The women's tennis team makes its second appearance on New York University's Top-50 varsity sports highlight list of 2019-20 with its singles and doubles competition at the ITA Oracle Cup at Berry College in Rome, GA, on Thursday-Sunday, October 17-20.

Having debuted at #34 with its win win over Southern Virginia University on March 7, the Violets return at #7 with their stellar performance on the national stage.

Karina Jensrud (Olso, Norway/Laurel Springs School (Ojai, CA)), who competed in singles, and Anna Maria Buraya (Toronto, Canada/Bayview Glenn School) and Anastasiia Balyk (Odessa, Ukraine/Boca Prep International), who paired up in doubles, all posted wins on the national stage.

Jensrud dropped two matches on Thursday, but came back to win her final match on Friday. She defeated Grace Riermann of Bethel University in straight sets 6-4 and 6-3. 

Meanwhile, the NYU doubles team also won their first match of the day...against a familiar opponent as Riermann returned with her sister Maggie to play against the Violets. And, once again NYU came out on top. 

The match was a close one as the Bethel pair won the first set 6-4. However, Buraya and Balyk rebounded to win the second set 6-3 and then the super tiebreaker 10-8. 

The NYU duo then faced Dana Beshentseva and Erika Oku from Kenyon College and swept their opponents 6-2, 6-3.

"The match was as close as the scores indicates. Hard-fought by both teams," Head Coach Horace Choy explained. "Anna and Anastasiia came up with some big points to break in the second set and same in the tiebreaker. That was the difference."

All three NYU players qualified for this national championship by winning their respective events at the ITA Regional Championships in September. They all earned All-America honors for those victories.

With their two victories on Friday, the NYU doubles team finished in a tie for ninth place in the 16-team tournament, while Jensrud's victory put her in a tie for 13th place.

The women's squad finished the campaign ranked #17 nationally by the ITA.

A full recap of the event can be found here.

Previous Season Highlights
#50 - Softball Wins Season Opener
#49 - Men's Tennis Opens Season Successfully at TCNJ Lions Kickoff
#48 - Baseball is Back – Violets Win Season Opener
#47 - Men's Basketball Secures First UAA Win, 80-79. vs. CMU; Macarchuk's Three-Pointer Snaps 75-75 Tie with 1:40 left
#46 - Softball Wins Season Finale; Swan Tosses Three-Hit Shutout
#45 - Men's Tennis Wins on Senior Day
#44 - Baseball Ends Season with a One-Hit Victory
#43 - Women's Fencing Dominant at FDU Invitational
#42 - Women's Volleyball Begins Season on Six-Match Winning Streak
#41 - Women's Soccer Dominates in Home Opener
#40 - Men's Volleyball Wins Season-Opening Invitational
#39 - Men's Golf Wins Duke Nelson Invitational
#38 - Wrestling Team Competes at NWCA National Dual Championships
#37 - Women's Cross Country Captures Ramapo Season Opener; Moran Wins Collegiate Debut
#36 - Men's Golf Team Wins Season Opener
#35 - Men's Soccer Defeats Hood in ECAC Championship
#34 - Women's Tennis Completes Undefeated Dual Match Campaign; Finish Ranked #17
#33 - Women's Golf Finishes Second at Tartan Invitational; Lung Wins Individual Title 
#32 - Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Capture NYU Fall Invitational 
#31 - Men's Cross Country Wins Ron Stonitsch Invitational
#30 - Men's Fencing Wins All Six Matches at Eric Sollee Invitational
#29 - Men's Track & Field Individuals and DMR Earn Bronze at UAA Championships
#28 - Women's Basketball Defeats Brandeis in UAA Opener for Season-High Seventh Straight Win
#27 - Men's Soccer Defeats Wash. U for Sixth-Straight Win
#26 - Women's Cross Country Finishes Second at Paul Short Invitational
#25 - Women's Soccer Defeats #10 Case Western Reserve in Overtime
#24 - Women's Volleyball Wins Kean Invitational
#23 - Women's Track & Field Runners Take Gold at UAA Indoor Championships 
#22 - Women's Golf Team Wins Season-Opening St. Lawrence Invitational
#21 - Women's Fencing Finishes Second at NIWFA Championships
#20 - Haberli Earns 300th Win as NYU Wrestling Coach 
#19 - Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Teams Win Ithaca Bomber Invitational 
#18 - Women's Basketball Season Sweep of  Washington University in St. Louis
#17 - Men's Soccer Defeats Carnegie Mellon University for the first time since 2007
#16 - Men's Basketball Wins NYU-Tip Off Tournament
#15 - Men's Golf Wins Skidmore Invitational to closeout 2019-20 season
#14 - Men's Cross Country Finishes Second at ECAC Championship
#13 - Women's Swimming Places Second at UAA Championships
#12 - Women's Cross Country Qualifies Two Runners for NCAA Championship
#11 - Men's Golf Wins Liberty League Fall Preview
#10 - Men's Volleyball Defeats #1-Ranked Springfield for 11th-Straight Victory
#9 - Men's Fencing Defeats Defending National Champion Columbia 
#8 - Wrestling Wins UAA Championship