For the third time in Coach Trent Schneider’s tenure, Cornell’s women’s tennis team came back after a doubles deficit, this time defeating the Pointers of University Wisconsin Stevens Point, 6-3, Saturday afternoon at the Cornell Tennis courts.
The Rams fell behind in the early going through doubles play. No. 3 tandem of Audrey Small/Isabella Walling got the Rams on the board with a tight 8-7(8) victory. Tansy Graves/Ashley Mink narrowly fell in a match tiebreak at No. 2, 8-7(4).
Needing four of the six singles matches, the Rams came out of the gate hot in singles play. Mink posted a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 6, while Makayla Johnson followed suit with a convincing 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 5.
Tansy Graves kept the ball rolling winning at No. 1, 6-1, 6-2, and twin sister Mac Graves clinched the comeback, notching her team leading 20th singles win of the year, claiming a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2. Small rounded the day out earning a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 3.
Rams tame the Pointers, notch 6-3 home victory
April 4, 2024