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Dartmouth
Dartmouth Sweeps Tennis In Away Match
February 27, 2014 | Tennis
Feb. 27, 2014
HANOVER, N.H. - Dartmouth swept the Minutewomen 7-0 in non-conference action at the Boss Tennis Center and Gordon Pavilion. UMass (4-4) played in its first away match since the beginning of February. The Big Green (3-2) bested the Minutewomen for the second straight match and won their second home opener in the last three seasons.
Katherine Yau and Taylor Ng picked up the No. 1 doubles match, 8-2, for Dartmouth while Melissa Matsuoka and Akiko Okuda captured the No. 2 match, 8-5. UMass came up just short for the doubles point, as Aarzoo Malik and Jessica Podlofsky bested Dartmouth's Suzy Tan and Julienne Ying, 8-6, at No. 3.
In singles play, the Big Green tallied all six matches in straight sets. Katherine Yau and Taylor Ng remain undefeated in singles play, winning 6-3, 6-1, and 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.
UMass returns to action on Friday, February 28 when the squad will face Fordham in its first conference match-up of the season. The Minutewomen will travel to New York, N.Y. for an 11 a.m. start time.
DARTMOUTH 7, UMASS 0
DOUBLES
1. Yau/Ng defeated Motyl/Griffin 8-2
2. Matsuoka/Okuda defeated Bokhari/Glasper 8-5
3. Malik/Podlofsky defeated Tan/Keong 8-6
SINGLES
1. Yau defeated Bokhari 6-3,6-1
2. Ng defeated Malik 6-1,6-0
3. Matsuoka defeated Griffin 6-4,6-2
4. Okuda defeated Podlofsky 6-2,6-1
5. Bessen defeated Woosley 6-3,6-1
6. Tan defeated Glasper 6-3, 6-3
