TCNJ’s WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM POSTS 6-3 WIN OVER NYU

Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey’s women’s tennis team hosted the Violets of New York University on Friday in TCNJ’s Student Recreation Center. Ranked No. 18 in Division III, TCNJ tallied a 6-3 win over New York University to improve to 9-5 on the year, while NYU drops to 7-4.

Doubles competition
1. Christina Contrafatto/Jackie Shtemberg (TCNJ) def. Holly Smith/Meggie Smith (NYUW), 8-5
2. Stephanie Tu/Jaclyn Manning (NYUW) def. Sarah Roser/Amanda Berg (TCNJ), 8-0
3. Stefanie Haar/Haley Kutner (TCNJ) def. Amanda Freedman/Lisa Mijovic (NYUW), 8-0

Singles competition
1. Jackie Shtemberg (TCNJ) def. Holly Smith (NYUW), 6-3, 6-2
2. Stephanie Tu (NYUW) def. Christina Contrafatto (TCNJ), 6-4, 6-4
3. Meggie Smith (NYUW) def. Amanda Berg (TCNJ), 6-1, 2-6, 10-4
4. Stefanie Haar (TCNJ) def. Jaclyn Manning (NYUW), 6-2, 6-2
5. Haley Kutner (TCNJ) def. Amanda Freedman (NYUW), 6-2, 6-0
6. Sarah Roser (TCNJ) def. Lisa Mijovic (NYUW), 6-0, 6-2

#18 The College of New Jersey 6, New York University 3

Match Notes: New York University 7-4, The College of New Jersey 9-5; National ranking #18
Official: Marvin Hill

The Lions snapped NYU’s six match win streak as they posted the victory over the visiting Violets to post their third straight victory.
TCNJ swept through the doubles to take a 2-1 lead into the singles competition as the Lions’ top tandem of senior Christina Contrafatto (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) and sophomore Jackie Shtemberg (Franklin Lakes, NJ/Ramapo) collected an 8-5 win over NYU’s seniors Holly Smith (Troy, MI) and Meggie Smith (Knoxville, TN). TCNJ’s top pair is now 19-8 on the year and ranked third in the most recent regional poll. Smith and Smith had their five match win streak come to an end on Friday and now stand at 13-5 with an 8-3 dual record with one another.
With her win at first singles over Holly Smith, Shtemberg improves to 20-8 in singles action and with her overall combined career mark standing at 90-26. NYU’s junior Stephanie Tu (Greenvale, NY) posted a win over TCNJ’s Contrafatto at second singles to remain perfect at second singles (6-0). Contrafatto, who is ranked 14th regional in singles play is now 134-51 on her career in both doubles and singles action.
TCNJ returns to action on Saturday, April 5 hosting Salisbury University in a match scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. NYU returns to action next on April 6 hosting Fordham University.

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