ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Army and Navy men's tennis teams will meet Saturday at 1 p.m. in West Point, N.Y., in the annual Star Match between the two programs. The Mids (19-19, 5-0) and the Black Knights (18-10, 6-0) will face each other starting at 1 p.m. in what will also serve as the regular season finale for both programs.
The Star Match is part of the Star Series, presented by USAA. Navy has secured the 2022-23 Star Series victory. The Mids lead the Black Knights, 13-7, with four Stars still to be determined over the next two weekends.
Patriot League Tournament Ramifications
The winning team in Saturday's match will earn the No. 1 seed in next week's Patriot League Tournament and the losing team will more than likely garner the No. 2 seed.
If the seeds hold through in the opening rounds of play, the teams would meet in the championship match of the event for the ninth-straight time and the 13th time in the last 15 tournaments.
Navy (19-19, 5-0 Patriot League)
The Mids have won five-straight and eight of their last 10 matches. This includes victories over Howard and Mount St. Mary's Wednesday afternoon in Annapolis.
Army (18-10, 6-0 Patriot League)
The Black Knights have won six of their last seven and 10 of their last 12 matches.
2023 Common Opponents - Patriot League
* Boston U. - Navy: W, 4-2; Army: W, 4-2
* Colgate - Navy: W, 7-0; Army: W, 6-1
* Lehigh - Navy: W, 7-0; Army: W, 4-1
* Loyola - Navy: W, 7-0; Army: W, 4-0
Navy also has defeated Bucknell, 5-2, and Army has defeated Lafayette and Holy Cross by the same score of 4-0.
2023 Common Opponents - Non-Patriot League
* Drexel - Navy: L, 6-1; Army: W, 4-3
* Georgetown - Navy: L, 4-3; Army: L, 7-0
* Hofstra - Navy: W, 7-0; Army: W, 4-2
* NJIT - Navy: L, 7-0; Army: L, 4-1
* Richmond - Navy: W, 4-0; Army: L, 4-0
* St. Bonaventure - Navy: W, 5-2; Army: W, 5-2
Overall Series
* Navy leads, 70-38
* Navy has won the last eight matches
* Navy leads, 27-19, in matches played at Army
* Navy has won the last four matches played at Army
Star Matches
* Navy leads, 55-30
* Navy has won the last six Star Matches
* Navy leads, 25-17, in Star Matches played at Army
* Navy has won the last the three Star Matches played at Army
Patriot League Era (1994-present)
* Tied, 14-14, in league regular season matches
* Army leads, 8-6, in league regular season matches played at Army
Current Navy Players vs. Army
Only four players on the current Navy roster have played a match against Army.
Finn Garner and
Gavin Segraves have each totaled eight matches against the Black Knights. Garner has won four matches and lost two (two were left unfinished) and Segraves has posted four wins with just one loss.
Finn Garner
-- 2021
3D. Garner, F. / Segraves (N) def. Gorshein / Haikal, 6-2
4S. Eden (A) def. Garner, F., 6-3, 6-4
3D. Garner, F. / Segraves (N) def. Gorshein / Haikal, 6-2
4S. Garner, F. (N) def. Eden, 6-4, 6-4
-- 2022
2D. Garner, F. / Segraves (N) vs. Eden / Huttepain, 5-5, UF
3S. Garner, F. (N) def. Lake, 6-3, 6-0
2D. Eden / Huttepain (A) def. Garner, F. / Segraves, 6-4
3S. Garner, F. (N) vs. Eden, 2-6, 6-2, 1-1, UF
Luke Garner
-- 2022
3D. Huarte / Jose (A) def. Dabek / Garner, L., 7-5
3D. Dabek / Garner, L. (N) def. Huarte / Jose, 7-6 (7-5)
Sasha Panyan
-- 2021
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) vs. Panyan / Ton (N), 3-3, uf
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) def. Panyan / Ton, 6-2
-- 2022
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) def. Panyan / Thompson, 6-4
6S. Panyan (N) def. Huarte, 6-1, 6-4
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) def. Panyan / Thompson, 7-6 (7-5)
6S. Panyan (N) def. Huarte, 7-5, 7-5
Gavin Segraves
-- 2021
3D. Garner, F. / Segraves (N) def. Gorshein / Haikal, 6-2
5S. Segraves (N) def. Huarte, 6-1, 6-0
3D. Garner, F. / Segraves (N) def. Gorshein / Haikal, 6-2
5S. Segraves (N) vs. Gorshein (A), 2-6, 6-4, 3-2, uf
-- 2022
2D. Garner, F. / Segraves (N) vs. Eden / Huttepain, 5-5, UF
2S. Segraves (N) def. Woodman, 6-3, 6-4
2D. Eden / Huttepain (A) def. Garner, F. / Segraves, 6-4
2S. Segraves (N) vs. Woodman, 4-6, 4-5, UF
Current Army Players vs. Navy
Six Amy players have taken to the courts for a match against Navy. Samuel Eden, Thomas Lake and A.J. Woodman all have played a total of eight matches against the Mids. Eden has recorded three wins and two losses, Lake has compiled four wins and two losses and Woodman has totaled three wins and three losses.
