NEWARK, NJ – Freshman Jillian Dierenfield (Ankeny, IA/Ankeny) coasted to a 6-0, 6-0 victory in fourth flight singles as a shorthanded Scarlet Raiders squad defeated the Pioneers, 6-3, for their first New Jersey Athletic Conference win of the season.

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Sophomore Anne Olaya (Jersey City, NJ/McNair Academic) captured her tenth top flight singles win of the season with a 6-1, 6-0 decision over senior Rachel Menzzopane, while junior Monica Iturralde (Kenilworth, NJ/David Brearly) earned a 6-2, 6-1 win while competing in second flight singles in the absence of senior Nicole Rubinetti (West Orange, NJ/West Orange).

Sophomore Kelly Fitzsimmons (Middlesex, NJ/Middlesex) rounded out the Scarlet Raiders' top three singles, with a 6-3, 6-4 win over senior Joanna Jakobik.

Olaya and Fitzsimmons led Rutgers-Newark in doubles play with an 8-3 win over Menzzopane and Lisa Varacallo in No. 1 doubles, while Iturralde and Dierenfield secured a 8-1 victory in second flight doubles.

Rutgers-Newark returns to action on Friday, October 3, against The College of New Jersey at 4:00 p.m. on the Golden Dome Courts.