Women Sweep St. Peter's
The ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ University women's tennis team improved to 2-0 in conference play last Saturday with their 7-0 sweep over Saint Peter's University.
The Stags clinched the doubles point to start the day with three 8-2 victories. In the one spot,
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defeated Alex Livingston and Jowiesa Williams. At No. 2 doubles, the duo of
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took on Adina Halagian/Ivana Grbecja while
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beat the pairing of Vanessa Vogel and Jessica Nowogrodski.
¼â½ÐÊÓƵ took the momentum straight into their singles matches. In the six spot, Jackson never let up a game to her opponent while Ryan in the two spot breezed by Halagian, 6-1, 6-0. Radde and Koladzyn, in the three and four spots respectively, took their matches in two straight sets. Yajima and Pirrello each went three sets with their matchups. At No. 1 singles, Yajima dropped the first set but came back strong dropping her opponent, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. In the five spot and closing out the day, Pirrello defeated Vogel after losing a long first set, 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-6.
The ¼â½ÐÊÓƵ women's tennis team will next take the court in Stamford, Conn. as they face Seton Hall on Saturday, March 2 at 7pm.
Doubles
1. Yajima/Koladzyn (FFD) def. Livingston/Williams (SPU) 8-2
2. Ryan/Radde (FFD) def. Halagian/Grbecja (SPU) 8-2
3. Pirrello/Jackson (FFD) def. Vogel/Nowogrodski (SPU) 8-2
Singles
1.
(FFD) def. Alex Livingston (SPU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
2.
(FFD) def. Adina Halagian (SPU) 6-1, 6-0
3.
(FFD) def. Jowiesa Williams (SPU) 6-4, 6-0
4.
(FFD) def. Ivana Grbecja (SPU) 6-1, 6-3
5.
(FFD) def. Vanessa Vogel (SPU) 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-6
6.
(FFD) def. Jessica Nowogrodski (SPU) 6-0, 6-0