Samuel Eden
-- 2021
2D. Dabek / Thompson (N) def. Eden / Huttepain, 6-1
4S. Eden (A) def. Garner, 6-3, 6-4
2D. Eden / Huttepain (A) def. Dabek / Thompson, 6-2
4S. Garner (N) def. Eden, 6-4, 6-4
-- 2022
2D. Garner, F. / Segraves (N) vs. Eden / Huttepain, 5-5, UF
4S. McBride (N) vs. Eden, 6-7 (3-7), UF
2D. Eden / Huttepain (A) def. Garner, F. / Segraves, 6-4
3S. Garner, F. (N) vs. Eden, 2-6, 6-2, 1-1, UF
Samuel Haikal
-- 2021
3D. Garner / Segraves (N) def. Gorshein / Haikal, 6-2
3D. Garner / Segraves (N) def. Gorshein / Haikal, 6-2
-- 2022
5S. Fishkin (N) vs. Haikal, 4-6, 5-2, UF
5S. Fishkin (N) def. Haikal, 6-2, 7-5
Jake Huarte
-- 2021
5S. Segraves (N) def. Huarte, 6-1, 6-0
6S. McBride (N) def. Huarte, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
-- 2022
3D. Huarte / Jose (A) def. Dabek / Garner, L., 7-5
6S. Panyan (N) def. Huarte, 6-1, 6-4
3D. Dabek / Garner, L. (N) def. Huarte / Jose, 7-6 (7-5)
6S. Panyan (N) def. Huarte, 7-5, 7-5
Nathan Jose
-- 2022
3D. Huarte / Jose (A) def. Dabek / Garner, L., 7-5
3D. Dabek / Garner, L. (N) def. Huarte / Jose, 7-6 (7-5)
Thomas Lake
-- 2021
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) vs. Panyan / Ton (N), 3-3, uf
3S. Lake (A) vs. Fishkin (N), 6-3, 4-6, 2-1, uf
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) def. Panyan / Ton, 6-2
3S. Lake (A) def. Fishkin, 6-4, 6-2
-- 2022
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) def. Panyan / Thompson, 6-4
3S. Garner, F. (N) def. Lake, 6-3, 6-0
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) def. Panyan / Thompson, 7-6 (7-5)
4S. McBride (N) def. Lake, 6-4, 6-1
A.J. Woodman
-- 2021
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) vs. Panyan / Ton (N), 3-3, uf
1S. Ton (N) def. Woodman, 6-4, 6-0
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) def. Panyan / Ton, 6-2
2S. Thompson (N) def. Woodman, 6-3, 6-2
-- 2022
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) def. Panyan / Thompson, 6-4
2S. Segraves (N) def. Woodman, 6-3, 6-4
1D. Lake / Woodman (A) def. Panyan / Thompson, 7-6 (7-5)
2S. Segraves (N) vs. Woodman, 4-6, 4-5, UF