Max Weiss

Friday afternoon on Senior Day, Lauren Sadaka's name resounded through the crowd. The senior co-captain was in the middle of her final stellar home performance during Penn's 7-0 win over Columbia. But the weekend was just beginning for Sadaka, as yesterday she won the clinching match in Penn's 4-3 win over Cornell in Ithaca, N.

By MAX WEISS Staff Writer weiss@dailypennsylvanian.com Emily Wolf and Lauren Sadaka are at two very different stages in their collegiate tennis careers. Wolf is a freshman just finishing up her first year on the team. Sadaka, on the other hand, is a senior trying to make the most of her last month before graduation.

The clock on court two of Levy Tennis Pavilion read 6:30. Officially, practice begins at four o'clock and ends at six o'clock, but sophomore Alexa Ely and freshman Emily Wolf had just finished hitting. Ely's day of class and tennis began with an early-morning individual session with interim coach Sara Schiffman while most Penn students were still sleeping.

Down 7-4 and facing match point, juniors Ekaterina Kosminskaya and Maria Anisimova were on the brink of losing the doubles point in their match against No. 48 Princeton Saturday. Kosminskaya extended the match by rifling a cross-court return to set up a strong volley down the line for a winner.

Princeton's women's tennis team defeated Penn, 7-0, at Levy Tennis Pavilion Saturday. The 48th-ranked Tigers played very well top to bottom. However, the scoreline did not tell the whole story of the match. Juniors Maria Anisimova and Ekaterina Kosminskaya had a chance to secure the doubles point for Penn in their number one doubles match.

For the past four years, spring break for the Penn women's tennis team has meant a one-week excursion to the West Coast to battle against some of the country's premier tennis competition. Historically the trip has been a tough one for the Quakers as they have compiled a 7-10 record in the past four seasons.

The Penn women's tennis team has had five different lineups in as many matches this season. On a team that has been plagued by sickness and injury, the Quakers are hoping for a common stroke and consistency that has been sorely lacking in the young season.

The Penn women's tennis team has had five different lineups in as many matches this season. On a team that has been plagued by sickness and injury, the Quakers are hoping for a common stroke and consistency that has been sorely lacking in the young season.

While competing in juniors, players learn how to work for themselves. Matches at a collegiate Division I level take on a deeper meaning. "Your individual win is just as important as your teammate winning," senior co-captain Lauren Sadaka said. "It's a transition.

Heading into the season ranked No. 2, the women's squash team had its eyes on returning to the finals of the Howe Cup with dreams of winning the national championship. Unfortunately for the Quakers, they failed to reach that goal this weekend. Although Penn won 8-1 over Cornell in the first round, its run was stopped by Harvard in the semifinals Saturday in Cambridge, Mass.