UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.—The Penn State women's tennis team defeated Navy, 7-0, in its season opener, Sunday afternoon in the Indoor Tennis Center. This is the third straight year the Nittany Lions (1-0) have defeated Navy (0-1) in their season opener.
"For our opening match of the season, I thought we started off strong," said head coach Chris Cagle. "Doubles play helped us, winning all three courts. Especially with court No. 3 starting out fast and that took a little pressure off of one and two doubles. A fast start in singles definitely helped us. I saw some really good things and some things we are going to be working on this week. All in all, for the first match of the year I'm very pleased with how we got the season rolling."
Doubles
The Nittany Lions went 3-0 in doubles to secure the doubles point and the first points of their 2019 spring season.
Gabby O'Gorman (Gunnedah, N.S. Wales, Australia) and Olivia Rohrbacher (Sandusky, Ohio) won out in a tight one against Catalina Rico and Amanda Cyr, 7-5.
Chelsea Sawyer (Clemmons, N.C.) and Frederikke Svarre (Copenhagen, Denmark) defeated Kaylah Hodge and Aimee Dervishian, 6-4.
Shannon Hanley (Kensington, Md.) and Samantha Smith (Cary, N.C.) easily dispatched Ansofi Wreder and Mirand Deng, 6-1.
Singles
O'Gorman won by retirement against Wreder, 4-2, retired.
Sawyer won her spring dual match debut against Hodge, 6-3, 6-4.
Smith continued on with her hot streak from the fall, defeating Rico 6-0, 6-3.
Rohrbacher clinched the match win for the Nittany Lions when she defeated Dervishian, 6-1, 7-5.
Svarre took on Deng, gritting out a 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4).
Hanley defeated Cyr, 6-1, 6-4, to finish off a perfect 7-0 day for the Nittany Lions.
The Nittany Lions move to 1-0 on the season. Up next, Penn State will stay at home next weekend to take on Pittsburgh on Friday, Jan. 18 at 5 p.m. and the Nittany Lions will host a double header on Sunday, Jan. 20 as they take on Temple at 11 a.m. followed by Bucknell at 4:30 p.m.
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Doubles Final:
1. Gabby O'Gorman/Olivia Rohrbacher (PSU) def. Rico, Catalina/Cyr, Amanda (NAVY) 7-5
2. Chelsea Sawyer/Frederikke Svarre (PSU) def. Hodge, Kaylah/Dervishian, Aimee (NAVY) 6-4
3. Shannon Hanley/Samantha Smith (PSU) def. Wreder, Ansofi/Deng, Miranda (NAVY) 6-1
Order of finish: (3, 2, 1)
Singles Final:
1. Gabby O'Gorman (PSU) def. Wreder, Ansofi (NAVY) 4-2, retired
2. Chelsea Sawyer (PSU) def. Hodge, Kaylah (NAVY) 6-3, 6-4
3. Samantha Smith (PSU) def. Rico, Catalina (NAVY) 6-0, 6-3
4. Olivia Rohrbacher (PSU) def. Dervishian, Aimee (NAVY) 6-1, 7-5
5. Frederikke Svarre (PSU) def. Deng, Miranda (NAVY) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-4)
6. Shannon Hanley (PSU) def. Cyr, Amanda (NAVY) 6-1, 6-4
Order of finish: (1,3,4,2,5,6)
