WASHINGTON – The Georgetown University women's tennis team advanced to an 8-4 record after earning a 6-1 road victory over UC Riverside on Wednesday night.
The Hoyas earned a 1-0 lead after sweeping the doubles competition. After falling in the first set 6-3,
Avantika Willy had a strong 6-2, 6-2 finish over Brionna Nguyen in the number one singles match.
Chloe Bendetti followed with her own dominating win 6-0, 6-2 over Maya Youssef.
Agata Mikos battled with Sofia Lazzaroni, pushing each set to extra points but ultimately fell giving UCR its lone win of the competition.
Ashley Kennedy,
Paige Gilbert and
Morgan Coburn locked in two set victories to solidify a 6-1 win for the Blue & Gray.
Doubles
- Chloe Bendetti/McHaley Ho (GU) def. Brionna Nguyen/Niki Shahbazi (UCR) 6-3
- Morgan Coburn/Olivia Ashton (GU) def. Serina Saltzen/Sydney Tran (UCR) 6-2
- Ashley Kennedy/Paige Gilbert (GU) def. Maya Youssef/Sofia Lazzaroni (UCR) 5-4
Singles
- Avantika Willy (GU) def. Brionna Nguyen (UCR) 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
- Chloe Bendetti (GU) def. Maya Youssef (UCR) 6-0, 6-1
- Sofia Lazzaroni (GU) def. Agata Mikos (GU) 7-6 (3), 7-5
- Ashley Kennedy (GU) def. Serina Saltzen (UCR) 6-2, 6-2
- Paige Gilbert (GU) def. Niki Shahbazi (UCR) 6-1, 6-4
- Morgan Coburn (GU) def. Sydney Tran (UCR) 7-5, 6-2
Up Next
The men's team is set to face Butler today at 2:30 P.M. ET in Laguna Hills, California.
