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Black Knights Split, Fall at Home, Defeat Seton Hall on the Road
February 04, 2023 | Women's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. -The Army West Point women's tennis team fell at home to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 5-2 Friday afternoon. On the road, the Black Knights defeated the Seton Hall Pirates 4-1 Friday night.
How it Happened
The Scarlet Knights defeated the Black Knights to win the doubles point. In the first doubles spot, Elizabeth Gilbert and Cooper Jackson fell to Rutger's Mai Nguyen and Tara Chilton 6-3. Army's Julia Kelly and Jenna Sabile were bested by Arina Valitova and Jackeline Lopez 6-2 in the No. 2 spot, respectively. Army's Anna Loureiro and McKinnley Smith defeated Chloe Brown and Minchae Kim 6-5.
In the singles matches, Rutgers continued where they left off in the doubles matches. In the first position, Jackeline Lopez bested Elizabeth Gilbert, winning in two sets (6-2, 6-1). In the second singles match, Julia Kelly defeated Tara Chilton in three sets. Kelly won the first set (6-3). Chilton won the second set 6-1 forcing. Kelly won the third set with a final score of 7-5.
In the No. 3 spot, Jenna Sabile faced Mai Nguyen. Sabile won the first set 6-4 and won the second set 7-6. Army's Vennmukiil Mathivanan competed against Amira Badawi in the No. 4 position. Badawi defeated Mathivanan in two sets with a final score of 6-3, 6-1. Junior Carloyn Ahn went up against Arina Valitova in the fourth singles spot. Valitova won the first set 6-2. In the second set, Ahn attempted a comeback but Valitova bested Ahn in a tight 6-4 second set win. Army senior McKinnley Smith competed against Chloe Brown in the sixth singles spot. Brown won both sets 6-3, 6-4)
On the road, the Black Knights competed against Seton Hall, sweeping the Pirates, earning the doubles point. Army's Cooper Jackson and Elizabeth Gilbert defeated Arina Gumerova and Bella Moen 6-1. In the second and third spot, Isabella Brilliant and Emma Sy bested Emily O'Donovan and Hili Kronzon 6-3. Black Knights Sophie McKenzie and Ylan Duong defeated Oliwia Kempinski and Aina Ventosa with a final score of 7-5.
In the singles matches, Army's Cooper Jackson was in a back-and-forth match between Seton Hall's Arina Gumerova in the No. 1 spot. Jackson won the first set 6-4. In the second set, Gumerova bested Jackson 7-6 in a tiebreakers set. Jackson came back in the third set, defeating Gumerova 6-4.
In the second spot, Emma Sy went up against Aina Ventosa. Sy won both sets (6-1, 6-3). In the No. 3 spot, freshman Isabella Brilliant faced Oliwia Kempinski. Kempinski defeated Brilliant in two sets (6-3, 6-4). Freshman Ylan Duong competed against Seton Hall's Emily O'Donovan in the fourth singles spot. Duong cruised to a 6-4 and 6-1 decision.
RESULTS
vs. Rutgers (Rutgers wins 5-2)
Doubles
1. Tara Chilton/Mai Nguyen (RU) def. Elizabeth Gilbert/Cooper Jackson (ARMY) 6-3
2. Arina Valitova/Jackeline Lopez (RU) def. Julia Kelly/Jenna Sabile (ARMY) 6-2
3. Anna Loureiro/McKinnley Smith vs. Chloe Brown/Minchae Kim (RU) 6-5, unfinished
Singles
1. Jackeline Lopez (RU) def. Elizabeth Gilbert (ARMY) 6-3, 6-1
2. Julia Kelly (ARMY) def. Tara Chilton (RU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
3. Jenna Sabile (ARMY) def. Mai Nguyen (RU) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
4. Amira Badawi (RU) def. Vennmukiil Mathivanan (ARMY) 6-3, 6-1
5. Arina Valitova (RU) def. Carolyn Ahn (ARMY) 6-2, 6-4
6. Chloe Brown (RU) def. McKinnley Smith (ARMY) 6-3, 6-4
vs. Seton Hall (Army wins 4-1)
Doubles
1. Elizabeth Gilbert/Cooper Jackson (ARMY) def. Arina Gumerova/Arabella Moen (HALL) 6-1
2. Isabella Brilliant/Emma Sy (ARMY) def. Hili Kronzon/Emily O'Donovan (HALL) 6-3
3. Sophie McKenzie/Ylan Duong (ARMY) def. Oliwia Kempinski/Aina Plana Ventosa (HALL) 7-5
Singles
1. Cooper Jackson (ARMY) def. Arina Gumerova (HALL) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
2. Emma Sy (ARMY) def. Aina Plana Ventosa (HALL) 6-1, 6-3
3. Oliwia Kempinski (HALL) def. Isabella Brilliant (ARMY) 6-3, 6-4
4. Ylan Duong (ARMY) def. Emily O'Donovan (HALL) 6-4, 6-1
5. Arabella Moen (HALL) vs. Vennmukiil Mathivanan (ARMY) 7-5, 6-7(3), 0-0, DNF
6. Hiba El Khalifi (SHU) leading Sophie McKenzie (ARMY) 6-4, 2-6, 4-3, DNF
Up Next
The Black Knights return to action Sunday, February 5 hosting St. Bonaventure at 11 a.m., and Stony Brook University at 4 p.m.
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