ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women’s golf team battled but ultimately suffered a 4.5-3-5 loss to in-state foe Maryland in match play Saturday at the U.S. Naval Academy Golf Club.
 
Playing a modified match-play event with eight singles matches on the par-72, 6,084-yard course, the Midshipmen found themselves down early to the Terrapins as the first group saw Tammy Wu beat sophomore Una Johnson, 5 & 4, and Karla Elena Vázquez Setzer knocked off junior Hallie Brisco, 2-up.
 
The Mids started a rally when freshman Megan Kirkpatrick tied Daniela Burgos Ortega, while sophomore Keira Howard picked up Navy’s first singles win of the day when she defeated Panassaya Somchit, 2 & 1. Julia Garcia put the Terps on the verge of victory when she earned a 3&2 win over freshman Vivian Cressman, but junior Sue Lee claimed her third-straight singles victory by beating Chananyu Chowiwattana, 3 & 2, to keep Navy’s chances alive.
 
As sophomore Emma Tang was knocking off Maryland’s Nicha Kanpai, 3 & 1, the Terps wrapped up the team win when Anna Pilard held on against senior captain Bridget Hoang, 4 & 3.
 
“This was a great matchup against a very solid Maryland team,” said head coach Kylee Sullivan. “Every player battled incredibly hard, as we are excited to build off of this match and head to Lehigh next weekend.”
 
Navy is now 7-4 in match-play events, going 1-2 in singles-only matches.
 
Up next for Navy is the Lehigh Invitational on Oct. 19-20.
 
Maryland 4.5, Navy 3.5
1.Emma Tang def. Nicha Kanpai, 3&1
2. Anna Pilard def. Bridget Hoang, 4&3
3. Sue Lee def. Chananyu Chowiwattana, 3&2
4. Julia Garcia def. Vivian Cressman, 3&2
5. Keira Howard def. Panassaya Somchit, 2&1
6. Megan Kirkpatrick tied Daniela Burgos Ortega
7. Karla Elena Vázquez Setzer def. Hallie Brisco, 2-up
8. Tammy Wu def. Una Johnson, 5&4