QUEENS, N.Y. – The Pratt Institute women's tennis team improved to 2-0 on the young season defeating Purchase College, 6-3, on Saturday afternoon at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
The Cannoneers were victorious in the top two doubles matches and the top four singles matches with Pallavi Verghese, Beatrice Crespo, Nastazja Cancellaro and Julia Ognibene each going unbeaten on the day and contributing two points to the win.
Pratt took a 2-1 lead after the doubles session with Verghese and Crespo winning 8-2 in the top doubles match while Cancellaro and Ognibene topped their No. 2 opponent by an 8-3 margin.
Cancellaro was up 5-0 in the first set at No 3 singles before her opponent retired. Crespo remained dominant in the No. 2 position with her second straight singles win at love (6-0, 6-0) to open her collegiate career. Verghese dropped just one game in a 6-0, 6-1 triumph in the lead singles match to clinch the victory for Pratt. Ognibene followed with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles. Victoria Delgado battled back after dropping her first set to force a third-set super-tiebreaker before coming up short, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 1-0 (4).
Pratt tries to improve to 3-0 heading to Bronxville, N.Y. to face Sarah Lawrence College tomorrow for a showdown starting at noon.
