March 20, 2005
PHILADELPHIA, PA -- The Georgetown University women's tennis team (6-7) won two straight matches on the road over the weekend, defeating Villanova 4-3 on Saturday, March 19th and defeating Division III #25 Swarthmore 4-0 on Sunday.
Georgetown opened the Villanova match with a convincing performance in the doubles competition. All three doubles tandems won by large margins. The #1 team of Liddy Bartell (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Torrey Pines) and Adriann Gin (Honolulu, HI/Punahou School) won 8-3. The #2 team of Kristin Dew (Nashville, Tenn./Webb School) and Sana Malouf (McLean, VA/St. Stephen's & St. Agnes) won 8-2. The #3 team of Stephanie Cohen (Fayetteville, N.Y./DeWitt) and Eileen Boyle (Burr Ridge, Ill./St. Ignatius Prep) won 8-3. Georgetown took the early 1-0 lead.
The Hoyas squad then received solid singles play from Bartell and Gin as they won their singles matches in straight sets. Bartell took the #2 singles match 6-1,6-3 while Gin won the #3 singles match 6-4,6-2. Even though the Hoyas led 3-0, Villanova responded by taking the #1, #4 and #5 singles matches in extended three set battles. With the team score tied at 3-3, Boyle took the decisive and final match of the day with an impressive third set performance. The final score of Boyle's three set victory at #6 singles was 6-4,4-6,6-1. After five and a half hours of play, Georgetown clawed out a 4-3 road win over the Wildcats.
The following morning Georgetown found itself back on the court, indoors due to rain, against Swarthmore. After a tense battle in the doubles competition, Georgetown again came out on top to gain a 1-0 lead. Another strong performance came from the #1 tandem of Bartell and Gin who posted an 8-5 victory. Dew and Malouf then clinched the doubles competition with a stick-to-it, narrowest-of margin victory at #2 doubles, 9-8, by a 7-4 score in the tiebreak.
Bartell capitalized on the momentum from the doubles victory, and played another solid singles match start to finish, to finish off the Garnet's #1 in straight sets 6-3,6-2. Dew then claimed the Hoyas next team point with a three set win at #3 singles. The final and match clinching team point on the day came from the racquet of Gin, who steadfastly battled to a win in a extended three set match, winning 7-5,4-6,7-5 at #2 singles. The remaining Hoyas were stop mid-match as the courts were cleared for the Hoya men's match versus Swarthmore.
Georgetown improved their 2004-2005 season record to 5 wins and 6 losses with the two road victories. The Hoyas are back on the road this Thursday at James Madison University for a 2:30 p.m. match.
Georgetown at Villanova
Saturday, March 19
Doubles
1. Liddy Bartell / Adriann Gin (GU) def. Carlin/C. Flezzani (VU), 8-2
2. Kristin Dew / Sana Malouf (GU) def. Reilly/Reed (VU), 8-2
3. Stephanie Cohen / Eileen Boyle (GU) def. M. Flezzani/Puchyr (VU), 8-3
Singles
1. Carlin (VU) def. Stephanie Cohen (GU), 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
2. Liddy Bartell (GU) def. C. Flezzani (VU), 6-1, 6-3
3. Adriann Gin (GU) def. Reilly (VU), 6-4, 6-4
4. M. Flezzani (VU) def. Kristin Dew (GU), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. Puchyr (VU) def. Sana Malouf (GU), 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
6. Eileen Boyle (GU) def. Murria (VU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Final Score: Georgetown 4, Villanova 3
Georgetown at #25 Swarthmore
Sunday, March 20
Doubles
1. Liddy Bartell / Adriann Gin (GU) def. Suzuki/Reynolds (SC), 8-5
2. Kristin Dew / Sana Malouf (GU) def. Sargent/Lutz (SC), 9-8 (4)
3. Matthews/Lukoski (SC) def. Eileen Boyle / Michelle DiCocco, 9-7
Singles
1. Liddy Bartell (GU) def. Reynolds (SC), 6-4, 6-3
2. Adriann Gin (GU) def. Suzuki (SC), 7-5, 4-6, 7-5
3. Kristin Dew (GU) def. Matthews (SC), 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
4. Sana Malouf (GU) v. Lutz (SC), 7-6 (6), 2-5
5. Eileen Boyle (GU) v. Sargent (SC), 6-1, 1-0
6. Nora Gardner (GU) v. Lukoski, --
Final Score: Georgetown 4, Swarthmore 0
