George Washington University
LIBERTY
GW Women's Tennis Falls to Liberty, 6-0
2/14/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 14, 2014
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - George Washington women's tennis dropped a 6-0 decision to Liberty on Friday afternoon at the indoor Hong Tennis Centre.
Due to limited court space, GW (0-3) and Liberty (4-2) began the match with singles play as opposed to doubles.
In No. 1 singles, sophomore Lana Robins fell to Rebekah Jenkins, 4-6, 4-6. Senior Leah Pascarella battled in a three-set tiebreaker at the No. 2 spot but ultimately fell to Maria Khval, 3-6, 6-4, 6-10. Rookie Allison Hansen dropped a 4-6, 0-6 decision to Belen Rivera in the third flight and classmate Grace Egger fell to Mariely Hassey, 3-6, 0-6, at No. 4.
Freshman Taylor Nederlander was edged in a tiebreaker by Nicola Wellman at the No. 5 spot by set scores of 7-5, 3-6, 12-14, and sophomore Christina Carpenter fell to Brittany Yang in the No. 6 match, 4-6, 1-6.
GW returns to action on Sunday afternoon in nearby Baltimore, with a 2 p.m. match at UMBC.
Liberty 6, George Washington 0
Singles
No. 1 - Rebekah Jenkins (LU) def. Lana Robins (GW) - 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 - Maria Khval (LU) def. Leah Pascarella (GW) - 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
No. 3 - Belen Rivera (LU) def. Allison Hansen (GW) - 6-4, 6-0
No. 4 - Mariely Hassey (LU) def. Grace Egger (GW) - 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 - Nicola Wellman (LU) def. Taylor Nederlander (GW) - 5-7, 6-3, 14-12
No. 6 - Brittany Yang (LU) def. Christina Carpenter (GW) - 6-4, 6-1
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