Army Caps Season at NCAAs, No. 11 Texas Tech

Friday, May 11

Lubbock, TX

2 PM ET

Army West Point

Texas Tech (First Round)

Army Caps Season at NCAAs, No. 11 Texas Tech

May 11, 2018 | Women's Tennis

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Army West Point women's tennis team saw its 2017-18 campaign come to a close in the first round of the NCAA tournament with a 4-0 decision at No. 11 Texas Tech on Friday afternoon at the McLeod Tennis Center.

The Black Knights capped their season with a record of 21-7, while the Red Raiders improved to 21-6 overall.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Army made its 14th appearance in the NCAA tournament and first since 2013.
This was the first meeting between the Black Knights and Red Raiders.
Rookie Ana Joyner and sophomore Danna Funaro won the most combined points (seven) between singles and doubles for the Black Knights.
Joyner scored the team's most points in singles play with five.
The Las Cruces, N.M., native finishes the season as the only Army player to earn at least 20 wins in both singles and doubles action.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SINGLES (ORDER: 3, 6, 2)
1. #21 Gabriela Talaba vs. Ana Joyner, 6-4, 4-1 DNF
2. #58 Felicity Maltby def. Melanie Allen, 6-3, 6-1
3. Alex Valenstein def. Genevieve McCormick, 6-0, 6-0
4. #106 Sabrina Federici vs. Kirby Einck, 6-0, 4-1 DNF
5. Sarah Dvorak vs. Danna Funaro, 6-2, 2-2 DNF
6. #120 Katelyn Jackson def. Gloria Son, 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES (ORDER: 3, 1)
1. #28 Federici/Dvorak def. Joyner/Allen, 6-2
2. Maltby/Talaba vs. McCormick/Funaro, 5-3 DNF
3. Valenstein/Jackson def. Einck/Son, 6-2