GREENCASTLE, Ind. – The University of Chicago women's tennis team beat Pomona-Pitzer Colleges 6-3 in the third-place match of the 2014 Division III National Women's Team Indoor Championship on Sunday.

The No. 2-seed Maroons (5-2) started the day with a two wins in doubles over the No. 4-seed Sagehens (2-2). Junior Megan Tang and sophomore Helen Sdvizhkov were victorious at No. 1 and freshman Tiffany Chen and sophomore Sruthi Ramaswami were also winners at No. 2.

In singles play, Tang only surrendered two games to win handily at the No. 1 spot. At No. 3, Chen split a pair of 6-0 sets before taking the third 6-2. Ramaswami then picked up the clinching match 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5. Freshman Laura Anderson added one more point for the Maroons with her win at No. 6 singles.

"The difference in today's match over yesterday was attitude and energy," said Head Coach Jay Tee. "We made a point to come out with a more positive attitude and it showed in our results. We need to remember our mentality from this match as we go forward the rest of the year."

UChicago 6, Pomona-Pitzer 3
Singles
1. Megan Tang (UC) def. Sammy Chao (PP) 6-1, 6-1
2. Mae Coyiuto (PP) def. Helen Sdvizhkov (UC) 6-1, 6-4
3. Tiffany Chen (UC) def. Lea Lynn Yen (PP) 6-0, 0-6, 6-2
4. Arthi Padmanabhan (PP) def. Kelsey McGillis (UC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Sruthi Ramaswami (UC) def. Rosemary Pelch (PP) 6-1, 6-1
6. Laura Anderson (UC) def. Maddie Gordon (PP) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles
1. Megan Tang/Helen Sdvizhkov (UC) def. Sammy Chao/Lea Lynn Yen (PP) 8-6
2. Tiffany Chen/Sruthi Ramaswami (UC) def. Rosemary Pelch/Maddie Gordon (PP) 8-5
3. Arthi Padmanabhan/Mae Coyiuto (PP) def. Kelsey McGillis/Laura Anderson (UC) 8-4

NEXT MATCH:

• Saturday, Mar. 8 – DePauw University at UChicago (Burr Ridge, Ill.), 6 PM