GW Women's Tennis Downed by West Virginia, 4-3

Colonials Look to Bounce Back on Sunday at Drexel

Senior Jacqueline Corba earned a No. 2 singles victory over WVU's Mary Chupa by set scores of 6-3, 6-3 Saturday afternoon.

Feb. 12, 2012

Box Score

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The George Washington women's tennis team dropped a 4-3 decision to Big East foe West Virginia Saturday afternoon in the first of two days of competition. GW falls to 1-2 on the year while WVU improves to 1-5.

Senior Jacqueline Corba and sophomore Isabella Escobar were the only Colonials to win their singles matches. Corba defeated Mary Chupa, 6-3, 6-3, at the No. 2 spot and Escobar downed Catie Wickline in the No. 5 match, 7-6, 6-3.

In the No. 1 singles spot, sophomore Leah Pascarella dropped a three-set match to Emily Mathis by set scores of 4-6, 6-1, 7-5. Lorena Valente, making her collegiate debut, fell to Ikttesh Chahal in the No. 3 match, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.

In the No. 4 spot, junior Mimi Hamling was defeated by Veronica Cardenas, 6-3, 6-3. GW won the No. 6 match by default.

In No. 1 doubles action, the duo of Hamling and senior Zoe Krohn fell to Mathis and Chupa, 8-6. In the No. 2 match, Escobar and Pascarella lost in a tiebreaker, 8-8 (7-3) to Cardenas and Chahal. The Colonials won the No. 3 match by default.

GW returns to the court on Sunday, Feb. 12, for a 1 p.m., match at Drexel.

West Virginia 4, George Washington 3
Singles
No. 1 - Emily Mathis (WVU) def. Leah Pascarella (GW) - 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
No. 2 - Jacqueline Corba (GW) def. Mary Chupa (WVU) - 6-3, 6-3
No. 3 - Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) def. Lorena Valente (GW) - 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
No. 4 - Veronica Cardenas (WVU) def. Mimi Hamiling (GW) - 6-3, 6-3
No. 5 - Isabella Escobar (GW) def. Catie Wickline (WVU) - 7-6, 6-3
No. 6 - GW def. WVU (default)

Doubles
No. 1 - Mathis/Chupa (WVU) def. Hamling/Krohn (GW) - 8-6
No. 2 - Cardenas/Chahal (WVU) def. Escobar/Pascarella (GW) - 8-8 (7-3)
No. 3 - GW def. WVU (default)

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