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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's tennis team hosted a successful Bill & Sandra Moore Invitational this weekend at the Brigade Sports Complex. Navy reached the finals of both doubles flights and one singles flight.
"We would have definitely liked to come through and win a couple of those finals so it was a little bit of a bummer today," said head coach Keith Puryear. "But it's a learning process. We have to take it and learn from it and keep trying to improve. There was definite improvement from last week to this week and I thought this was the toughest field that we've ever had. A lot of these teams are much improved and I think our results say a lot about how well we have been playing."
Freshman Amanda Keller, who won the "D" flight at the Stony Brook Invitational last weekend, reached the finals of the "B" flight this weekend with a 3-1 record. Keller defeated Lehigh's Breezy Maravich, 6-2, 6-1, in the first round and then knocked off James Madison's Emily Bradshaw, 6-4, 6-2 in the quarters. Keller beat George Mason's Olivia Lacy-Thompson, 6-0, 6-2, in the semifinals, before falling to Fairleigh Dickinson's Shreya Pasricha in the "B" flight final, 6-2, 6-1.
Junior Sam Droop reached the semifinals of the "A" flight. Droop beat Towson's AJ Gomer in the first round battle, 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 1-0 (11-9) and then defeated George Mason's Brittany Pilkington, 6-2, 6-1 in the quarterfinals. Droop fell to Fairleigh Dickinson's Ksenija Tihomirova in a battle in the final, 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (14-12).
Freshman Kristine Rojo won two matches in the "C" singles flight and freshman Claudia Mackenzie won two matches in the "D" singles flight.
Mackenzie and junior Katie Porter reached the finals of the "A" doubles flight before falling to James Madison's Alex Huie and Taylor Pinchoff, 8-1. Porter and Mackenzie defeated JMU's Kimmy Herrock and Cara Wirth (JMU), 8-7 (7-5), in the first round and then beat George Mason's Brittany Pilkington and Elizabeth Sutherland, 8-4, in the quarters. The duo beat Towson's Ayana Dow and Barbara Vasilkova, 8-3, in the semifinal before falling to the JMU team in the championship.
In addition to going 3-1 in singles action, Keller went 3-1 in doubles play to reach the finals of the "B" flight. Keller teamed with sophomore Allie Pavlansky and the duo beat St. Bonaventure's Fatya Amiri and Lauren Doversola, 8-6, in the first round. Keller and Pavlansky then defeated Loyola's Emily Hughes and Olivia Ott, 8-3, in the quarters and Lehigh's Abby Farrell and Cassidy Cruz in the semifinals, 8-4. Keller and Pavlansky fell to James Madison's Emily Bradshaw and Dylan Owens in the championship, 8-2.
Through two tournaments, Keller is now 7-1 this season in singles play and 3-2 in doubles for a combined record of 10-3.
Navy will next compete at the Wake Forest Invitational from October 3-5.
Bill & Sandra Moore Invitational Results"A" SinglesFirst RoundSam Droop (Navy) def. AJ Gomer (Towson), 7-6 (7-1), 4-6, 1-0 (11-9)Taylor Pinchoff (JMU) def. Katie Porter (Navy), 6-3, 6-1Fatya Amiri (St. Bona) def. Allie Pavlansky (Navy), 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)QuarterfinalsSam Droop (Navy) def. Brittany Pilkington (George Mason), 6-2, 6-1SemifinalsKsenija Tihomirova (FDU) def. Sam Droop (Navy), 6-1, 3-6, 1-0 (14-12)ConsolationsKatie Porter (Navy) def. Cassidy Cruz (Lehigh), 8-4Allie Pavlansky (Navy) def. Alex Huie (JMU), withdrawKatie Porter (Navy) def. AJ Gomer (Towson), 8-6Allie Pavlansky (Navy) def. Morgan Yang (George Mason), 8-3Allie Pavlansky (Navy) def. Katie Porter, walkover
