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Women’s Tennis Splits Home Competition, Falls to Fordham, Defeats Vassar
February 12, 2023 | Women's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. -The Army West Point women's tennis team went 1-1 at home, falling to Fordham 5-2 and defeating Vassar College 7-0 on Saturday.
How It Happened
The Fordham Rams got on the board first after winning the doubles point. Fordham's Valeriya Deminova and Avery Aude defeated Cooper Jackson and Elizabeth Gilbert 6-2. Lorraine Bergmann and Sofia Siem bested McKinnley Smith and Anna Loureiro 6-3.
In the singles matches the Rams continued their success winning four of the six matches. Valeriya Deminova competed against Army's Cooper Jackson in the No. 1 spot. Deminova bested Jackson in two sets (6-1, 6-2). In the second position, Emma Sy faced Lindsay Hung. Hung bested Sy 6-4, 6-4.
In the No. 3 spot Army's Jenna Sabile competed against Eleni Fasoula. In the first set, Sabile defeated Fasoula 6-2. Fasoula came back in the second set, winning 6-2. In the tiebreaker set, Sabile bested Fasoula 6-1, putting the Black Knights on the board. In the fourth spot, Fordham's Avery Aude defeated Ylan Duong in two sets (6-4, 6-4).
In the fifth spot, Fordham's Carlota Casasampere Escode defeated Vennmukiil Mathivanan in three sets. Mathivanan won the first set 7-6. While Casasampere Escode bested Mathivanan in the second set 7-6. Casasampere Escode defeated Mathivanan in a thrilling third set with a final score of 7-6.
In the No 6 spot Carolyn Ahn faced Lorraine Bergmann. Ahn won her match in two sets (6-4, 6-0).
In the Vassar match, Army won the doubles point after winning all three matches. In the No. 1 spot, Isabella Brilliant and Maria Drobotova bested Sofie Shen and Erin McCusker 6-1. Vassar's Macey Dowd and Iris Li fell to Army's McKinnley Smith and Anna Loureiro 6-2 in the second spot. While in the No.3 spot, Elizabeth Gilbert and Sophie McKenzie defeated Tatum Blalock and Elyse Duley 6-1.
In the singles matches, Army continued to dominate the court. In the No. 1 spot, Gilbert bested Tatum Blalock in two sets (6-1, 6-1). In the second spot, Army's Maria Drobotova defeated Macey Dowd in two sets with scores of 6-2, 6-1.
In No. 3, senior Sophie McKenzie competed against Vassar's Erin McCusker. Outlasting McCusker 6-3, 2-6 and winning a tiebreaker. In the fourth spot, McKinnley Smith bested Sophie Shen in two sets (6-2, 7-5). Army won the No. 5 spot with Anna Loureiro defeating Iris Li 6-3, 6-0. Paulina Feoli secured the win in the sixth spot, besting Ananya Krishnan in two sets (6-1, 6-3).
RESULTS
vs. Fordham (Fordham wins 5-2)
DOUBLES
1. Valeriya Deminova/Avery Aude (FOR.) def. Cooper Jackson/Elizabeth Gilbert (Army) 6-2.
2. Carlota Casasampere Escoda/Lindsay Hung (FOR.) vs. Isabella Brilliant / Maria Drobotova (Army) 5-2 unfinished
3. Lorraine Bergmann/Sofia Siem (FOR.) def. McKinnley Smith/Anna Loureiro (Army) 6-3
SINGLES
1. Valeriya Deminova (FOR.) vs. Cooper Jackson (Army), 6-1, 6-2
2. Lindsay Hung (FOR.) def. Emma Sy (Army), 6-4, 6-4
3. Jenna Sabile (Army) def. Eleni Fasoula (FOR.) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
4. Avery Aude (FOR.) def. Ylan Duong (Army), 6-4, 6-2
5. Carlota Casasampere Escoda (FOR.) def. Vennmukiil Mathivanan (Army), 6-7(2), 7-6(4), 11-9
6. Carolyn Ahn (Army) def. Lorraine Bergmann (FOR.), 6-4, 6-0
vs. Vassar (Army wins 7-0)
Doubles
1. Isabella Brilliant/Maria Drobotova def. Sofie Shen/Erin McCusker (VC), 6-1
2. McKinnley Smith/Anna Loureiro (Army) def. Macey Dowd/Iris Li (VC), 6-2
3. Elizabeth Gilbert/Sophie McKenzie (Army) def. Tatum Blalock/Elyse Duley (VC), 6-1
Singles
1. Elizabeth Gilbert (Army) def. Tatum Blalock (VC), 6-1, 6-1
2. Maria Drobotova (Army) def. Macey Dowd (VC), 6-2, 6-1
3. Sophie McKenzie (Army) vs, Erin McCusker (VC), 6-3, 2-6, 1-0
4. McKinnley Smith (Army) def. Sofie Shen (VC), 6-2, 7-5
5. Anna Loureiro (Army) def. Iris Li (VC), 6-3, 6-0
6. Paulina Feoli (Army) def. Ananya Krishnan (VC), 6-1, 6-3
Up Next
Army will go on the road to compete against George Washington University on Friday, February 17 at 1 p.m.
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