The doubles portion of the Navy-Georgetown match saw the Mids record a victory at the No. 1 flight and Georgetown post a win at No. 3 doubles. In the decisive No. 2 doubles match, Georgetown's Will Lowell and Anthony Tan outlasted Navy's Stanley Kahl (Sr., Richland, Pa.) and Adrian Lai (Sr., Tucson, Ariz.) by a score of 9-7.

The Hoyas then won four of the six singles matches, including two which were decided by a tiebreaker (used in place of a complete third set). Navy's victories came when Nate Nelms (So., St. Mary's, Ga.) defeated Tan 6-1, 7-5 at the No. 1 flight and when Johnny Waters posted a 7-4 (7-5), 5-7, 10-3 victory over Will Lowell at No. 3 singles.

"It was disappointing to lose a match like we played against Georgetown," said Navy head coach John Officer. "We need our depth to come through better for us.

"Give Georgetown credit. They have a new coach in Gordie Ernst and they have already recorded some great wins since the start of the season."

Navy then won three of the four singles matches from the Wildcats in straight sets and split the two doubles matches to end the day with a victory.

Nelms won his third match of the day (he also teamed with Jason Hill for a win at No. 1 doubles against Georgetown) at No. 1 singles, a 6-2, 6-4 win over Dmitri Chimerakis, Hill (So., Atlanta, Ga.) bounced back from a tough loss at No. 2 singles against the Hoyas to post a 6-1, 7-5 win at the same flight over Villanova's Brian Maher, and Johnny Waters (So., Papillion, Neb.) posted a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Sean Daly at No. 3 singles.

Navy's doubles victory saw Luke Albi (So., Cincinnati, Ohio) and Nate Malnati (Sr., Greeley, Colo.) rally to record a 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 victory over Sumanth Chittajallu and Alex Lesser at the No. 2 position.

"We really toughed it out against Villanova," said Officer. "Nate Malnati was a real sparkplug for us out there. When you go to the bench, you want to see some intensity and some hunger. Luke Albi really displayed those qualities today."

Navy's record stands at 3-2 on the season following the match against Villanova, while Georgetown is 4-3 on the year and Villanova is 1-2. The Mids will next play host to Maryland Saturday afternoon at 12 Noon at the Severn Valley Tennis & Fitness Club.

"We are going to have a lot of close, tight matches -- like the Georgetown match -- against very good teams this year," said Officer. "We need to learn from today and get better. If we want to win a championship, we are going to have to win the majority of those types of matches."

Georgetown def. Navy, 5-2

Final Stats

Doubles -- Georgetown wins the doubles point
#1 - Hill/Nelms (N) def. Schnell/Kevin Walsh, 8-6
#2 - Lowell/Tan (G) def. Kahl/Lai, 9-7
#3 - Tillem/Tywang (G) def. Lemaich/Waters, 8-3
Singles
#1 - Nate Nelms (N) def. Anthony Tan, 6-1, 7-5
#2 - Jeff Schnell (G) def. Jason Hill, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 10-8
#3 - Johnny Waters (N) def. Will Lowell, 7-6 (5), 5-7, 10-3
#4 - David Gross (G) def. Adrian Lai, 6-2, 6-3
#5 - David Tillem (G) def. Stanley Kahl, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-5
#6 - Ted Tywang (G) def. Ramsey Lemaich, 6-1, 6-3

Navy def. Villanova, 4-2
Doubles
#1 - Scott Fahrendorf/Charlie Farmer (V) def. Alex James/Jarrad Smoke, 6-1, 6-4
#2 - Luke Albi/Nate Malnati (N) def. Summanth Chittajallu/Alex Lesser, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4
Singles
#1 - Nate Nelms (N) def. Dmitri Chimerakis, 6-2, 6-4
#2 - Jason Hill (N) def. Brian Maher, 6-1, 7-5
#3 - Johnny Waters (N) def. Sean Daly, 6-3, 6-3
#4 - Brett Tobin (V) def. Adrian Lai, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3