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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Jim Taylor

Women's tennis takes four singles matches in 5-2 victory at RIT

Cui '28 led the Continentals with wins in singles and doubles play against the Tigers

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Hamilton College's Muhan Cui '28 won her singles and doubles matches, and the Continentals posted a 5-2 non-conference victory against Rochester Institute of Technology inside RIT's Gordon Field House on Saturday, March 1.
 

Season Update

  • Hamilton (2-0 overall) was playing its first match of the spring season. The Continentals defeated Smith College 5-2 back on Sept. 28.
  • The Tigers (3-3) have dropped three of their past four dual matches.
 

How It Happened

  • Hamilton captured the doubles point and won 4-of-6 first sets in singles play.
  • Hannah Apsey '25 and Stephanie Pratt '25 broke serve early and never looked back in their 6-0 win at the No. 1 doubles slot.
  • Shannon Cicero '25 and Cui gave the Continentals the doubles point with a decisive 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles.
  • Hannah Walpole '26 put another point on the board for Hamilton with a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles.
  • Priyanka Challapalli '27 followed suit with a straight-sets win at No. 3 singles and put the Continentals within a point of the team win.
  • Cui clinched the dual match for Hamilton as she dropped just one game at No. 5 singles.
  • Samantha Rainero '26 added another point for the Continentals with a dominant win at the No. 6 singles slot.
 

Notes

  • Apsey and Pratt improved to 6-3 as a doubles team this season, and Apsey recorded her 45th career doubles victory.
  • Cicero and Cui played together for the first time.
  • Walpole, who was studying off campus in the fall, was a winner in her first singles match this season.
  • Challapalli evened her singles record at 3-3.
  • Cui leads the team with five singles wins.
  • Rainero registered the 19th singles triumph of her Hamilton career.
  • Head Coach Billy Boykin, who was hired in January, collected his first win with the Continentals.
 

Quote

"This was a great first effort from our team," Head Coach Billy Boykin said. "I thought we fought through some early nerves and grew into the match. The more time we spent out on the court, the better we played. I am proud of this group. They stuck together and they competed well today. I am excited to watch this team grow."
 

Next Match

Hamilton plays another non-conference match at University of Rochester (4-3) on Sunday, March 2 at 2 p.m.
 
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