PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Navy women's tennis team (15-11) got back to its winning ways on Tuesday, posting a 6-1 victory over non-conference opponent Saint Joseph's (6-16) at the Springton Tennis Club in Media, Pa.
 
Heading north for their penultimate match of the regular season, the Midshipmen put themselves in front early by sweeping the three doubles matches before notching five straight-set victories in singles action to clinch Navy's sixth road win of the spring.
 
Doubles play began with freshman Emma Gu and sophomore Manci Pal teaming up for a 6-2 win over the Hawks' top pairing of Victoria Tracey and Gisele Tang, while the rookie pair of Ji Soo Oh and Peyton Amspacher-Philemon defeated Claudia Perez-Garcia and Addison Melfi, 6-3, on the third court to clinch the doubles point.
 
Rounding out the doubles lineup, senior Kate Lee and sophomore Julia Lee battled out a 7-6 (7-4) tie-breaking victory against Charlotte Kordonowy and Brooke Tackett in the No. 2 position.
 
Saint Joseph's evened the score briefly when Tracey beat out freshman Grace Li in a 6-2, 6-1 decision on the No. 2 court, but fellow freshman Molly Bellia put the Mids back in front with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Tang in the No. 4 matchup. Kate Lee then put Navy on the edge of clinching with her own 6-1, 6-1 victory against Perez-Garcia at the No. 5 spot, while senior Emily Tannenbaum knocked off Kordonowy in a 6-3, 6-2 battle on the top court to clinch the Mids' 15th win of the season.
 
Plaing out their matches, senior Parvathi Shanker posted a 6-3, 6-1 victory against Melfi in the No. 3 slot and fellow senior Sylvia Eklund pulled out a 6-2, 6-0 win over Tackett on the No. 6 court.
 
Match Notes
• Navy is now 12-1 in the all-time series with Saint Joseph's, winning the last 10 matches in the series.
• Tannenbaum has won 10-straight singles matches.
• Tannenbaum's 55 combined wins this season matches her own program-record 55 wins from last season.
• Kate Lee has tallied six-straight singles wins.
 
Up Next
Navy concludes the regular season on Friday with a 3:00 p.m. home match against Howard.