WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's tennis team (1-3, 1-1 BIG EAST) fell to Maryland 4-3 on Thursday afternoon in a battle to the finish. The doubles point ended up being the deciding point on the day as the Hoyas and Terrapins were deadlocked throughout singles.

Maryland (1-1) got out to the early lead, winning at No. 2 and No. 3 to secure the doubles point. Sofie Moenster (Oslo, Norway / Ordrup Gymnasium) and Elena De Santis (Avellino, Italy / Convitto Nazionale P. Colletta) fell to the Terrapins 6-1 while No. 3 Brooke Murphy (Westfield, N.J. / The Pingry School) and Renee Repella (Lansdale, Pa. / Germantown Academy) also finished 6-1.
 
In singles, No. 2 Sydney Goodson (Great Falls, Va. / Langley High School) and No. 4 De Santis finished with commanding victories, winning in straight sets 7-5, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-4, respectively. At No. 5, Anna Short (Birmingham, Mich. / Cranbrook Kingswood) won the tiebreaker in the second set to defeat Amber Policare 6-2, 7-6(8) after a strong start. No. 6 Cecilia Lynham (Chevy Chase, Md. / Holton Arms School) lost to her opponent in three sets after an early lead, winning 7-5 in the first set.

The Hoyas return to the court on Sunday, Feb. 10 as they host Xavier at noon at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, Maryland.