After a 3-0 start to the Spring 2024 season, the UConn women’s tennis team suffered their first defeat at the hands of Army. The Huskies traveled to West Point, N.Y., for a match that ended 4-1 in favor of the Black Knights. That makes it three straight losses for UConn against Army, but the Huskies looked much better in this matchup than their last matchup, which ended 7-0 last February.
Results
In singles play, the Black Knights got the best of Connecticut, winning four of the six straight-set matches. UConn junior Olivia Wright had her undefeated singles run come to an end as she was defeated by junior Cooper Jackson by a score of 7-5, 6-2. Although unfinished, one singles match made its way into a tiebreaker set. UConn junior Isabel Petri Bere faced off against junior Julia Kelly in a match that started out with a 4-6 win for Petri Bere. Kelly got the next set back with a resounding 6-2 win, and the tiebreaker set was incomplete but ended with Petri Bere winning the only game played. A notable performance came from UConn freshman Caroline Hinshaw. While she lost in straight sets, both were tightly contested. She came up just short of Army sophomore Ylan Duong with a final score of 7-5, 7-5 in a heartbreaking loss.
All three doubles matches played in this one came down to the wire. First, Wright and freshman Victoria Matos went toe-to-toe with Jackson and junior Paige Herremans. Wright and Matos came up just short, losing 7-6 (7-1). However, UConn bounced back after that loss thanks to a gritty win from junior Maria Constantinou and senior Nansi Toskova. They knocked off Kelly and Sabile in a 7-6 (7-4) win. Last but not least, Petri Bere and Hinshaw secured the doubles point for the Huskies with another 7-6 (7-4) win against sophomore Isabella Brilliant and junior Paulina Feoli.
Although UConn secured their doubles point, they could not keep up with Army when it came to singles play. That being said, 4-1 is a better final result than the 7-0 that occurred the last time these two teams met. With the loss, the Huskies drop to 3-10 all-time vs. the Black Knights.
What’s Next
UConn will be back in action against Quinnipiac on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 1:00 p.m. at the Magic Lincer Tennis Academy onn.