ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Bringing a six-match winning streak into its spring break, the Navy women's tennis team will take a trip to Orlando, Fla., for a pair of contests Monday and Tuesday at the USTA National Campus.
The Midshipmen (11-4) are slated to face Fairfield (2-5) in an 11:00 a.m. match on Monday morning, before playing UNC Asheville at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday in Navy's final contest before opening Patriot League play March 21.
Scouting the Mids
Leading the team with a 21-5 singles record is freshman
Nicole Fu, while junior
Olivia Fermo ranks second on the Mids with a 19-7 singles mark and sophomore
Emma Gu holds an 18-8 singles record … Fu and Gu both have a team-best 8-3 singles record this spring … Fermo and Fu have partnered to post a team-leading 15-8 doubles record … Junior
Anna Jordaan and sophomore
Peyton Amspacher-Philemon have notched a 7-1 doubles mark together, including a perfect 6-0 record as the No. 2 pairing … Overall, Fermo and Fu each have a team-best 16 doubles wins … Amspacher-Philemon has won her last eight singles matches, while Gu and fellow sophomore
Ji Soo Oh have five-match singles win streaks.
Last Time Out
Extending its winning streak to six-straight matches, Navy rolled its way last Sunday to 7-0 victories over both George Washington and Saint Joseph's … The Mids wrapped up its homestand with a perfect 6-0 record, with junior
Anna Jordaan and sophomore
Peyton Amspacher-Philemon leading Navy past the Revolutionaries while sophomore
Molly Bellia along with freshmen
Jina Cha and
Anna Wiskowski all tallied 2-0 outings against the Hawks … Navy pulled the all-time series with George Washington even at 7-7, while the Mids also improved their all-time record against Saint Joseph's to 13-1.
Scouting Fairfield
The Stags recovered following a four-match losing streak to start the season, beating Towson, 4-2, before responding to a loss at Bryant by defeating Hofstra, 5-2 … Regina Herrera and Anna Neyestani both have a team-best eight singles wins, while Neyestani and Maria Gell have partnered for a team-leading 7-6 doubles mark … Sophia Harris was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week on Feb. 4, as the freshman won both her doubles and singles matches against Rhode Island … Fairfield was selected second in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll … The Stags posted an 8-14 record last season, going 6-2 in league play, with each of their five 2025 All-MAAC selections returning this spring.
Scouting UNC Asheville
The Bulldogs enter the weekend on a five-match winning streak, racking up wins over UNCW, UNCG, North Carolina Central and North Greenville before getting a forfeit Big South victory against Gardner-Webb … Angelina Joy Hug and Sofia Segui have both tallied a 6-2 singles record this spring … Joy Hug and Avery Sager each hold a four-game singles winning streak heading into Firday … A two-time All-Big South First Team pick, Joy Hug was named the Big South Player of the Week on Wednesday … Segui earned Big South Freshman of the Week on Feb. 11 … UNC Asheville notched a 12-7 overall mark last season, going 4-1 in the Big South before falling in the conference semifinals.
Series Histories
Navy's matches with Fairfield and UNC Asheville will mark the first meetings in program history with those schools … Navy is 8-2 in its last 10 spring-break matches in Orlando … The Mids went 2-1 at the USTA National Campus last year, defeating rival Air Force on Feb. 15 before a spring-break trip on March 12 saw Navy beat Quinnipiac before dropping the nightcap to Middle Tennessee.
Up Next
Navy will begin its Patriot League slate on Saturday, March 21 when it hosts Lehigh at 11:00 a.m. in Annapolis, Md.
