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Maroon women's tennis upsets Washington-St. Louis 6-3

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

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Players Mentioned

Kaela Bynoe

Kaela Bynoe

Freshman
Tiffany Chen

Tiffany Chen

5' 8"
Junior
Ariana Iranpour

Ariana Iranpour

5' 7"
Sophomore
Rachel Kim

Rachel Kim

Freshman
Stephanie Lee

Stephanie Lee

5' 7"
Senior
Kat Stevanovich

Kat Stevanovich

Freshman
Lucy Tang

Lucy Tang

5' 4"
Senior
Courtney Warren

Courtney Warren

5' 5"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Kaela Bynoe

Kaela Bynoe

Freshman
Tiffany Chen

Tiffany Chen

5' 8"
Junior
Ariana Iranpour

Ariana Iranpour

5' 7"
Sophomore
Rachel Kim

Rachel Kim

Freshman
Stephanie Lee

Stephanie Lee

5' 7"
Senior
Kat Stevanovich

Kat Stevanovich

Freshman
Lucy Tang

Lucy Tang

5' 4"
Senior
Courtney Warren

Courtney Warren

5' 5"
Sophomore