ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women's tennis team (7-2) used a pair of victories on Sunday to remain undefeated at home, sweeping George Mason (1-3) in the morning, 7-0, before battling out a 6-1 afternoon win over George Washington (0-4) at the Tose Family Tennis Center.
 
George Mason Recap
A quick 6-0 win from the No. 3 Patriots pairing of Ruju Chauhan and Cenan Liu over freshmen Julia Lee and Manci Pal did not deter the Midshipmen in morning doubles action, as senior captain Stella Ribaudo and freshman Makaila Cheng teamed up for a 6-3 victory on the top court against Emily Wirt and Dana Edson. Junior Sylvia Eklund and rookie Anna Jordaan then clinched the doubles point by knocking off the No. 2 George Mason pair of Lauren Splett and Brooklyn Siegel, 6-4.
 
Junior Parvathi Shanker grabbed the first win of single play, defeating Liu by a 6-3, 6-1 score at the No. 2 spot, while Cheng soon followed with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Splett in the No. 4 position and Ribaudo sealed the Navy win on the No. 1 court by beating Wirt, 6-3, 6-0.
 
Rounding out the singles sweep were Eklund knocking off Siegel at No. 6 (6-1, 6-1), Lee coming out on top of Maitree Rout on the No. 3 court (6-1, 6-2) and Pal weathering a 7-5, 6-0 win over Edson in the No. 5 position.
 
George Washington Recap
Navy took the doubles point against GW in short order, as Shanker and fellow junior Kate Lee racked up a 6-1 win on the No. 3 court against Solange Skeene and Alejandra Ramirez, while junior Emily Tannenbaum and freshman Olivia Fermo were behind them with their own 6-1 victory in the No. 2 spot over Madison Lee and Victoria Sasinka. The Revolutionaries salvaged doubles play when the No. 1 team of Gabriela Giraldo and Stella Wiesemann held off a comeback attempt from senior Samantha Johns and sophomore Sia Chaudry for a 7-5 win.
 
Fermo gave the Mids a 2-0 lead with a 6-1, 6-2 victory to start singles action, defeating Charlotte Bell on the No. 6 court, but GW notched a 6-4, 6-1 win when Skeene beat Jordaan in the No. 5 spot. Johns then earned a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Madison Lee at the No. 3 position and Kate Lee clinched the Navy win when she outlasted Sasinka, 7-5, 6-2.
 
The top two courts both played on and went three sets, as Tannenbaum overcame a slow start to score a 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over Wiesemann at the No. 1 spot, while Chaudry needed a tiebreaker in the second set to come back and beat Giraldo in the No. 2 match, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-7.
 
Coaches' Comments
"Both these teams are much better than their records indicate, both having started out with very tough early-season matches. The scores don't show the competitive nature of both contests, as these were two very hard-fought matches. We did a good job in most matches of winning some very close no-add games. Our doubles teams are making good stride and it showed today. After getting the doubles point, I think we did a good job of pushing forward to maintain the momentum we generated. This coming week will present challenges, too. Good luck to the ladies this week, as they tackle six-week exams and also prep for our upcoming matches." -Head Coach Keith Puryear
 
"I am proud of our ladies for staying resilient and focused. I was really pleased with our doubles play in both matches. I think we did a good job in singles as well, navigating the momentum switches and really staying focused on what we needed to do shot-by-shot, point-to-point. As always, there are things we need to continue to improve but I do like the fact that the things we have been working on are being used in match play." -Associate Head Coach Alessandra Pedergnana
 
Match Notes
• Navy is now 13-0 all-time against George Mason, with the last four meetings all being 7-0 wins.
• The Mids evened the all-time series with George Washington at 6-6, extending their winning streak in the series to four matches.
• Navy has started 7-0 at home for the third-straight season.
• Now with 74 career singles wins, Tannenbaum needs just four more victories to catch Darien Sears for third in the program record books.
• With a win in both singles and doubles play Sunday, Tannenbaum has 131 combined wins in her career and is just one shy of tying Kaylah Hodge for fourth in program history.
• Tannenbaum has won her last eight singles matches, while Cheng is undefeated in her last four.
• Jordaan and Eklund extended their doubles winning streak to seven matches.
 
Up Next
Navy hosts Towson (9 a.m.) and Coppin State (1 p.m.) on Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Tose Family Tennis Center in Annapolis, Md.