WASHINGTON – Last week, the Georgetown University tennis teams competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Atlantic Region Championship.
"I could not be more proud of the way our Men's program competed this past week at ITA's," said Head Coach Freddy Mesmer about the men's team. "The growth this group has shown over the last month really showed during this tournament. We had two singles players make it to the Gold draw and one doubles pair. Going into the weekend I think that would have been a very lofty goal and our team was able to make it happen. That's a testament to the commitment they have and how close our group is. I am looking forward to seeing how things continue this fall and we have one more opportunity this weekend at the Service Academy."
Men's Results:
- Foster won his first match against Gavin Segraves from Navy 6-2, 6-2. He then went on to win his second match 7-6(5), 6-3 over Etienne Marty from VCU as well as capturing a 7-6(7), 6-3 win over Charl Morgan from Penn State. The Hoya senior ended up falling 6-3, 6-0 to Younes Lalami from Old Dominion.
- O'Sullivan defeated Alexandre Gluck in his first match 6-3, 7-5. In the second round, he beat Sebastian Miano from Richmond University 6-1, 6-4 before going on to win in the third round 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 over Zion Heaven from Liberty University. The Hoya freshman dropped to Josh Wilson from Liberty (6-3, 6-3).
- Foster and freshman Zamaan Moledina also made their way to the gold doubles draw after downing Alejandro Vedri-Castellano Asensi and Justus Agbo from Saint Joseph (8-6) in round one, followed by a win (8-7 [3]) over Aniketh Ayinala and Segraves from Navy in the silver draw. The pair battled in two gold draw matchups before falling in both contests.
- In the bronze singles draw, sophomore Akira Morgenstern picked up wins over Mark Taranov from Richmond (6-2, 4-6, 7-6 [6]) and Tighe Brunetti from Villanova (3-6, 6-3, 7-5) before falling in the third round to Gluck from Delaware (7-5, 6-3). Senior Harry Yang and junior Derek Raskopf also competed hard in the bronze draw but fell in their respective first matches.
- Morgenstern and Raskopf teamed up for the bronze doubles draw, starting round one with a bye. They then went on to beat Marcel Dawson and Justin Cadeau from Howard 8-5 in the second round before capturing an 8-1 win over Momin Khan and Alvaro Pedraza from George Mason University to advance to the silver draw.
- In the silver doubles draw, O'Sullivan and Fellows won 8-7(5) over Luis Molina and James Wilkinson from Delaware but then went on to fall 8-6 in the second round to Ty Switzer and Douglas Yaffa from the University of Virginia. Morgenstern and Raskopf knocked off Albert Hansen and Alexander Karman from College of William and Mary 8-7(6) in round one before falling 8-4 against Krulig and Gluck in the second round.
- In the silver consolation bracket, Raskopf won 6-4, 6-4 over Alaister Burke from Richmond while Fellows beat Nicola Vidal from Old Dominion 7-5, 6-0. Sharma also added a win over Frank Thompson from Virginia Tech 6-2, 6-4.
- Sophomores Jake Fellows and Adhvyte Sharma also competed in the silver singles draw, battling their opponents before falling in their opening matches.
"We were able to compete against some of the toughest teams in the region," assistant coach
Diana Kussainova said about the women's team. "Every match was a battle but also an opportunity for realizing our highest potential. I truly believe our players came away with insights for how we'll be able to win matches in the spring."
Women's Results:
- The Hoyas' three doubles teams all saw first-round exits in the doubles draw. Senior Chloe Bendetti and Sophomore McHaley Ho fell 8-4 to Semra Aksu and Ozlem Uslu. Junior Avantika Willy and Senior Agata Mikos lost 8-5 to Gabrielle Clairotte and Rieke Gillar while Senior Oliva Ashton and Junior Morgan Coburn fell 8-6 to Charlotte Cartledge and Dariya Radulova.
- In the Qualifying singles draw, Senior Agata Mikos fell 7-5, 6-2 to Emma Fernald. Freshman Paige Gibert won 6-2, 6-4 in her first match against Elizabeth Novak but then fell 7-6(4), 6-1 in the second round to Gabriel Giraldo.
- In the main singles bracket, Willy fell in the first round to Minorka Miranda 6-3, 6-2.
