George Washington University
The Georgetown Invite
GW Women Open Season at Georgetown Invitational
9/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 25, 2006
WASHINGTON, DC -The George Washington University women's tennis team began play in their fall schedule over the weekend, competing in the Georgetown Invitational. The five-team tournament featured Georgetown, Howard, Marist, and the University of DC.
In the singles' competition, it was junior Kendall Swenson that emerged and took the title of tournament champion. She defeated Cassandra Strange (Marist) in the final, 6-2, 6-4. Swenson also competed in the doubles' competition, pairing with freshman Verena Knoedler to take second place. They downed fellow Colonials sophomore Madhuri Jha and senior Mara Frisch, 9-7, in the semi-finals before falling to the Strange sisters of Marist in the final, 8-4. Freshman Rachael Hesling played her way into the singles' back draw final before losing a heartbreaker to Mirelva Colon (Marist), 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8 supertiebreaker).
Head Coach Dawn Buth was pleased with the team's first tournament this season. "We were a little tentative going into this tournament and that was reflected the first day of the event. Each day, however, we became a little more confident and more supportive of one another and by the second and third day we really had some fantastic performances. Mara Frisch nearly beat Georgetown's #1 player, while Madhuri Jha and Rachael Honig played some very good tennis. Kendall Swenson had one of the best tournaments I've seen her play and is evolving into a very tough player to beat."
The women's tennis team will continue their fall play when they participate in the ODU Invitational October 13-15, in Norfolk, VA.
Complete Results:
1st Round Singles
Kendall Swenson def Nicole Henderson (Howard) 6-0,6-1
Eileen Boyle (GTown) def Michele Style 6-2, 6-1
Steph Cohen (GTown) def Rachael Hesling 6-1, 6-0
Rachael Honig def Michelle Gee (Howard) 6-1,6-0
Cassandra Strange (Marist) def Verena Knoedler 6-4, 6-4
Tracy Stecko def Brianna Kearney (GTown) 6-3, 6-1
Madhuri Jha def Mirelva Colon (Marist) 7-5, 7-6
Mara Frisch def Whitney Ambush (Howard) 6-0, 7-5
2nd Round Singles
Swenson def Edith Chidi (UDC) 6-1, 6-2
Steph Cohen (GTown) def Honig 6-4, 6-1
Stecko def Aja Wright (Howard) 6-3, 7-5
Jha def Jasmine Smith (Howard) 7-5, 6-4
Liz Winokur def Frisch 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
Quarterfinal Singles
Swenson def Eileen Boyle (GTown) 6-1, 6-0
Cassandra Strange (Marist) def Stecko 6-2, 6-0
Liz Winokur (GTown) def Jha 6-3, 6-3
Semifinal Singles
Swenson def Cohen (GTown) 6-1, 6-2
Final Singles
Swenson def Strange 6-2, 6-4
1st Round Consololation - Singles
Style def Mary O'Loughlin (Marist) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-6 supertiebreaker)
Hessling def Patricia Ofori (UDC) 6-0, 6-1
Knoedler def Nerissa Peterson-Paul (UDC) 6-2, 6-0
2nd Round Consolation Singles
Hessling def Style 6-4, 6-0
Mirelva Colon (Marist) def Knoedler 7-6, 6-0
3rd Round Consolation Singles
Hessling def Megan Gurek (Marist) 6-1, 6-1
Finals Consolation Singles
Mirelva Colon def Hessling 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8 supertiebreaker)
1st Round Doubles
Jha/Frisch def Ofori/Chidi (UDC) 8-2
Gee/Dorsey (Howard) def Hessling/Honig 9-7
Swenson/Knoedler def Colon/Zampello (Marist) 8-4
Quarterfinal Doubles
Winokur/Gin (GTown) def Stecko/Style 8-2
Mara/Mad def Gee/Dorsey (Howard) 8-2
Swenson/Knoedler def Boyle/Olsen (GTown) 8-4
SemiFinal Doubles
Swenson/Knoedler def Jha/Frisch 9-7
Final Doubles
Strange/Strange (Marist) def Swenson/Knoedler 8-4
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