Sunday, February 11
West Point, N.Y.
10 a.m.
Mercer University
2
vs
4
Georgetown
Women's Tennis Drops Match To Georgetown, 4-2
2/11/2024 5:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Mercer women's tennis team dropped its match to Georgetown, 4-2, Sunday from West Point, New York.
The Bears started out the day with a win in doubles as Mariella Minetti and Tea Zivic defeated Georgetown's Ashley Kennedy and Morgan Coburn, 6-2.
Mercer dropped its other two doubles matches which were close contests. Georgetown's Chloe Bendetti and Katie Garafolo-Ro defeated Mercer's Teodora Ristic and Marina de Diego Quinones 6-4. The final doubles match of the day was a close, competitive match that went to Georgetown's Tatiana Zelenko and Olivia Ashton who defeated Mercer's Lea Falentin and Emilia Cosatto, 7-5.
Five of the six singles matches finished with Georgetown taking three of the five singles matches. Georgetown's Willy Avantika defeated de Diego Quinones, 6-3, 6-1. On court three Georgetown's Emily Novikou defeated Minetti, 6-3, 6-4.
Mercer won its first singles match of the day when Mercer's Lea Falentin defeated Georgetown's Paige Gilbert. Falentin won the first set 6-4, followed by a 7-5 win in the second set.
The Bears made it two wins a piece in singles matches when Teodora Ristic followed up Falentin's win by defeating Georgetown's Chloe Bendetti, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Georgetown clinched the win on court five in another close match that went three sets as Georgetown's Ashley Kennedy defeated Cosatto, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Tea Zivic's match against Morgan Coburn of Georgetown went unfinished in the third set with Coburn leading 5-2 in the third set.
The Bears will return home to play its next match against Georgia Southern on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m.
The Bears started out the day with a win in doubles as Mariella Minetti and Tea Zivic defeated Georgetown's Ashley Kennedy and Morgan Coburn, 6-2.
Mercer dropped its other two doubles matches which were close contests. Georgetown's Chloe Bendetti and Katie Garafolo-Ro defeated Mercer's Teodora Ristic and Marina de Diego Quinones 6-4. The final doubles match of the day was a close, competitive match that went to Georgetown's Tatiana Zelenko and Olivia Ashton who defeated Mercer's Lea Falentin and Emilia Cosatto, 7-5.
Five of the six singles matches finished with Georgetown taking three of the five singles matches. Georgetown's Willy Avantika defeated de Diego Quinones, 6-3, 6-1. On court three Georgetown's Emily Novikou defeated Minetti, 6-3, 6-4.
Mercer won its first singles match of the day when Mercer's Lea Falentin defeated Georgetown's Paige Gilbert. Falentin won the first set 6-4, followed by a 7-5 win in the second set.
The Bears made it two wins a piece in singles matches when Teodora Ristic followed up Falentin's win by defeating Georgetown's Chloe Bendetti, 7-6 (4), 6-4.
Georgetown clinched the win on court five in another close match that went three sets as Georgetown's Ashley Kennedy defeated Cosatto, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Tea Zivic's match against Morgan Coburn of Georgetown went unfinished in the third set with Coburn leading 5-2 in the third set.
The Bears will return home to play its next match against Georgia Southern on Wednesday, Feb. 14 at 2 p.m.
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
76
Chloe Bendetti / 0 [GU]
64
#2 Singles Match
12
31
Avantika Willy / 0 [GU]
66
#3 Singles Match
12
34
Emily Novikou / 0 [GU]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
67
Paige Gilbert / 0 [GU]
45
#5 Singles Match
123
375
Ashley Kennedy / 0 [GU]
657
#6 Singles Match
1234
4620
Morgan Coburn / 0 [GU]
625UF
Order of Finish:
2,3,4,1,5
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
/ Women's Tennis
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