On Saturday, April 17, the New York University women's tennis team topped host Case Western Reserve University 5-4 in the seventh-place match of the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship in Cleveland, OH.

The Violets (4-9) were coming off a 6-3 loss to Washington University on Saturday morning. However, NYU was able to pull off a victory later in the day, ending its season on a high note.

The Violets got off to a fast start in doubles competition. The freshman tandem of Alexa Wimes and Flora Lee won 8-4 at #1 doubles. Sophomore Elizabeth Stachtiaris teamed with freshman Ariel Sultan to take an 8-6 win at #2 doubles, giving NYU an early 2-1 edge heading into singles play.

Wimes added a victory at #1 singles, winning 6-4, 6-4, while Lee fell 7-6, 8-6, 6-4 at #3 singles.

Junior Sara Joo prevailed 6-4, 6-3 at #6 singles.

The Violets and Case Western were tied at four coming into to the #5 singles match, which pitted Tiffany Thong of NYU against Cheyenne Chambers. The match went three sets with Thong winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, to give NYU the victory.

"I was very happy with the girls tonight," said NYU head coach Horace Choy. "We were in a few tight matches. Tiffany had the most decisive of those and was able to get the victory.

"The UAA is a tough conference," Choy continued. "But, we held our own today. It was great to end our season on a positive note."

Results

New York University 5, Case Western Reserve University 4

Singles competition
1. Alexa Wimes (NYU) def. Samantha Lewis (CASE) 6-4, 6-4
2. Erika Lim (CASE) def. E. Stachtiaris (NYU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Emily Pham (CASE) def. Flora Lee (NYU) 7-6, 8-6, 6-4
4. Kathleen Evers (CASE) def. Ariel Sultan (NYU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Tiffany Thong (NYU) def. Cheyenne Chambers (CASE) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
6. Sara Joo (NYU) def. Nandini Nallasivan (CASEW) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Wimes/Lee (NYU) def. Lim/Pham (CASE) 8-4
2. Stachtiaris/Sultan (NYU) def. Lewis/Evers (CASE) 8-6
3. Chambers/Nallasivan (CASE) def. Thong/Becky Kumar (NYU) 8-3