Syracuse University
Cornell
Cornell Defeats Orangewomen Tennis Team, 6-1
2/22/2004 4:56:20 PM | Tennis
Senior Trine Lise Juliussen defeated Akane Kokubo, 1-6, 6-4, 10-4, at No. 1 singles to earn SU's only point. Juliussen paired with sophomore Wei-Ming Leong to defeat Kokubo and Erika Takeuchi, 8-5, at No. 1 doubles, but the Orangewomen lost the doubles point when Mollie Edinson and Melanie Tu defeated freshmen Ashley Lipton and Kendyl Severino, 8-3, at No. 2.
SU played shorthanded for the fifth time in the last six matches and forfeited the No. 3 doubles match and No. 6 singles match to the Big Red. Cornell won the other four singles matches in straight sets. Takeuchi defeated Lipton, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 2. At No. 3, Kasia Preneta defeated Leong, 6-2, 6-0. Melissa Tu won at No. 4, 6-0, 6-1, against Severino. Nisha Suda defeated Marion Charlier, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 5.
AGATE
Cornell 6, Syracuse 1
Singles
No. 1: Trine Lise Juliussen (SU) def. Akane Kokubo (COR), 1-6, 6-4, 10-4
No. 2: Erika Takeuchi (COR) def. Ashley Lipton (SU), 6-4, 6-3
No. 3: Kasia Preneta (COR) def. Wei-Ming Leong (SU), 6-2, 6-0
No. 4: Melissa Tu (COR) def. Kendyl Severino (SU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 5: Nisha Suda (COR) def. Marion Charlier (SU), 6-2, 6-4
No. 6: Kara Maloy (COR) won by injury default
Doubles
No. 1: Leong/Juliussen (SU) def. Kokubo/Takeuchi (COR), 8-5
No. 2: Mollie Edinson/Melanie Tu (COR) def. Lipton/Severino (SU), 8-3
No. 3: Preneta/Maloy (COR) won by injury default
