Women’s Tennis Drops First Conference Contest to No. 72 Columbia

Saturday, April 5

Providence, R.I.

1 p.m.

Brown University

Columbia

Photo by: Thatcher Kling

Women’s Tennis Drops First Conference Contest to No. 72 Columbia

4/5/2025 9:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Brown women's tennis team (9-8, 1-1 Ivy) dropped their first conference contest 4-0, to nationally ranked No. 72 Columbia (11-6, 2-0 Ivy) at the Pizzitola Sports Center on Saturday afternoon.

"Today's match was a battle until the late stages of each match," Broadbent Family Women's Tennis Head Coach Lucie Schmidhauser. "We didn't start out well in doubles with too many errors produced on our end, losing the doubles point," Schmidhauser added.

"In singles, our players composed themselves and started competing better, challenging their opponents with better execution. The match came down to a few points in each set and match, but Columbia was simply tougher in big moments. We came up slightly short in all completed matches. Hannah and Dani competed hard in their tough three-set losses. Now we need to put today's match behind us and focus on our next match against Cornell tomorrow," commented Schmidhauser.

The Bears were unable to earn the doubles point, starting singles in a 1-0 deficit. The Bears battled throughout their singles matches. Senior Gabby Soliman and sophomore Hannah Shen pushed both of their matches to three sets. Columbia ultimately claimed the wins at lines 1-3, clinching the match.

UP NEXT
The Bears will return to action tomorrow Apr. 6, when they host the Cornell Big Red at the Pizzitola Sports Center. The matches are set to begin at 2 p.m.

DOUBLES RESULTS
Malak El Allami / Fatima Keita (Columbia) def. Lindsey Hofflander / Addison Ahlstrom (Brown) 6-1
Gayathri Krishnan / Sophia Strugnell (Columbia) vs. Dani Ben-Abraham / Bella Hu (Brown) 3-4, unfinished
Emily Baek / Sophia Wang (Columbia) def. Hannah Shen/Gabby Soliman (Brown) 6-4

SINGLES RESULTS
Malak El Allami (Columbia) def. Gabby Soliman (Brown) 6-3, 6-4
Gayathri Krishnan (Columbia) def. Hannah Shen (Brown) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5
Fatima Keita (Columbia) def. Dani Ben-Abraham (Brown) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2)
Sophia Wang (Columbia) vs. Ali Maguy (Brown) 4-6, 4-1, unfinished
Winta Tewolde (Columbia) vs. Anne Yang (Brown) 4-3, unfinished
Emily Baek (Columbia) vs. Bella Hu (Brown) 4-6, 7-5, 5-6 unfinished

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