ITHACA, N.Y.- The Colgate women's tennis team faced off against a tough Cornell squad and were dealt a 6-1 loss this evening.

The Big Red swept the doubles matches to earn the collective doubles point.

Cornell added wins in No.2 and No.3 singles before Colgate was able to get on the board.

Junior Kelly Klein (Ross, California) netted 6-1, 6-0 set victories to prevent the Big Red from sweeping, but Cornell went on to win the fourth, fifth and first singles flights to secure the match.

The Raiders will look to bounce back when they return to the courts on Saturday, March 25 for a Patriot League matchup against Bucknell University.
 
 
BOTTOM LINE
Cornell 6, Colgate 1
 
WON-LOST RECORDS
The Raiders shift to 4-7 on the season overall, while the Big Red improves their record to 9-4.
 
DOUBLES
No. 1 – Iinuma/Shah (Cor) def. Hyland/Fleckenstein ('Gate): 6-1
No. 2 – Stevens/Stewart (Cor) def. Brittin/Williams ('Gate): 6-1
No. 3 – Cusick/Dua (Cor) def. Woodbury/O'Brien ('Gate): 6-3
 
SINGLES
No. 1 – Cusick (Cor) def. Hyland ('Gate) 6-1, 6-3
No. 2 – Shah (Cor) def. Fleckenstein ('Gate): 6-1, 6-0
No. 3 – Stewart (Cor) def. O'Brien ('Gate): 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 – Stevens (Cor) def. Williams ('Gate): 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 – Dua (Cor) def. Brittin ('Gate): 6-0, 6-1
No. 6 – Klein ('Gate) def. Perez de la Llave (Cor) : 6-1, 6-0

ORDER OF FINISH: Doubles (2,1,3), Singles (2,3,6,4,5,1)
 
FROM THE SOURCE
Head Coach Bobby Pennington
"Tough match for the ladies today. I can confidently say that is by far the highest ranked and best team on our schedule. Credit to Kelly Klein for winning at #6 today. We are 2/3 of the way through our schedule and truly believe the ladies are battle tested and the remaining seven matches have a great shot. All focus shifts towards Bucknell Saturday at Turning Stone."
 
UP NEXT
The Raiders are back in action on Saturday, March 25 when they take on the Bison of Bucknell for a Patriot League matchup. The match is set to take place at 12 p.m. in Verona, N.Y. at the Turning Stone Sportsplex.