PIKESVILLE, MD. -The Fairleigh Dickinson women's tennis team (2-3, 0-0 NEC) found a 4-3 victory over Towson (1-4, 0-0 CAA) on Saturday night at the Coppermine Racquet and Fitness Club. 

Freshman Namie Isago and junior Alena Kubanova triumphed over Towson's Amelia Lawson and Lea Kosanovic by a score of 6-3. Senior Aleksandra Vorozheikina and sophomore Gauri Bhagia found similar success in their defeat of Antonia Lawson and Jessica Assenmacher 6-3 at No. 3. 

In singles play, junior Amina Lasheen dominated at No. 4 to win her match against Sarah Pospischill, 6-1, 6-1. At the No. 3 spot Kubanova defeated Assenmacher in two sets, 6-1, 6-2. At the No. 6 spot, Isago defeated Elessa Jocobs, 6-1, 6-3, to move the overall score 4-0 and secure the victory for the FDU. Towson struck the last three matches in spots No. 5, 2, and 1. 

Box Scores

Doubles
1. Themis Haliou/Sissi Axelsson (Towson) vs. Marta Bettinelli/Amina Lasheen (FDU) 5-5  
2. Namie Isago/Alena Kubanova (FDU) def. Amelia Lawson/Lea Kosanovic (Towson)6-3 
3.  Aleksandra Vorozheikina/Gauri Bhagia (FDU) def. Antonia LawsonJessica Assenmacher (Towson) 6-3 

Singles
1. Amelia Lawson (Towson) def. Aleksandra Vorozheikina (FDU) 6-2, 4-6 (10-6) 
2. Themis Haliou (Towson) def. Shreya Gulia (FDU) 6-2, 3-2, ret.  
3. Alena Kubanova (FDU) def. Jessica Assenmacher (Towson) 6-1, 6-2 
4. Amina Lasheen (FDU) def. Sarah Pospischill (Towson) 6-1, 6-1  
5. Sissi Axelsson (Towson) def. Smriti Singh (FDU) 6-1, 6-1 
6. Namie Isago (FDU) def. Elessa Jocobs (Towson) 6-1, 6-3 

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2) | Singles (4,3,6,5,2,1)

The Knights are back in action Sunday, Feb 27, at the Brigade Sports Complex to face Navy at 1 p.m. 

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