Feb. 26, 2015
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Georgetown women's tennis team (6-1) posted a 6-1 win over Navy (8-4) on Thursday afternoon at the Arlington YMCA. Navy saw its three-match winning streak come to an end.
Georgetown won the doubles point by securing victories at the No. 1 and No. 3 slots. Navy's duo of senior Noelle Kaufmann and freshman Kristine Rojo defeated Victoire Saperstein and Taylor Perz at No. 2 doubles, 8-3. Kaufmann and Rojo improve to 5-1 as a doubles pairing this season.
Georgetown won five of the six singles matches, including three in straight sets, to take the team win.
Navy junior Logan Antill defeated Georgetown's Sophie Panarese at No. 2 singles, 7-5, 3-6, 6-2, for Navy's lone singles win. Antill won her fourth dual match of the season.
Navy lost a pair of three-set singles matches on Thursday. Junior Sam Droop fell at No. 1 singles to Saperstein, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, and freshman Amanda Keller fell to Liselot Koenen at No. 4 singles, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Georgetown evened the all-time series between the two schools at 1-1. Navy had defeated Georgetown, 4-3, during the 2014 spring season.
Navy will next host Rutgers on Sunday at 10 AM.
Georgetown defeats Navy, 6-1Doubles - Georgetown wins the doubles point, 2-1 (Finish: 3,2,1)No. 1 Liselot Koenen / Sophie Panarese (G) def. Summer Ralston / Claudia Mackenzie, 8-4No. 2 Noelle Kaufmann / Kristine Rojo (N) def. Victoire Saperstein / Taylor Perz (G), 8-3No. 3 Sophia Barnard / Casey Marx (G) def. Logan Antill / Amanda Keller (N), 8-3
Singles (Order of finish: 5,3,4,1,2,6)No. 1 Victoire Saperstein (G) def. Sam Droop (N), 5-7, 6-3, 6-2No. 2 Logan Antill (N) def. Sophie Panarese (G), 7-5, 3-6, 6-2No. 3 Sophia Barnard (G) def. Katie Porter (N), 6-4, 6-2No. 4 Liselot Koenen (G) def. Amanda Keller (N), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3No. 5 Daphne de Chatellus (G) def. Audrey Channell (N), 6-3, 6-3No. 6 Casey Marx (G) def. Allie Pavlansky (N), 6-2, 6-1