Dukes Blank Navy 7-0 on the Road

Sunday, January 25

Annapolis, Md.

2 p.m.

James Madison University

Navy

1/25/2015 6:09:00 PM | Women's Tennis

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – James Madison women's tennis blanked Navy 7-0 on Sunday afternoon as the Dukes opened the spring dual slate 2-0.

"Once again, this was a team performance," Head Coach James Bryce stated. "Winning the doubles point definitely helped our confidence after yesterday. We will take a much needed day off tomorrow, and then get back to work Tuesday to make adjustments for next weekend."

JMU began with a 6-2 victory by senior Taylor Pinchoff (Sylvan Lake, Mich./West Bloomfield) and sophomore Rachel Nelson (Big Prairie, Ohio/West Holmes) at No. 2 doubles over Summer Ralston and Claudia Mackenzie to take a 1-0 lead for the doubles point. The Mids, however, tied doubles action at 1-1 with a 6-3 win by Noelle Kaufmann and Kristine Rojo over freshman Dylan Owens (Olney, Md./Sherwood) and sophomore Emily Bradshaw (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Blyth Academy) at No. 3 doubles.

The senior-sophomore tandem of Sarah Khan (Islamabad, Pakistan/Overseas Pakistani Foundation College (New Mexico)) and Rebecca Harris (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian (Virginia Tech)) clinched the doubles point and a 1-0 JMU advantage with a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles over Sam droop and Katie Porter.

Pinchoff made it a 2-0 match in favor of the Dukes with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Droop at the No. 1 position to start singles play. Freshman Kimmy Herrock (Tarpon Springs, Fla./East Lake) moved JMU to a 3-0 lead with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Allie Pavlansky at No. 5 singles.

Nelson clinched the match victory for the Dukes when she dropped Audrey Channell in two sets (6-2, 6-3). Harris followed with a come-from-behind, three-set win (3-6, 7-5, 10-7) over Kaufmann at No. 6 singles.

Owens tallied her own come-from-behind, three-set victory (1-6, 7-6(5), 10-5) at No. 4 singles against Amanda Keller. Khan rounded out the day and the 7-0 JMU win with a two-set victory (6-5, 6-4) at No. 3 singles.

JMU travels to Alexandria, Va., next weekend for a neutral-court match against Georgetown on Saturday, January 31 at 4 p.m.

JMU 7, Navy 0
Singles
1. Taylor Pinchoff (JMU) def. Sam Droop (USNA) 6-0, 6-2
2. Rachel Nelson (JMU) def. Audrey Channell (USNA) 6-2, 6-3
3. Sarah Khan (JMU) def. Logan Antill (USNA) 6-5, 6-4
4. Dylan Owens (JMU) def. Amanda Keller (USNA) 1-6, 7-6 (5), 10-5
5. Kimmy Herrock (JMU) def. Allie Pavlansky (USNA) 6-4, 6-2
6. Rebecca Harris (JMU) def. Noelle Kaufmann (USNA) 3-6, 7-5, 10-7
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 2*, 6, 4, 3
Doubles
1. Khan/Harris (JMU) def. Droop/Katie Porter (USNA) 6-4
2. Pinchoff/Nelson (JMU) def. Summer Ralston/Claudia Mackenzie (USNA) 6-2
3. Kaufmann/Kristine Rojo (USNA) def. Owens/Emily Bradshaw (JMU) 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1*