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Women's Tennis Fall to Howard, 5-2
3/28/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 28, 2010
WASHINGTON - The George Washington women's tennis team fell to 7-7 on the season when they were defeated 5-2 by Howard on Sunday.
The Colonials took the doubles point when No.1 duo Jacqueline Corba and Sasha Gluck won 8-5 and No. 3 pair Mimi Hamling and Jennifer Hirsh won 9-7.
But Meg Tyner was the only Colonial to win her singles match against Howard. Tyner battled to win the first set 7-5 and the second 6-4, at No. 5 singles.
Freshman Sarah Smith made her season debut at No. 6 singles for the Colonials, falling 6-3, 6-2.
The Colonials return home to host Atlantic 10 opponent Temple on Saturday, April 3, at the Mount Vernon Tennis Facility at 2 p.m., as the women's tennis team try to raise money for the GW Thinks Pink Initiative to raise awareness for breast cancer.
Howard 5, GW 2
Doubles
1. Jacqueline Corba / Sasha Gluck (GW) def Brittney Morgan/Alyssa Works (HU) 8-5
2. Michelle Brown/Ashley Moore (HU) def Dorota Lysienia / Meg Tyner (GW) 8-2
3. Mimi Hamling / Jennifer Hirsh (GW) def Michele Gee/Anne Ahkimien (HU) 9-7
Singles
1. Brittney Morgan (HU) def Jacqueline Corba (GW) 6-3 6-1
2. Michellle Brown (HU) def Mimi Hamling (GW) 6-0 6-1
3. Ashley Moore (HU) def Dorota Lysienia (GW) 6-3 6-0
4. Alyssa Works (HU) def Jennifer Hirsh (GW) 6-2 6-1
5. Meg Tyner (GW) def Michele Gee (HU) 7-5 6-4
6. Anne Ahkimien (HU) def Sarah Smith (GW) 6-3 6-2
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