WASHINGTON - The Georgetown University sailing team won the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA) Match Race Championships at the Merchant Marine Academy last weekend, defending its conference championship from one year ago.

The Hoyas, the defending national championship and the World University Champions (representing the United States), sailed a flawless regatta. In the opening round robin, the Blue & Gray went undefeated with hard-fought victories over Navy, Old Dominion and St. Mary's.

In the semifinals, the Hoyas faced crosstown rivals George Washington and easily moved past the Colonials, 2-0, in the best-of-three matchup.

The finals pitted Georgetown against St. Mary's College of Maryland for the third-consecutive year and for the third-straight year the Hoyas proved victorious, taking down the Seahawks, 2-0, to win the conference title.

GU remained undefeated through the weekend, boasting an 11-0 record.

Sailing for the Hoyas were skipper Nevin Snow (San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic)and crew Katia DaSilva (East Greenwich, R.I./Portsmouth Abbey), Alex Post (Chicago, Ill./Loyola Academy) and AJ Reiter (San Diego, Calif./Point Loma).

The win qualifies the Hoyas for the Intercollegiate Sailing Association (ICSA) Match Race National Championship, held Nov. 14-16 at the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club in Oyster Bay, N.Y.