Ithaca, N.Y. – The Niagara University women's tennis team started its weekend with a 7-0 defeat to the Cornell Big Red on Saturday.
 
The Big Red (9-5) won all nine singles and doubles matches played to extend their win streak to three matches.
 
NU (4-7) will take on Stony Brook in Ithaca on Sunday at 9 a.m.
 
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Cornell 7, Niagara University 0
 Singles competition
1. D'Ascenzo, Alexandra (COR) def. Peisakhova, Stella (NIAW) 6-3, 6-1
2. Stewart, Lizzie (COR) def. Hollins, Haley (NIAW) 6-1, 6-0
3. Iinuma, Mariko (COR) def. Wheeler, Sydnee (NIAW) 6-0, 6-2
4. Shah, Privanka (COR) def. Wong, Shannon (NIAW) 7-6 (7-2), 6-0
5. Hanion, Allegra (COR) def. Deshmukh, Sharlee (NIAW) 6-0, 6-0
6. Wang, Michelle (COR) def. Richert, Leann (NIAW) 6-0, 6-0
 
 Doubles competition
1. Stewart, Lizzie/Cusick, Marika (COR) def. Hollins, Haley/Wheeler, Sydnee (NIAW) 6-2
2. D'Ascenzo, Alexandra/Shah, Privanka (COR) def. Peisakhova, Stella/Wong, Shannon (NIAW) 6-2
3. Iinuma, Mariko/Wang, Michelle (COR) def. Deshmukh, Sharlee/Richert, Leann (NIAW) 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,6,3,4,5,1)