DePaul University
Georgetown
Blue Demons Fall at Georgetown
4/8/2017 12:00:00 AM | WOMEN'S TENNIS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - DePaul women's tennis dropped its match 4-3 at Georgetown on Saturday afternoon.
The loss snapped a six-match winning streak for the Blue Demons (10-7, 1-2 BIG EAST).
Georgetown grabbed the doubles point with wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 spots. The No. 89 tandem of Yuliya Shupenia and Aspasia Avgeri defeated Sydney Goodson and Risa Nakagawa 7-5 at No. 1.
Avgeri finished the day 2-0 with a victory at No. 4 singles. She defeated Cecilia Lynham 7-5, 6-2.
Keisha Clousing added a point at No. 2 singles with a 6-1, 7-5 finish over Sara Swift.
Florence Abbott recorded DePaul's third point at No. 5 after her match against Sydney Goodson was retired.
DePaul returns to action next weekend for two more matches. The Blue Demons take on Butler on Saturday, April 15 at 3 p.m. and head to Kalamazoo, Mich. on Sunday, April 16 for a 1 p.m. CT match.
RESULTS:
DePaul 3, Georgetown 4
Doubles:
1. No. 89 Shupenia/Avgeri (DPU) def. Goodson/Nakagawa (GU)- 7-5
2. Saperstein/Marx (GU) def. Tesic/Vladutu (DPU)- 6-0
3. Spinosa/Lynham (GU) def. Clousing/Abbott- 6-2
Singles:
1. Saperstein (GU) def. No. 125 Shupenia (DPU)- 6-3, 6-1
2. Clousing (DPU) def. Swift (GU)- 6-1, 7-5
3. Nakagawa (GU) def. Vladutu (DPU)- 6-4, 6-4
4. Avgeri (DPU) def. Lynham (GU)- 7-5, 6-2
5. Abbott (DPU) def. Goodson (GU)- 7-6, 3-2 retired
6. Spinosa (GU) def. Tesic (DPU)- 6-0, 6-3
Order of finish:
Doubles- 2, 3, 1 Singles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 5
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