EVERGREEN PARK, Ill. – The University of Chicago women's tennis team scored an upset victory over its conference rival Washington University-St. Louis by a 6-3 margin on Saturday.

The No. 15-ranked Maroons won their fourth in-a-row to improve to 9-3. UChicago has now defeated six of the seven nationally-ranked opponents it has faced this season. The No. 9-ranked Bears dropped to 11-7.

WashU's Rebecca Ho and Lisa Chionis accounted for all three team points by the Bears. The duo won at No. 2 doubles and at No. 1 and No. 6 singles, respectively. After that, it was all Maroons.

The home side went up 2-1 after doubles and put up four quick points in singles to end the contest. Three of the wins featured less than four games allowed in straight-set triumphs. Freshman Kaela Bynoe shut out her opponent at No. 4 with scores of 6-0, 6-0. Junior Tiffany Chen took the No. 5 spot 6-0, 6-2 and freshman Rachel Kim won at No. 2 with matching 6-2, 6-2 scores. Kim and senior Lucy Tang were victorious as doubles partners at No. 1 and also separately in singles. Tang won her third-spot match 7-5, 6-2.

UChicago 6, Washington-St. Louis 3
Singles
1. Rebecca Ho (WU) def. Ariana Iranpour (UC) 6-2, 6-1
2. Rachel Kim (UC) def. Jamie Silverberg (WU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Lucy Tang (UC) def. Grace Deering (WU) 7-5, 6-2
4. Kaela Bynoe (UC) def. Aly Coran (WU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Tiffany Chen (UC) def. Kaylan Griffith (WU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Lisa Chionis (WU) def. Kat Stevanovich (UC) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles
1. Rachel Kim/Lucy Tang (UC) def. Grace Deering/Jamie Silverberg (WU) 8-2
2. Rebecca Ho/Lisa Chionis (WU) def. Tiffany Chen/Stephanie Lee (UC) 9-8 (7-2)
3. Ariana Iranpour/Courtney Warren (UC) def. Aly Coran/Kaylan Griffith (WU) 8-5

NEXT MATCH:

• Sunday, April 10 – Case Western Reserve University at UChicago (XS Tennis), 9 AM