March 29, 2008

PISCATAWAY, N.J. - PISCATAWAY, N.J.- The Georgetown women's tennis team was not able to hang with BIG EAST Conference-rival Rutgers University on Saturday afternoon, as the Scarlet Knights defeated the Hoyas, 7-0.

While the Hoyas were swept in singles play, senior Stephanie Cohen (Fayetteville, N.Y./DeWitt) and freshman Alex Sebia (Plains, Pa./Scranton Prep) each won sets against their opposition.

The Scarlet Knights swept through the Hoyas in doubles play, defeating Elizabeth Sullivan and Stephanie Cohen, 8-2, dropping Caroline Kuehn and Alex Sebia, 8-1 and beating Courtney Olsen and Maxi Thiels, 8-1.

The Hoyas return to action against BIG EAST Conference rival Villanova on April 4 at the McDonough Tennis Complex.

Singles:
No. 1 Katrina Elder-Bush (R) def. Courtney Olsen (G), 6-1, 6-1

No. 2 Amy Zhang (R) def. Stephanie Cohen (G), 6-2, 4-6, 6-1

No. 3 Polina Zaretser (R) def. Liz Winokur (G), 6-0, 6-1

No. 4 Katherine Arlak (R) def. Maxi Thiels (G), 6-3, 6-3

No. 5 Caitlin Baker (R) def. Caroline Kuehn (G), 6-1, 6-3

No. 6 Christine Tran (R) def. Alex Sebia (G), 5-7, 6-3, 10-3

Doubles:

No. 1 Elder-Bush/Arlak (R) def. Elizabeth Sullivan/Cohen (G), 8-2

No. 2 Zaretser/Tran (R) def. Kuehn/Sebia (G), 8-1

No. 3 Zhang/Baker (R) def. Olsen/Thiels (G), 8-1