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Rutgers finds success in fall season

With the fall season complete, the Rutgers tennis team now enters offseason mode as each member prepares for the spring.

Junior’s Mariam Zein (left) and Gina Li (right) both had succesful seasons with the pair making it to the semi-finals at Regionals.

Duo falls in semifinals of ITA

Highlighted by a deep run in doubles action, the Rutgers tennis team demonstrated through the course of five days at the ITA Northeast Regional Tournament that the program is one to be reckoned with.

Junior Gina Li said Regionals will be a tough tournament where the Knights will compete against the best teams and players in the Northeast Region. Li is the only Knight in singles play to earn a seed for Regionals.

Rutgers enters regional tournament after invite play

The Rutgers tennis team has seen its share of formidable adversaries throughout the fall season.

Yale tournament provides experience for upcoming invite

While the Brown Invitational was seen as a good opportunity to play against quality Division I foes, this past weekend’s tournament at Yale provided the Rutgers tennis team with a way to gear up for the ITA Northeast Regional tournament, which will begin Oct 16.

Junior Mariam Zein said she has been working on cross-court directionals in preparation for Friday’s tournament at Yale.

Rutgers expect strong showing at Yale Invitational

In the days leading up to Friday, the Rutgers tennis team aims to parlay its strong showing against ASA in its tournament at its second straight Ivy League school invitational at Yale University.

Cunningham said if she had to play another sport, it would be volleyball because she played it all throughout high school.

Rutgers sophomore picks college tennis over volleyball

If it were not for certain appealing aspects of tennis, sophomore Farris Cunningham might have become a college athlete playing a different sport.

Sophomore midfielder Alyssa Bull said the key to success will be organization.

Junior Mariam Zein played exclusively in singles matches yesterday against ASA. Zein said Rutgers learned from the match to not underestimate its opponent. 

Scrimmage against ASA satisfies Rutgers

When the Rutgers tennis team played junior college ASA in a scrimmage on a dreary Thursday afternoon, it was an opportunity to test new strategies created during practice.

Senior Lindsay Balsamo said today’s scrimmage will be good preparation for upcoming tournaments. Balsamo said that she could also work on new strategies. 

Rutgers preps for tournament with scrimmage

Before its next tournament at Yale University, which is scheduled to start on Oct. 10, the Rutgers tennis team will test itself in an exhibition match against ASA junior college, located in New York, New York.

Junior Lindsay Kayati has epilepsy, a physical condition involving repeated seizures. Kayati takes medicine to prevent epileptic episodes while playing tennis.

Rutgers junior overcomes disability to pursue playing career

Every once in a while, one finds beneath the surface of the sports world a story of a person excelling as an athlete despite a physical limitation.

Junior Gina Li found success over the weekend at the Brown Invitational, going 3-1 in her doubles competition with partner Mariam Zein. Li chose to play tennis over swimming when she was 11 years old after succeeding in several events.

Junior shares path to choosing tennis over career in swimming

Before becoming a standout tennis player at Rutgers, junior Gina Li had an affinity for another sport.

Knights exit invitational optimistic despite hurt senior

Besides senior Lindsay Balsamo injured her groin after her first singles match, the Scarlet Knights tennis team was able to leave the Brown University Invitational on Sunday knowing it was a success.Although sustaining the injury cost her the opportunity to complete her slate of singles matches.