"B" SinglesFirst RoundAmanda Keller (Navy) def. Breezy Maravich (Lehigh), 6-2, 6-1Mikaela Carlson (Navy) def. Emily Hughes (Loyola), 1-6, 6-0, 1-0 (10-1)Rozel Hernandez (Navy) def. Barbara Vasilkova (Towson), 6-4, 6-2QuarterfinalsAmanda Keller (Navy) def. Emily Bradshaw (JMU), 6-4, 6-2Olivia Lacy-Thompson (George Mason) def. Mikaela Carlson (Navy), 6-3, 7-6 (9-7)Kimmy Herrock (JMU) def. Rozel Hernandez (Navy), 6-3, 6-1SemifinalsAmanda Keller (Navy) def. Olivia Lacy-Thompson (George Mason), 6-0, 6-2FinalShreya Pasricha (FDU) def. Amanda Keller (Navy), 6-2, 6-1
"C" SinglesFirst RoundNoelle Kaufmann (Navy) def. Elizabeth Sutherland (George Mason), 6-3, 6-2Kristine Rojo (Navy) def. Dominique Mortier (St. Bona), 6-1, 6-0Olivia Ott (Loyola) def. Summer Ralston (Navy), 6-4, 6-4QuarterfinalsKristine Rojo (Navy) def. Ayana Dow (Towson), 6-2, 6-0Rachel Nelson (JMU) def. Noelle Kaufmann (Navy), 6-3, 6-3SemifinalsMarijke Boers (George Mason) def. Kristine Rojo (Navy), 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
ConsolationsSummer Ralston (Navy) def. Sophie Lesage (Towson), withdrawElizabeth Sutherland (George Mason) def. Summer Ralston (Navy), 8-4
"D" SinglesFirst RoundClaudia Mackenzie (Navy) def. Francesca Chin (St. Bona), 6-2, 6-0Kristin Godau (Lehigh) def. Audrey Channell (Navy), 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3)QuarterfinalsClaudia Mackenzie (Navy) def. Abby Duddy (Lehigh), 6-2, 6-0SemifinalsSarah Khan (JMU) def. Claudia Mackenzie (Navy), 6-3, 6-3ConsolationsAudrey Channell (Navy) def. Cailey Easdale (Towson), 8-7 (7-4)Audrey Channell (Navy) def. Abby Duddy (Lehigh), walkover
"A" DoublesFirst RoundSam Droop / Noelle Kaufmann (Navy) def. Marijke Boers / Morgan Yang (George Mason), 8-7 (7-3)Claudia Mackenzie / Katie Porter (Navy) def. Kimmy Herrock / Cara Wirth (JMU), 8-7 (7-5)QuarterfinalsAlex Huie / Taylor Pinchoff (JMU) def. Sam Droop / Noelle Kaufmann (Navy), 8-2Claudia Mackenzie / Katie Porter (Navy) def. Brittany Pilkington / Elizabeth Sutherland (George Mason), 8-4SemifinalsClaudia Mackenzie / Katie Porter (Navy) def. Ayana Dow / Barbara Vasilkova (Towson), 8-3FinalAlex Huie / Taylor Pinchoff (JMU) def. Claudia Mackenzie / Katie Porter (Navy), 8-1
"B" DoublesFirst RoundAmanda Keller / Allie Pavlansky (Navy) def. Fatya Amiri / Lauren Doversola (St. Bona), 8-6Mikaela Carlson / Summer Ralston (Navy) def. Nicole Eberle / Amanda Lanciano (Loyola), 8-4Rozel Hernandez / Kristine Rojo (Navy) def. Olivia Lacy-Thompson / Scarlett Walston (George Mason), 8-5QuarterfinalsAmanda Keller / Allie Pavlansky (Navy) def. Emily Hughes / Olivia Ott (Loyola), 8-3Emily Bradshaw / Dylan Owens (JMU) def. Mikaela Carlson / Summer Ralston (Navy), 8-7 (10-8)Cailey Easdale / AJ Gomer (Towson) def. Rozel Hernandez / Kristine Rojo (Navy), 8-7 (7-5)SemifinalAmanda Keller / Allie Pavlansky (Navy) def. Abby Farrell / Cassidy Cruz (Lehigh), 8-4FinalEmily Bradshaw / Dylan Owens (JMU) def. Amanda Keller / Allie Pavlansky (Navy), 8-2
Flight winners"A" Singles - Ksenija Tihomirova (FDU)"B" Singles - Shreya Pasricha (FDU)"C" Singles - Rachel Nelson (JMU)"D" Singles - Dylan Owens (JMU)"A" Doubles - Alex Huie/ Taylor Pinchoff (JMU)"B" Doubles - Emily Bradshaw / Dylan Owens (JMU)