Fighting Owls Of HCC Undefeated In Women’s Tennis

From the HCC Sports Desk…

BEL AIR, Md.—The Harford women’s tennis team won its fifth straight match and remains undefeated for the season as it downed Hagerstown, 8-1, on Tuesday afternoon at Harford CC.

The Fighting Owls (5-0) dropped just one match, at No. 3 singles, in their second match against the Hawks, and two Owl players avenged losses their second times around.

Once again, Harford swept the doubles matches with the No. 1 team of freshman Ashley Sherinsky (Fallston, Md./Fallston) and sophomore Katrina Tiedeman (Jarrettsville, Md./North Harford) defeating Tessa and Mia Doyle, 8-2, the No. 2 team of freshmen Courtney Brewer (Street, Md./North Harford) and Kelsey Strine (Abingdon, Md./Edgewood) downing Carrie Martin and Gina Garbaya, 8-5, and the No. 3 team of freshman Kate Tiburzi (Fallston, Md./Fallston) and sophomore Julie Strong (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) beat Carly Jones and Lindsay Hathaway, 8-3.

In round number two at No. 1 singles Sherinsky came out the victor against Tessa Doyle, 6-4, 4-6, 10-7, while Tiedeman also won her second battle with Mia Doyle, taking the 6-3, 7-5 decision at No. 2 singles.

Strine and Tiburzi followed suit at Nos. 4 and 5 singles, defeating Garbaya, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 and Jones, 6-2, 6-1, respectively, while freshman Agnes Burke (Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace) blanked Hathaway, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.

Brewer was the only other Owl competitor and fell to Martin, 7-6 (7-0), 6-2 at No. 3 singles.

The Fighting Owls return to action on Friday when they travel to NCAA Division III St. Mary’s for a 2:30 p.m. match.