PIKESVILLE, Md. – The Towson women's tennis team earned its first victory of the 2021 season by defeating Delaware State Saturday night, 7-0, at Coppermine Racquet & Fitness.
 
Towson earned the doubles point by sweeping all three matches with the teams of Themis Haliou and Alexa Martinez (No. 1), Jessica Assenmacher and Lea Kosanovic (No. 2) and Amelia Lawson and Lauryn Jacobs (No. 3) setting the tone for the match.
 
Haliou improved to 2-1 at No. 1 singles with a straight set victory.  Lawson, Martinez, Jacobs and Sarah Pospischill also won in two sets, dropping just a combined 15 games. Assenmacher finished the sweep with a three-set victory, winning the super tiebreaker 10-5.
 
Towson is now 3-0 lifetime against the Hornets, including a 7-0 victory last March.  
 
Records: 

• Towson – 1-2 (0-1 CAA)
• Delaware State  – 0-1

 
Doubles Results (Towson earned the point): 

• 1. Themis Haliou/Alexa Martinez (TOW) def. Klaudia Lisovska/Lolita Kozina (DSU) 6-1
  2. Jessica Assenmacher/Lea Kosanovic (TOW) def. Iris Leder/Daria Julia (DSU) 6-3
  3. Amelia Lawson/Lauryn Jacobs (TOW) def. Cassandra Boltman/Alina Polyvana (DSU) 6-1

 
Singles Results: 

• 1.  Themis Haliou (TOW) def. Lolita Kozina (DSU) 6-3, 6-1
  2.  Amelia Lawson (TOW) def. Klaudia Lisovska (DSU) 6-2, 6-2
  3.  Alexa Martinez (TOW) def. Daria Julia (DSU) 6-1 6-2
  4.  Lauryn Jacobs (TOW) def. Anastasia Belkina (DSU), 6-2, 6-1
  5.  Sarah Pospischill (TOW) def. Cassandra Boltman (DSU) 6-1, 6-4
  6.  Jessica Assenmacher (TOW) def.  Iris Leder (DSU) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-5)

 
Postgame Quote: 
Towson head coach Jamie Peterson: "While we beat them 7-0 last year the score was a lot closer, so my message was you better come to play or you can expect some really challenging matches. I wanted to make sure the girls knew that and they were good about that right from the start with the doubles. We finished the doubles point in about a half hour. We talked about the importance of coming out with more energy, getting a fast start and being more aggressive. They also did it in the singles, winning all the first sets."
 
Next Match: 
Towson heads back to Virginia next week for the second time this season for two matches. The Tigers will face Radford on Friday afternoon, Feb. 26 and Longwood the following afternoon. Towson then heads to Annapolis on the last day of the month to take on Navy.