Gophers Survive Season Opener to win 5-4

Team Stats

Rutgers University-Camden

Goucher

Score

Doubles

Sarah Ahrens / Katie Moore (RUCW)
def. Ceri McCaffrey / Jessica Townes (GOU)

8-5

Samantha Hoban / Laurel DiStefano (RUCW)
def. Natalia Navarro / Eliza Abady (GOU)

8-2

Shelby Meek / Aaliyah Ybarra (GOU)
def. Ashton Sirko / Halle Derry (RUCW)

8-0

Singles

Sarah Ahrens (RUCW)
def. Ceri McCaffrey (GOU)

6-0 , 6-3

Natalia Navarro (GOU)
def. Samantha Hoban (RUCW)

6-2 , 6-2

Katie Moore (RUCW)
def. Eliza Abady (GOU)

5-7 , 7-5 , 10-3

Jessica Townes (GOU)
def. Laurel DiStefano (RUCW)

1-6 , 6-4 , 11-9

Sarai Silveira (GOU)
def. Ashton Sirko (RUCW)

6-1 , 7-5

Aaliyah Ybarra (GOU)
def. Halle Derry (RUCW)

6-2 , 6-1

Gophers Survive Season Opener to win 5-4

September 10, 2022

TOWSON, Md. - Goucher College followed strong play from the middle singles to surive in the season opener 5-4 against Rutgers Camden Saturday at the Schroedl Tennis Center.

Doubles

Goucher (1-0) dropped two of three doubles matches before rebounding back in singles play.
Shelby Meek (Halethorpe, MD/Catonsville) and Aaliyah Ybarra (Bastrop, TX/Cedar Creek) won their doubles match 8-0
Ceri McCaffrey (Ardsley, N.Y./Ardsley) and Jessica Townes (Wilmington, DE/Concord) dropped their match 8-5 at No. 1.
Natalia Navarro (Francisco Morazan, Honduras / Del Campo School) and Eliza Abady (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. / The Masters School) dropped their match 8-2

Singles

Three of Goucher's singles wins came in straight sets.
McCaffrey dropped 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, while Abady went 7-5, 5-7, before dropping the tie breaker 3-10 at No. 3.
Sarai Oquendo Silveira (Houston, Texas / Harmony School of Discovery) won 6-1, 7-5 at No. 5.
Navarro was victorious at No. 2 by a 6-2, 6-2 count, while Townes cameback 1-6, 6-4, 11-9 to win at No. 4.
Ybarra posted a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 6.

Numbers and Notes

Goucher moves to 1-0 to open the season

What's Next

Goucher returns to action Monday, traveling to York (Pa.) in a 3:30pm non-conference match.