Bulldogs Fall 5-2 at Ohio State

Feb. 22, 2004

Columbus, Ohio - The Yale women's tennis team, No. 64 in the latest ITA rankings, lost to No. 48 Ohio State, 5-2, in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday morning. Rashmee Patil and Aimee Kim won singles matches at the No. 4 and No. 6 spots respectively.

Patil picked up a victory for the second time on Yale's brief trip to the Midwest, having won at the No. 5 spot against Nebraska on Saturday. On Sunday, she topped the Buckeyes' Lindsey Adams 7-6, 2-6 (6). Kim won in straight sets against Kristin Messmer, 6-2, 7-5.

Yale (2-3) returns to action Saturday February 28 at 11:30 AM against Syracuse in New Haven.

Singles
No. 1:  Lindsay Williams (OSU) def. Karlyn Martin (Yale), 6-2, 6-1
No. 2:  Erica Fisk (OSU) def. Christine Alford (Yale), 6-2, 6-0
No. 3:  * Jackie Leskovar (OSU) def. Reshmi Srinath (Yale), 7-6, 6-0
No. 4:  Rashmee Patil (Yale) def. Lindsey Adams (OSU), 7-6, 2-6 (6)
No. 5:  Emily DeCamilla (OSU) def. Stephanie White (Yale), 6-3, 6-2
No. 6:  Aimee Kim (Yale) def. Kristin Messmer (OSU) , 6-2, 7-5

Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3*, 4, 5, 6

Doubles
No. 1:  Fisk/Leskovar (OSU) def. Karlyn Martin/ Christine Alford (Yale), 8-2
No. 2:  Colville/Williams (OSU) def. Rashmee Patil/Aimee Kim (Yale), 8-2
No. 3: Adams/ Meredith Vincent (OSU) def. Stephanie White/Olivia Nix (Yale), 8-3

* denotes clinching match

report by Sam Rubin '95, Yale Sports Publicity Department