PIKESVILLE, Md. — The Towson University women's tennis team will return to the Coppermine Racquet and Fitness Club in Pikesville, Maryland to take on Navy, March 5 at 6 p.m.
The Tigers will celebrate their #SaveCollegeTennis match on Saturday, honoring the late college tennis icon Sol Schwartz.
Last Time Out
The Black & Gold fell in their most recent outing to Fairleigh Dickinson, 4-3. After dropping the doubles point, Amelia Lawson (No. 1), Themis Haliou (No. 2) and Sissi Axelsson (No. 5) all picked up singles wins in the contest, but it was not enough to get the win.
Fall 2021 Recap
Towson had a solid fall season, competing in four tournaments. Themis Haliou led the way to start off the fall, winning the B Flight at Maryland's Bedford Cup. Sarah Pospischill also placed second in her flight at the tournament. Haliou and Jessica Assenmacher then followed up with a strong doubles performance at ITA's, advancing to the round of 16. At Navy's Blue & Gold Invitational, Pospischill and Lea Kosanovic each advanced to the finals in their respective consolation flight.
The Tigers ended the season with the Fall Tiger Classic, where the team amassed 15 singles wins. Olivia Rothfeld went 3-0 over the weekend to lead the team.
Last Spring
The black & gold finished the spring 2021 season with a 7-14 overall record. Haliou got three wins at the No. 1 spot and five at the No. 3. Amelia Lawson also picked up eight wins on courts three and four. Pospischill won 11 matches between playing on courts four, five and six while Assenmacher also secured seven wins on the last two courts.
New Faces
In addition to the nine returners, head coach Jamie Peterson welcomed three new student-athletes to the team in the fall. Freshmen Sissi Axelsson and Nadeen Shrebati both joined the squad from Sweden and Australia, respectively. Sophomore Olivia Rothfeld also transferred in from Georgia Southern. Katie Twelves also joined the team for the spring season from the University of Leeds in England.
Scouting the Midshipmen
Navy has had a solid start to its season, posting a 10-1 record. The Mids won their first seven contests before Delaware came out with a 7-0 victory to end the streak. All of Navy's wins have been 7-0 or 6-1 decisions.
Next Up
The Black & Gold will host one final match at Coppermine this season, as they welcome Navy on March 5 at 6 p.m.
Tigers in the Community
For the 7th consecutive year, the department exceeded 10,000 hours of community service to the Greater Baltimore region, finishing with 11,162 hours of community service in the 2018-19 academic season. Towson ranked #1 nationally for community service and won the 2018 National Championship for Community Service through the Helper Helper NCAA Team Works Competition. Towson had a 97% participation rate, attended 118 community service opportunities and volunteered with 19 organizations. The Tigers won the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award from Susan G. Komen of Maryland.
