second set, she secured a 6-4 triumph in the decisive third
• Warner knocked off Brooke Bauer, 8-7 (3), in a pro set that went the distance at No. 5

UP NEXT

• The Lions take on Union College back inside the Rec Center on Saturday