Women's Tennis Edged By Eagles, 4-3
4/18/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
WASHINGTON, DC – George Washington women's tennis lost a close match yesterday against local rival American University.
GW battled the Eagles to a 3-3 tie through singles play with Colonial freshmen Nazli Genscoy and Lindy First picking up wins in the second and third singles matches. Genscoy defeated Regan Campbell 6-3, 6-4, while First added her own victory over AU’s Jacqueline Hagen 6-3, 6-4. Kat Stastny notched GW’s third win with an easy match over the Eagles’ Lourdes Riusech, 6-0, 6-1.
AU won the day with solid doubles play, sweeping the Colonials in the three doubles matches to take the remaining point and post a 4-3 win.
GW (9-5) next prepares for the Atlantic 10 Championships at Veterans Park in Hamilton, NJ from Friday, April 20-22.
Singles
1. Irina Bovina (AU) def. Tracy Wei (GW) 6-4, 6-4
2. Nazli Gencsoy (GW) def. Regan Campbell 6-3, 6-4
3. Lindy First (GW) def. Jacqueline Hagen (AU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Kat Stastny (GW) def. Lourdes Riusech (AU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Kristina Gerogieva (AU) def. Sam Fisher (GW) 6-2,
3-6. 7-5
6. Lauren Martin (AU) def. Jen Sunshine (GW) 6-1,
6-2
Doubles
1. Campbell/Riusech (AU) def. First/Stastny (GW) 8-4
2. Bovina/Hagen (AU) def. Wei/Genscoy (GW) 9-8 (7-1)
3. Martin/Georgieva (AU) def. Fisher/Coggin 8-3
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