Gophers Battle, Ultimately Drop Lid-Lifter to Ursinus

Team Stats

Goucher

Ursinus Women's Tennis

Score

Doubles

Natalia Navarro / Melin Sigen (GOU-W)
def. Claire Burke / Avery Samer (UCW)

8-6

Allie Armour / Bella Vassalluzzo (UCW)
def. Jessica Townes / Lucy Ingraham (GOU-W)

8-6

Fiona Finnerty / Morgan Coupe (UCW)
def. Rachel Haupt / Aaliyah Ybarra (GOU-W)

8-5

Singles

Allie Armour (UCW)
def. Natalia Navarro (GOU-W)

6-1 , 6-0

Claire Burke (UCW)
def. Melin Sigen (GOU-W)

6-0 , 6-3

Rachel Haupt (GOU-W)
def. Avery Samer (UCW)

6-2 , 7-5

Jessica Townes (GOU-W)
def. Fiona Finnerty (UCW)

6-3 , 6-3

Kate Rubinkam (UCW)
def. Lucy Ingraham (GOU-W)

6-4 , 7-5

Caroline Daly (UCW)
def. Aaliyah Ybarra (GOU-W)

6-2 , 6-4

Gophers Battle, Ultimately Drop Lid-Lifter to Ursinus

September 16, 2023

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. - The Goucher College women's tennis team opened its season by dropping a 6-3 decision to Ursinus College at Bailey Tennis Courts Saturday afternoon.

Doubles

Goucher (0-1) battled in all three doubles matches before Ursinus (2-0) ultimately took a 2-1 lead.
At No. 1, Natalia Navarro and Melin Sigen were 8-6 winners.
Jessica Townes and Lucy Ingraham dropped second doubles by an 8-6 score.
Rachel Haupt and Aaliyah Ybarra fell 8-5 at No. 3.

Singles

First year Haupt won her collegiate singles debut at No. 3 by a score of 6-2, 7-5.
Haupt trailed 2-5 in the second set before winning the final five games to earn the victory.
Townes was a 6-3, 6-3 winner at No. 4.
Ingraham battled at No. 5 in her college singles debut before dropping her match 6-4, 7-5.

Numbers and Notes

Goucher and Ursinus met for the first time since the 2018-19 season.

What's Next

Goucher opens its home and Landmark Conference schedules next Saturday when it hosts Elizabethtown at the Schroedl Tennis Center at noon.