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Georgetown Wins Fourth Straight, Defeats UC Riverside, 5-2

March 13, 2014

Complete Results

WASHINGTON - The Georgetown women's tennis squad (5-7) concluded its California trip with a 5-2 win over UC Riverside on Thursday afternoon in Riverside, Calif. After dropping their previous six matches, the Hoyas travel back to Washington, D.C. on a four match winning streak. Last season, the women had season-long winning streaks of four and seven.

Georgetown secured the doubles points with three convincing victories with scores of 8-4, 8-3 and 8-2, respectively.

The Blue & Gray won four out of six singles matches to grab the 5-2 victory.

Senior co-captain Kelly Comolli (Newburyport, Mass./Phillips Exeter Academy) won in the No. 2 position in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. The victory makes the senior 3-2 from the No. 2 position in dual play.

Freshman Sophia Barnard (Mill Neck, N.Y./Portledge School) won her fourth straight singles match with a win in the No. 3 position over Riverside's Tiffany Jue in a three-set match, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1.

Georgetown junior Sophie Panarese (Milton, Mass./Milton Academy) and sophomore Liselot Koenen (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) won in the final two spots for the Hoyas on Friday. Panarese won from the fifth position, 6-4, 6-1 while Koenen earned the victory in the sixth position with a 6-1, 6-0 finish.

The women's squad returns to D.C. to host the University of D.C. on campus on Tues., March 18 at 2 p.m. ET as they look to extend their win streak to five matches.

Georgetown 5, UC Riverside 2

Doubles
#1: Liselot Koenen / Taylor Perz (GU) def. Jasmine Almaguer / Kate Bergeson (UCR); 8-4
#2: Kelly Comolli / Madeline Jaeger (GU) def. Courtney Pattugalan / Sophie El-Kara (UCR); 8-3
#3: Sophie Panarese / Madeline Foley (GU) def. Tiffany Jue / Thanh Doan (UCR); 8-2

Singles
#1: Jasmine Almaguer (UCR) def. Victoire Saperstein (GU); 6-0, 6-3
#2: Kelly Comolli (GU) def. Courtney Pattugalan (UCR); 6-3, 6-4
#3: Kate Bergeson (UCR) def. Madeline Jaeger (GU); 6-4, 4-6, (10-7)
#4: Sophia Barnard (GU) def. Tiffany Jue (UCR); 6-1, 5-7, 6-1
#5: Sophie Panarese (GU) def. Sophie El-Kara; 6-4, 6-1
#6: Liselot Koenen (GU) def. Thanh Doan; 6-1, 6-0

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Players Mentioned

Sophia Barnard

Sophia Barnard

5' 6"
Freshman
Kelly Comolli

Kelly Comolli

5' 8"
Senior
Madeline Foley

Madeline Foley

5' 7"
Freshman
Madeline Jaeger

Madeline Jaeger

5' 9"
Senior
Liselot Koenen

Liselot Koenen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sophie Panarese

Sophie Panarese

5' 6"
Junior
Taylor Perz

Taylor Perz

5' 9"
Sophomore
Victoire Saperstein

Victoire Saperstein

5' 4"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sophia Barnard

Sophia Barnard

5' 6"
Freshman
Kelly Comolli

Kelly Comolli

5' 8"
Senior
Madeline Foley

Madeline Foley

5' 7"
Freshman
Madeline Jaeger

Madeline Jaeger

5' 9"
Senior
Liselot Koenen

Liselot Koenen

5' 9"
Sophomore
Sophie Panarese

Sophie Panarese

5' 6"
Junior
Taylor Perz

Taylor Perz

5' 9"
Sophomore
Victoire Saperstein

Victoire Saperstein

5' 4"
Freshman