PIKESVILLE, Md. – The Towson women's tennis team earned its first victory of the 2022 season by defeating Johns Hopkins 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 Sissi Axelsson (No. 1), Amelia Lawson and Lea Kosanovic (No. 2) and Jessica Assenmacher and Antonia Lawson (No. 3) setting the tone for the match.
Haliou (No. 2), Assenmacher (No. 3) and Elessa Jacobs (No. 6) clinched the match for the Tigers with straight set victories- dropping just three of 39 games.
Amelia Lawson (No. 1), Sarah Pospischill (No. 4) and Olivia Rothfeld (No. 5) also earned straight set wins.
Records:
- Towson – 1-3
- Johns Hopkins – 0-1
Doubles Results (Towson earned the point):
No. 1 - Themis Haliou/Sissi Axelsson (TOW) def. Anjali Devireddy/Emily Javedan (JHU) 6-3
No. 2 - Amelia Lawson /Lea Kosanovic (TOW) def. Christina Huynh/Aya Igaki-Meader (JHU) 7-5
No. 3 - Jessica Assenmacher/ Antonia Lawson (TOW) def. Celina Liu/Jessica Liang (JHU) 6-4
Singles Results:
No. 1 - Amelia Lawson (TOW) def. Anjali Devireddy (JHU) 6-2, 7-6 (8-6)
No. 2 - Themis Haliou (TOW) def. Aya Igaki-Meader (JHU) 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 - Jessica Assenmacher (TOW) def. Emily Javedan (JHU) 6-1 6-1
No. 4 - Sarah Pospischill (TOW) def. Christina Huynh (JHU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 5 - Olivia Rothfeld (TOW) def. Amanda Ruci (JHU) 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 - Elessa Jacobs (TOW) def. Sophie Saland (JHU) 6-0, 6-0
Postgame Quote:
Towson head coach Jamie Peterson: "We struggled early on in the doubles but the girls kept their composure, stepped up and played aggressive tennis to turn things around, which built momentum into the singles. Tonight was a complete team win."
Next Match:
Towson's next two matches will also be at Coppermine versus Fairleigh Dickinson (February 26) and Navy (March 5).
