The Georgetown University women's tennis team triumphed, 4-1, against No. 5 Marquette in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championships on Friday at the Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center in Cayce, S.C. Later in the day, the No. 4 men fell to No. 5 Xavier in the quarterfinals, 4-0.

No. 4 Georgetown Women's Tennis 4, No. 5 Marquette 1 (BIG EAST Quarterfinals)

Georgetown dropped the doubles point but stormed back by sweeping the singles matches.

The freshman duo of Sydney Goodson (Great Falls, Va./Langley High School) and Sarah Swift (Vail, Co./Saint Edward's School) opened the match with an easy 6-2 win over Marquette's Diana Tokar and Paula Tormos Sanchez at the No. 2 spot. Needing only one more doubles match to take the lead, the Blue & Gray battled at the Nos. 1 and 3 spots but dropped both matches, 7-5.

Trailing 1-0, the Hoyas looked to regain their momentum in singles action. Wasting no time, Goodson tied the match for Georgetown as she claimed the No. 4 spot 6-3, 6-1. Swift followed with a straight-set win at the No.3 spot to give Georgetown a 2-1 advantage.

Junior Sophia Barnard (Mill Neck, N.Y./Portledge School) extended the Hoya lead, 3-1, with a three-set victory at the No. 6 flight, while freshman Risa Nakagawa (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes Peninsula) clinched the match for the Blue & Gray with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 win at the No. 2 spot.

The Hoyas continue championship play tomorrow at 9 a.m. against No.1 DePaul in the semifinals.

Singles competition

1. Victoire Saperstein (GU) vs. Silvia Ambrosio (MUW) 6-7, 7-6, unfinished
2. Risa Nakagawa (GU) def. Erin Gebes (MUW) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
3. Sara Swift (GU) def. Diana Tokar (MUW) 6-2, 6-3
4. Sydney Goodson (GU) def. Paula Tormos Sanchez (MUW) 6-3, 6-1
5. Cecilia Lynham (GU) vs. Aleeza Kanner (MUW) 4-6, 6-3, 2-0, unfinished
6. Sophia Barnard (GU) def. Courtney Hebard (MUW) 2-6, 6-0, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Erin Gebes/Silvia Ambrosio (MUW) def. Victoire Saperstein/Risa Nakagawa (GU) 7-5
2. Sydney Goodson/Sara Swift (GU) def. Diana Tokar/Paula Tormos Sanchez (MUW) 6-2
3. Aleeza Kanner/Leoni Daems (MUW) def. Sophie Barnard/Casey Marx (GU) 7-5

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,3,6,2)

No. 4 Georgetown Men's Tennis 0, No. 5 Xavier 4 (BIG EAST Quarterfinals)

The GU men took an early edge as Yannick Mahlangu (Henderson, Nev./Green Valley High School) and Peter Beatty (Portland, Ore./Middlesex School) easily cruised to a 6-1 win at the second doubles flight. However, a loss at the No. 3 double spot set up a deciding match at the No. 1 doubles spot. The duo of Michael Chen (Holmdel, N.J./Holmdel High School) and Jordan Portner (Ellicott, Md./Mount Saint Joseph) narrowly lost at the top flight in a tiebreaker, 7-6.

The Hoyas looked to bounce back in singles play and Daniel Khanin (Baldwin, N.Y./Pendleton) was hot early, winning his first set 6-0, but a lopsided matchup gave way to XU's Zach Mueck who went on for the quick 0-6, 6-1, 6-1 win, giving the Musketeers the 2-0 advantage.

Close matches at the Nos. 2 and 6 flights were the match deciders. Marco Lam (Hong Kong, China/Diocesan Boys' School) fell at the No. 2 spot, 6-4, 6-3 while Will Sharton (Wayland, Mass./Wayland High School) lost in straight sets by just one service break in each set, 6-4, 6-4.

Singles competition

1. Zach Mueck (XUM) def. Daniel Khanin (GU) 0-6, 6-1, 6-1
2. Jeremy Schneider (XUM) def. Marco Lam (GU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Peter Beatty (GU) vs. Arthur Stefani (XUM) 7-6, 4-4, unfinished
4. Michael Chen (GU) vs. Matt Bishop (XUM) 6-7, 3-2, unfinished
5. Yanniik Mahlangu (GU) vs. Gabe Araujo (XUM) 6-2, 3-6, 2-2, unfinished
6. Trent Smith (XUM) def. Will Sharton (GU) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Zach Mueck/Matt Bishop (XUM) def. Michael Chen/Jordan Portner (GU) 7-6
2. Yanniik Mahlangu/Peter Beatty (GU) def. Jeremy Schneider/Brian Carman (XUM) 6-1
3. Arthur Stefani/Gabe Araujo (XUM) def. Daniel Khanin/Mac Rechan (GU) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,2,6)