April 9, 2008

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Georgetown women's tennis team swept doubles play, but could not hold win enough on the singles side to overcome University of Delaware, as the Blue Hens defeated the Hoyas, 4-3 at the McDonough Tennis Complex on Wednesday afternoon.

The Hoyas got off to a quick start, sweeping the doubles matches from the Blue Hens, as seniors Stephanie Cohen (Fayetteville, N.Y./DeWitt) and Liz Winokur (West Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman) defeated Susan Pollack and Courtney Fenimore, 9-7 in the top doubles match.

Freshmen Elizabeth Sullivan (Potomac, Md./National Cathedral School) and Alex Sebia (Plains, Pa./Scranton Prep) earned an 8-6 win in the No. 2 doubles match, and freshmen Maxi Thiels (Atlanta, Ga./The Lovett School) and Caroline Kuehn (Birmingham, Ala./Mountain Brook) won in the third spot, 8-5.

GU earned its first singles victory as Sebia defeated Alexa Dragonette in the fifth singles match.

Junior Courtney Olsen (Englewood, Colo./Colorado Academy) concluded the match with a three set victory over Fenimore, though the Blue Hens had previously clinched a 4-3 victory.

Delaware 4, Georgetown 3
McDonough Tennis Complex
April 9, 2008

Doubles:
1. Stephanie Cohen/Liz Winokur (GU) def. Susan Pollack/Courtney Fenimore (UD) 9-7
2. Liz Winokur/Elizabeth Sullivan (GU) def. Amanda Campbell/Alexa Dragonette (UD) 8-6
3. Maxi Thiels/Caroline Kuehn (GU) def. Elena Berry/Ivana Petrich (UD) 8-5

Singles:
1. Susan Pollack (UD) def. Stephanie Cohen (GU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Courtney Olsen (GU) def. Courtney Fenimore (UD) 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
3. Elena Berry (UD) def. Elizabeth Sullivan (GU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Amanda Campbell (UD) def. Maxi Thiels (GU) 7-5, 0-6, 7-5
5. Alex Sebia (GU) def. Alexa Dragonette (UD) 6-3, 6-
6. Ivana Petrich (UD) def. Liz Winokur (GU) 6-1, 6-2