Cornell women’s tennis closed its fall season Saturday with two players unbeaten in singles at the UB Indoor Invite in Buffalo. Senior Michelle Ryndin and freshman Athena Orzechowski each earned a second straight-set victory of the weekend against a Syracuse opponent.
Ryndin defeated Emma Scaldalai 6-1, 6-4, while Orzechowski beat Constance Levivier 6-4, 6-3, according to Cornell Athletics’ recap. Both finished the two-day event without dropping a set in their two singles matches.
Host Buffalo won Cornell’s other four matches Saturday, taking both doubles contests and the remaining two singles matches.
In doubles, Buffalo’s Maria Glowacka and Blanca Berges defeated Ryndin and senior Martina Marica 6-4. Liv Roestel and Julia Laspro beat Cornell freshmen Martha Thompson and Orzechowski 6-2.
Thompson forced a match tiebreaker in singles by winning the second set against Roestel. Roestel prevailed 6-2, 3-6, 10-3.
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Buffalo’s Sofia Zagumennova defeated Marica 6-1, 6-3 in the other singles match.
Cornell finished 5-7 across singles and doubles over the two days, going 4-4 in singles and 1-3 in doubles. Ryndin led the Cornell group with a combined 3-1 record.
The Big Red open their spring schedule Sunday, Jan. 17, at Syracuse.
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