ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In its final event of the fall slate, the Navy women's tennis team dominated singles play at the 2026 Navy Blinds, hosted over Saturday and Sunday at the Tose Family Tennis Center.
Facing competition from Towson and Loyola during the first day of action before squaring off with Howard's players a day later, the Midshipmen went 9-2 in singles matches while posting a 5-4 mark in doubles action. Highlighting the weekend, junior
Ji Soo Oh went a combined 3-0 between singles and doubles play, while senior
Olivia Fermo tallied a perfect 3-0 record while playing in all three doubles sessions.
Navy opened the weekend by facing the Tigers in six singles matches, bouncing back after junior
Peyton Amspacher-Philemon was edged out by Kiersten Tambe, 6-7 (4), 7-5, 10-5, by winning the other five matchups. As senior
Manci Pal scored a 6-0, 6-0 win over Gaia Montecchi, junior
Molly Bellia then defeated Chandre Boshoff, 6-1, 6-2, while sophomore
Nicole Fu tallied a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Aubrey Carper. Continuing the run, sophomore
Jina Cha beat Chloe Courtnage, 6-4, 6-0, and Oh rallied to get a 2-6, 7-6 (4), 10-7 win over Tamzin Pountney.
Towson and Navy were more evenly-matched in the four doubles matches, as Montecchi and Ashira Murray took down Pal and Bellia, 6-4, while Tambe and Boshoff outlasted Fu and junior
Grace Li in a 7-6 (8-6) decision, but Fermo and fellow senior
Julia Lee sealed a 6-2 win over Carper and Courtnage and the Amspacher-Philemon/Oh pairing knocked off Pountney and Sofia Anderson, 6-2.
The Mids then swept their two doubles matches with Loyola to close Saturday, as Lee and Fermo won a 6-2 final over Isabella Oshidar and Victoria Epps, while Oh and Cha racked up their own 6-2 victory against Alana Lee and Mila Matriccino.
In Sunday's slate, junior
Emma Gu made her return to action by notching a 4-6, 6-0, 10-4 win over Howard's Imani Jean, but Li was knocked off by Leah Thomas, 6-4, 6-2. Navy responded by winning its other three singles matches, as Pal got a 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory against Camille Hall, Fu pulled out a 2-6, 6-4, 10-4 win over Chloe Goins and Cha won a 6-3, 6-4 battle with Lauren Oliver.
Closing the weekend, Jean and her Bison teammate Franchesca Brown were able to edge past Gu and Li, 6-4, while Olivier and Goins held on for a 6-4 victory Bellia and Amspacher-Philemon, but Fermo and Lee secured a 6-3 win over Hall and Thomas for Navy's final victory of the day.
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Navy will open the spring dual season on Jan. 16, hosting St. Bonaventure and Temple.
