ARLINGTON, Va. — The St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s tennis team didn’t leave much to chance Saturday, Oct. 10. The Seahawks shut out Marymount University 7-0 for their first win of the 2026-27 season.
St. Mary’s improved to 1-1 in dual matches, according to the college’s match recap. Marymount fell to 0-2. The Seahawks opened their dual season with a 4-3 loss at Catholic on Sept. 19.
The rout started in doubles. St. Mary’s swept all three doubles flights and lost only one game across the three matches to take a 1-0 lead into singles.
Three shutouts in singles
First-year Katherine Yao of North Potomac, a Thomas S. Wootton High School graduate, won 6-0, 6-0 over Great-Praise Wisdom at No. 2 singles. Yao was named United East Player of the Week last month.
Junior Sarah Levit of Rockville, a Richard Montgomery graduate, also won without dropping a game at No. 3. Sophomore Lily Ganjbaksh of Potomac, a Winston Churchill graduate and a two-time conference Player of the Week this fall, beat Alejandra Gallegos 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1.
The rest of the lineup was nearly as efficient:
- No. 4: Sophomore Addyson Harden of Lexington Park, a Great Mills High School graduate, beat Myasia Leonard 6-2, 6-2.
- No. 5: Junior Lily Spedden of Cambridge, a Cambridge-South Dorchester graduate, beat Veronica Pereira 6-2, 6-0.
- No. 6: Senior Clare Ahunhodjaev of Silver Spring, a Montgomery Blair graduate, beat Arianna Arangorin 6-2, 6-4.
It was Ahunhodjaev’s first match for the women’s tennis team. She spent her first two years at St. Mary’s on the women’s rowing team.
Up next
The Seahawks play a scrimmage at Goucher College in Baltimore at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. They host the Seahawk Open on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 17-18, at the Somerset Tennis Complex in St. Mary’s City.
