The women's tennis team makes its third appearance on New York University's Top-50 Varsity Sports Highlight List of 2019-20 at #4 with its singles and doubles victories at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Championships in Geneva, NY, from Saturday-Monday, September 21-23.

NYU freshman Karina Jensrud (Olso, Norway/Laurel Springs School (Ojai, CA)) won the singles title, while the duo of junior Anna Maria Buraya (Toronto, Canada/Bayview Glenn School) and freshman Anastasiia Balyk (Odessa, Ukraine/Boca Prep International) captured the doubles crown to qualify for the ITA Oracle Cup National Championships and secure All-America honors. 

Jensrud won six matches over the three days to take the title. She defeated two of her teammates along the way (Judy Kam (Beijing, China/University) in the quarterfinals and Buraya in the semifinals) before rallying in the finals to overtake Miriam Gandham of Vassar College 4-6, 7-5, 6-0.  

"Karina showed a lot of resolve and resilience after a slow start," said Head Coach Horace Choy. "Her opponent had opportunities to close out in the second set, but Karina adapted her game and was able to pull out the close second. Then, the third set was pretty straight forward after that.

"She showed a lot of poise throughout the tournament," Choy added. 

It took five matches for Buraya and Balyk to claim their doubles title. The duo produced a comeback victory over their opponents from Skidmore College in the final match to secure their path to Nationals. The Violet pair dropped the first set 6-2, but rebounded to take the next two 6-0 and 6-2, taking 11-straight games at one point.   

"They got off to a slow start, but then stepped up and controlled the match," Choy explained. "Anna has a lot of experience in big matches and Anastasiia shows amazing composure for a freshman. She has ice water in her veins."

The women's tennis team had previously appeared on the Top-50 List at #34 and #7 (see below).

A full recap of the Violet trio capturing their ITA Northeast Championships 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 in Season Finale
#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
#7 - Women's Tennis Trio Competes at  ITA Oracle Cup 
#6 - Women's Volleyball Wins ECAC Championship 
#5 - Women's Basketball is Victorious in NCAA Tournament