Women’s Tennis Cruises by Colgate

Friday, April 22

Annapolis, Md

5 PM

Army West Point

Colgate

Women’s Tennis Cruises by Colgate

April 22, 2016 | Women's Tennis

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Army West Point women's tennis team won its 20th match of the season on Friday evening as the Black Knights shutout Colgate 4-0 in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Army, the second seed in the tournament, will move onto face host Navy, the third-seeded team.

Senior Carolyn Pitman and freshman Kirby Einck was the first double pairing to earn a win, topping Colgate's combination of Katie Grant and Kaelin Brittin 6-1. The other senior/freshman Black Knights team of Eva Sung and Rugile Valuniate clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win against Lauren Hyland and Jennifer Ho in the top doubles slot. It was Sung and Valuniate's first doubles wins since March 25. Junior Nancy Porter and freshman Arianna Spirtos were also ahead 5-2 when doubles play was stopped. For Spirtos, it was her first doubles match since February 27.

Porter took the first singles victory of the day in the sixth slot with a 6-2, 6-1 win and now stands at 13-3 this spring after her sixth straight win.

Valuniate followed with 6-1, 6-0 win to put Army within one point of the win. Einck, sophomore Bridget Guenard, and senior Gabriella Spindler all led 5-0 in the second set after first set victories and Spindler was the first run to finish her match.

The match against Navy will begin at 12 p.m. tomorrow following the Boston University and Bucknell game. The last time the Cadets and Midshipmen met, Army won 6-1 in Annapolis.

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