ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women's tennis team is set to see a trio of familiar teams this weekend in Arlington, Va., as the Midshipmen are taking part in the Commander-In-Chief's Challenge on Friday through Sunday at the Army Navy Country Club.
Facing individual competition from fellow service academies Army and Air Force as well as regional foe Georgetown, Navy will compete in singles and doubles play against the Falcons at 2:30 p.m. Friday before taking on the Black Knights at 8:00 a.m. Saturday and then squaring off with the Hoyas at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
How to Watch
1. The CIC Tennis Challenge will be Live Streamed through ANCC's Playsight system. To watch:
a. Visit www.playsight.com and create a free account.
b. Click on 'Watch Live.'
c. In the search box, type 'Army Navy,' then select ANCC to begin streaming.
Last Time Out
Going 4-1 over a combined five matches last Friday through Sunday,
Olivia Fermo paced Navy in the fifth annual San Diego Veterans Tennis Classic at the Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Complex … Highlighted by Fermo taking home tournament MVP honors on Sunday following her third-straight singles wins of the weekend, the Midshipmen's four juniors put together a strong weekend that also saw
Anna Jordaan collect the SDVTC Sportsmanship Award while facing competition from the host Toreros, Fresno State and Loyola Marymount.
Scouting the Competition
Navy faced off with all three opponents in dual-match action this past spring … For the second time in three years, Navy had a freshman earn the clinching point in a 4-2 victory over service academy rival Air Force, as rookie
Emma Gu closed out the Feb. 15 contest … The doubles point and singles wins from
Emily Tannenbaum,
Parvathi Shanker,
Molly Bellia and
Manci Pal gave the Mids a 5-2 win over Georgetown on March 1 in Annapolis … Despite Tannenbaum's singles win, Navy suffered a 4-1 loss to Army in the April 4 Star Match, ending the Mids' run of three-straight Star victories.
Scouting Navy
Olivia Fermo paces the Mids with an 8-1 singles record for the fall, followed closely by freshman
Nicole Fu's 7-1 singles mark … Sophomores
Peyton Amspacher-Philemon and
Ji Soo Oh have a perfect 4-0 doubles record as a pairing, while fellow sophomore
Grace Li is 3-0 on the doubles court this fall … Fermo leads the team with six doubles wins as well at a 6-2 mark.
Commander-In-Chief's Challenge History
The inaugural event in 2023, then known at the Academy Challenge, saw Stella Ribaudo,
Emily Tannenbaum and
Olivia Fermo all posted 2-0 singles records on the weekend, while Fermo partnered with
Makaila Cheng to tally a 3-0 doubles mark … The 2024 edition featured
Anna Jordaan and
Grace Li each going a combined 2-0 between doubles and singles play, while the Mids picked up four singles wins overall and a pair of doubles victories.
Up Next
Navy will compete in the ITA Atlantic Regional Championship next week, Oct. 16-21, in Blacksburg, Va.
