NEW YORK - The Columbia women's tennis improved to 5-5 Friday, with a 4-3 win over George Washington in College Park, Md. The Lions were able to snap George Washington's two-match win-streak, and hand the Colonials their fourth loss of the season.
Though the Lions had a loss in the number one doubles spot, Columbia was able to take wins at Nos. 2 and 3, earning the doubles point and an early 1-0 lead.
Sophomore Eliza Matache and first-year Katarina Kovacevic paired up in the No. 2 spot for the first time, and were able to take an 8-2 win over GW's Jacqueline Corba and Dorota Lysienia. At No. 3 doubles, junior Natalia Christenson and first-year Diana Shapoval managed an 8-5 win over Sasha Gluck and Jennifer Hirsch. The wins were both crucial for the Lions, as the doubles point proved to be the different in the match.
The Lions were able to take wins at Nos. 1, 2 and 3 in singles, earning the overall win for Columbia. Three first-years played in the Nos. 4 through 6 spots, and all had hard-fought losses. First-year Caroline Constable had a 6-1, 6-1 loss at No. 6, while Kovacevic fell in the No. 4 spot, 7-6(1), 6-3. And first-year Shapoval won her first set 6-4, before falling in the second 7-6(1), and dropping the super tiebreaker 1-0(9).
At No. 3, sophomore Matache beat GW's Lysienia, 7-6(3), 6-3, while first-year Chelsea Davis had an easy 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles, beating Mimi Hamiling. And in the No. 1 spot, co-captain Makarova defeated Corba, 7-6(3), 6-2.
Up next for the Lions is an 11 a.m. match, Saturday, March 6 in College Park, Md., this time against the University of Maryland.
Columbia 4, George Washington 3
Doubles:
1. Hamling/ Krohn (GW) def. Makarova/Davis (CU), 8-5
2. Matache/Kovacevic (CU) def. Corba/Lysienia (GW), 8-2
3. Natalia Christenson/Shapoval (CU) def. Sasha Gluck/Hirsh (GW), 8-5
Singles:
1. Natasha Makarova (CU) def. Jacqueline Corba (GW), 7-6(3), 6-2
2. Chelsea Davis (CU) def. Mimi Hamling (GW), 6-4,6-2
3. Eliza Matache (CU) def. Dorota Lysienia (GW), 7-6(3), 6-3
4. Jennifer Hirsh (GW) def. Katarina Kovacevic (CU), 7-6(1), 6-3
5. Zoe Krohn (GW) def. Diana Shapoval (CU), 4-6, 7-6(1),1-0(9)
6. Meg Tyner (GW) def. Caroline Constable (CU), 6-1,6-1
