UNION, N.J. (Oct. 21, 2017) – The Rutgers University-Camden women's tennis team was picked for sixth place in the pre-season New Jersey Athletic Conference poll, but the young Scarlet Raptors came within a whisker of finishing in fourth place before falling to Kean University, 5-4, here Saturday in their final NJAC match.
 
Rutgers-Camden falls to 3-7 overall and finishes 1-4 in the NJAC, good for fifth place. Kean improves to 7-5 and hangs on to fourth place, finishing with a 2-3 conference mark.
 
Rutgers-Camden hosts Penn State-Brandywine Sunday at 12 p.m. in its final match of the fall semester.
 
The Scarlet Raptors won at the first two doubles spots, with sophomores Annalise Kipp (West Deptford, NJ/West Deptford) and Danielle Lemma (Haddon Township, NJ/Haddon Township) taking their match at first doubles by an 8-5 score. Freshmen Jenna O'Lexy (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) and Anna Archut (Haddon Township, NJ/Haddon Township) won at second doubles, 8-6.
 
Kipp and O'Lexy won their matches at first and second singles, respectively. Kipp, pictured above, posted a 6-4, 6-2 victory in her match, while O'Lexy captured a 6-1, 6-1 win.
 
Lemma retired in her third singles match, trailing 3-0 at the time.
 
Freshman Lexi Sample (Newfield/Delsea Regional) dropped a tight 6-1, 7-6 (7-3) match at fourth singles and freshman Abby Banner (Egg Harbor City, NJ/Cedar Creek) lost, 6-1, 6-4, at fifth singles. Sample and Banner also dropped an 8-4 decision at third doubles.
 
Archut was defeated at sixth singles, 6-4, 6-0.

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