TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's tennis team will travel to George Washington University on Saturday, Jan. 31 for a 9 a.m. match.
 
The Tigers dropped their first match of the spring last weekend to Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA) foe James Madison, 5-2. Towson (1-1, 0-1 CAA) won the doubles point but it was not enough as the Dukes grabbed five of the six singles points.
 
The doubles matches were a strong point for the Tigers as two of the three pairings came away with a victory. Nicole Shakhnazarova and Lucy Williams defeated the Duke's Sarah Khan and Rebecca Harris 6-4. A.J. Gomer and Renate van Oorschodt partnered for a 6-3 win over James Madison's Dylan Owens and Emily Bradshaw.
 
Shaknazarova was the only Tiger to capitalize in the singles matches. She fell in the first set 6-1 before posting a strong comeback over James Madison's Kahn, winning the second set 6-4 and the tiebreaker 6-4.
 
The Colonials are 1-0 after defeating Morgan State 5-2 on Jan. 18. George Washington won four singles matches and the doubles point in its spring season opener.
 
The Tigers will look to rout the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Atlantic Region's No. 10-ranked pairing of Grace Egger and Teodora Radosavljevic in doubles.
 
Towson will travel to Salisburg, Md. on Sunday, Feb. 8 to take on University of Maryland Eastern Shore at noon in a neutral site match. The Tigers will then face the host Salisbury University at 3 p.m.