Army West Point Athletics
Monday, March 9
Claremont, CA
5 PM
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Singles Dominance Moves Black Knights Past Pomona College 4-3
March 10, 2020 | Women's Tennis
CLAREMONT, CA. – After suffering a tough 6-1 loss to CMS on Sunday, the Army West Point women's tennis team bounced back in a hard fought 4-3 battle with Pomona Monday afternoon. The Black Knights will come back to West Point with a 1-1 record over spring break and a 13-4 overall record, ready to jump right into conference play against Lafayette, Loyola and Bucknell on Saturday Mar. 21 and Sunday, Mar. 22.
The Breakdown
Army got off to a tough start in doubles play, losing two of three to the Sagehens to give up a 1-0 lead to open the match. The doubles duo of Ana Joyner and Sam DiMaio provided the solo win for the Black Knights, moving past Rebecca Salaway and Jacinta Chen in a 6-2 victory.
The Black Knights turned their luck around in a dominant singles performance, taking four of six matchups to secure the teams 4-3 win over the Sagehens. Sam DiMaio opened up the scoring for the Black and Gold in the No. 5 slot, taking a 6-2, 6-3 match from Pomona's Jay Kim. Elizabeth Gilbert followed suit in a near shutout 6-1, 6-1 victory, opening the door for Stephanie Dolehide (6-3, 6-2) and Paola Bou (7-5, 6-3) to clinch an important team win.
Doubles
Singles
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The Breakdown
Army got off to a tough start in doubles play, losing two of three to the Sagehens to give up a 1-0 lead to open the match. The doubles duo of Ana Joyner and Sam DiMaio provided the solo win for the Black Knights, moving past Rebecca Salaway and Jacinta Chen in a 6-2 victory.
The Black Knights turned their luck around in a dominant singles performance, taking four of six matchups to secure the teams 4-3 win over the Sagehens. Sam DiMaio opened up the scoring for the Black and Gold in the No. 5 slot, taking a 6-2, 6-3 match from Pomona's Jay Kim. Elizabeth Gilbert followed suit in a near shutout 6-1, 6-1 victory, opening the door for Stephanie Dolehide (6-3, 6-2) and Paola Bou (7-5, 6-3) to clinch an important team win.
Doubles
- Jay Kim/Maria Lyven (Pomona) def. Stephanie Dolehide/Caroline Vincent (Army), 6-2
- Ana Joyner/Sam DiMaio (Army) def. Rebecca Salaway/Jacinta Chen (Pomona), 6-2
- Georgia Ryan/Yurie Heard (Pomona) def. Paola Bou/Sophie McKenzie (Army), 6-4
Singles
- Maria Lyven (Pomona) def. Ana Joyner (Army), 2-6, 6-4, 2-0
- Stephanie Dolehide (Army) def. Georgia Ryan (Pomona), 6-3, 6-2
- Rebecca Salaway (Pomona) def. Caroline Vincent, 6-3, 6-3
- Paola Bou (Army) def. Melisha Dogra (Pomona), 7-5, 6-3
- Sam DiMaio (Army) def. Jay Kim (Pomona), 6-2, 6-3
- Elizabeth Gilbert (Army) def. Jacinta Chen (Pomona), 6-1, 6-1
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