Army West Point Athletics
Army Sweeps at Home, Defeats Marist and Quinnipiac
February 25, 2023 | Women's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. -The Army West Point women's tennis team defeated Marist and Quinnipiac at Lichtenberg Tennis Center Saturday afternoon. The Black Knights are now 9-2 at home and 12-5 overall.
How it Happened
In the Marist match, Army won the doubles point with Cooper Jackson and Paige Herremans bested Jane Bockman and Ellen Zureick in the No. 1 position with a final score of 6-1. At No. 3 Elizabeth Gilbert and Sophie McKenzie defeated Isabella Tonuzi and Andriana Zaphiris 6-1.
In the singles matches, the Black Knights continued to dominate the court.
In the No.4 position, Army's Vennmukiil Mathivanan bested Marist's Ellen Zureick in two sets (6-1, 6-0). In the fifth spot, Paige Herremans defeated Isabella Tonuzi with a 6-4, 6-0 decision. Sophomore Paulina Feoli went up against Andriana Zaphiris in the No. 6 spot. Feoli bested Zaphiris posting a 6-2, 6-2 victory.
In the match against Quinnipiac, Army swept the Bobcats in the doubles match. Cooper Jackson and Paige Herremans defeated Alessia Truden and Kamilla Nella 6-0 in the No. 1 position. In the No. 2 spot, Julia Kelly and Jenna Sabile bested Quinnipiac's Nikole Lisovyy and Jordan Bradley 6-2.
It all came down to the singles matches. Army and Quinnipiac each won three matches.
Cooper Jackson competed against Alessia Truden in two sets (6-3, 6-2). In the second spot, Elizabeth Gilbert faced off against Claire Koscielski. Gilbert won the first set with a score of 6-1. In the second set, Koscielski bested Gilbert 6-2, forcing a third set. Koscielski defeated Gilbert 6-3, putting the Bobcats on the board.
In the third spot, Army's Emma Sy went up against Kamilla Nella. Quinnipiac won the first set 6-3. Sy came back in the second set winning 6-0. Nella defeated Sy in the third set with a final score of 7-5. Quinnipiac tied everything up making it a 2-2 match.
Army's Jenna Sabile went up against Jordan Bradley in the fourth spot. Sabile bested Bradley in two sets (6-4, 6-4). In the fifth spot Ylan Duong faced Vera Sekerina. In the first set, Duong defeated Sekerina 7-5. Doung won the second set with a final score of 6-0. Isabella Brilliant competed against Nikole Lisovyy in the sixth spot. Brilliant won the first set 6-4. Lisovyy won the second set in a 7-6 tiebreaker. In the tiebreaker set, Lisovyy defeated Brilliant 12-10.
RESULTS
vs Marist (Army wins 4-0)
Doubles
1. Cooper Jackson / Paige Herremans (Army) def. Jane Bockman / Ellen Zureick (MC), 6-1
2. McKinnley Smith / Anna Loureiro (Army) vs. Deana Giambo / Cloe Clements (MC), DNF
3. Elizabeth Gilbert / Sophie McKenzie (Army) def. Isabella Tonuzi / Andriana Zaphiris (MC), 6-1
Singles
1. Julia Kelly (Army) vs. Deana Giambo (MC), DNF
2. Emma Sy (Army) vs. Jane Bockman (MC), DNF
3. Carolyn Ahn (Army) vs. Cloe Clements (MC), DNF
4. Vennmukiil Mathivanan (Army) def. Ellen Zureick (MC), 6-1, 6-0
5. Paige Herremans (Army) def. Isabella Tonuzi (MC), 6-3, 6-0
6. Paulina Feoli (Army) def. Andriana Zaphiris (MC), 6-2, 6-2
vs Quinippiac (Army wins 4-3)
Doubles
1. Cooper Jackson / Paige Herremans (Army) def. Alessia Truden / Kamilla Nella (QU), 6-0
2. Julia Kelly / Jenna Sabile (Army) def. Nikole Lisovyy / Jordan Bradley (QU), 6-2
3. Elizabeth Gilbert / Sophie McKenzie (Army) vs. Vera Sekerina / Claire / Koscielski (QU), DNF
Singles
1. Cooper Jackson (Army) def. Alessia Truden (QU), 6-3, 6-2
2. Claire Koscielski (QU) def. Elizabeth Gilbert (Army), 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Kamilla Nella (QU) def. Emma Sy (Army), 6-3, 0-6, 7-5
4. Jenna Sabile (Army) def. Jordan Bradley (QU), 6-4, 6-4
5. Ylan Duong (Army) def. Vera Sekerina (QU), 7-6, 6-0
6. Nikole Lisovyy (QU) def. Isabella Brilliant (Army), 4-6. 7-5, 12-10
Up Next
The Black Knights will go on the road to face Florida Gulf Coast University on Monday, March 6 at 11 a.m.
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