PIKESVILLE, Md. — The Towson University tennis team fell to Navy on Saturday night, 5-2, at the Coppermine Racquet and Fitness Club.
Despite the outcome, the Tigers are only the second team to earn more than one point against the Midshipmen so far this season. In all 12 of the Mids' victories this spring, they have either won 7-0 or 6-1.
"I was really pleased at most of our performances and the teams' invested energy in the match," said head coach Jamie Peterson. "It gave us an opportunity to win the match late even after having played doubles."
Doubles
The Tigers dropped once again dropped the doubles point to start off the match. Antonia Lawson and Jessica Assenmacher put up a good fight on the final court, 7-5, but Navy still came out with the point.
Singles
Sarah Pospischill (No. 4) and Elessa Jacobs (No. 6) came out with wins to give the Black & Gold their two points. Both battled through tiebreaks to come out with straight set wins.
It wasn't enough though as the Mids powered through to win matches on courts No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 to secure the victory.
Records
Doubles Results
No. 1. – Katreina Corpuz/ Katreina Komarraju (Navy) def. Themis Haliou/Sissi Axelsson (Towson) 6-2
No. 2. – Casey Accola/Emily Tannenbaum (Navy) def. Amelia Lawson/Lea Kosanovic (Towson) 6-2
No. 3 – Parvath Shanker/Corrine Farid (Navy) def. Antonia LawsonJessica Assenmacher (Towson) 7-5
Singles Results
No. 1 – Tannenbaum (Navy) def. Amelia Lawson (Towson) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
No. 2 – Accola (Navy) def. Themis Haliou (Towson) 6-3, 7-5
No. 3 – Stella Ridaudo (Navy) def. Jessica Assenmacher (Towson) 7-5, 6-3
No. 4 – Sarah Pospischill (Towson) def. Parvath Shanker (Navy) 6-3, 7-6 (5)
No. 5 – Sylvia Eklund (Navy) def. Sissi Axelsson (Towson) 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 – Elessa Jacobs (Towson) def. Corrine Farid (Navy) 7-5 (5), 6-1
Next Match
Towson is on the road for its next three matches as it will travel to West Virginia (March 12), Saint Francis (March 13) and Charleston (March 19).
