Goucher Women’s Tennis Competes in the 2016 ITAs

 Goucher began the weekend with its Seniors Alice Goldstein-Plesser(Durham, NC) and Leigh Oehrig(Woodbine, MD)  in the Blue 1 Doubles draw. Goldstein-Plesser and Oehrig were defeated 8-2 by Di L. Aeschilman and Rachel N. Hicks from Washington Lee University. In their first appearance as a pair at the ITAs, Meera Balasubramanian and Amber Penaloza competed against Mary P. Hubert and Kiran Pant from Washington College. The pair fell to Washington College 8-0.

 Goucher started its next round of matches with Leigh Oehrig in the Blue 5 Singles Draw. Oehrig faced Meghan Chemidlin of Elizabethtown College, and lost 6-2, 6-2.  Ali Tomasevich(Harleysville, PA) and Alissa Gorson-Marrow(Broomall, PA)  continued Goucher’s play in the Blue 6 Singles Draw. Tomasevich fell to Sydney H. Nye of Penn State Harrisburg 6-1, 6-4. Gorson-Marrow won her match against Erin M. Cole of Catholic University, going into a second tiebreak 2-6, 7-6 (4), 10-8. Gorson-Marrow continued on to the next round of the draw, playing against Jennifer Elder of Grove City College. Gorson-Marrow lost to Elder 6-3, 6-3. Mackenzie Donohue(Bronx, NY) and Miranda Egan-Brooks(Brooklyn, NY) represented Goucher College in the Blue 6 Singles Draw. Donohue played Shannon M. Quinn from Bridgewater College and was defeated 6-3, 6-0. Egan-Brooks took on Leesa Malczewski from McDaniel College and won 6-0, 6-0. Egan-Brooks proceeded in the draw to compete against Alexandra Collins of Franklin & Marshall College, falling 6-2, 6-0. Goucher’s last singles play of the day came from Alice Goldstein-Plesser, who competed in the Blue 3 Singles Draw. Goldstein-Plesser played Janine A. Jones of Grove City College and was defeated 6-3, 6-2.

Goucher wrapped up the weekend with a series of consolation matches.

To start Goucher’s final day at the ITAs, Alice Goldstein-Plesser and Leigh Oehrig took on Stephanie M. Barton and Whitney Cash from Bridgewater College. The pair lost 8-1. Goucher’s second doubles team, Meera Balasubramanian and Amber Penaloza, won their consolation match. In singles play, Leigh Oehrig defeated Maryann R. Meadows of Thomas More College 8-5. Oehrig continued on to her next match against Claire Bodine from St. Mary’s College, falling 8-3. Goucher’s Mackenzie Donohue faced Mulhlenberg’s Shelby R. Knafo, and was defeated 9-7. Ali Tomasevich won against Allie Boissonneault of Washington College 8-0, though in her next match against Natalie Edwards of Shenandoah University, lost 8-3.

Goucher will host seven teams in the Goucher Invitational Tournament next weekend October 1st-2nd. The tournament is set to start at 9am on both days.  Come out to enjoy a day full of great matches and to support Goucher Tennis. Go Gophers!