March 30, 2011

PHILADELPHIA - Playing just singles matches, the Saint Joseph's women's tennis team posted wins at No. 1 and No. 3 singles, but eventually fell to Drexel, 4-2, Wednesday afternoon at the SJU Tennis Complex.

Sophomore Casey Robinson opened the match up with a two-set victory over Gozde Unkaya, 6-3, 6-2 to give SJU an early edge. Senior Maggie Mullaney gave SJU its second point with a 6-3, 6-7, 13-11 victory over Zeynep Mafa.

Unfortunately for the Hawks, the Dragons took the other four matches to earn the victory.

Saint Joseph's host La Salle Thursday at 3 p.m.

Singles
1. Casey Robinson (SJU) def. Gozde Unkaya, 6-3, 6-2
2. Sonja Stosic (DU) def. Devi Jadeja 6-1, 6-1
3. Maggie Mullaney (SJU) def. Zeynep Mafa 6-3, 6-7, 13-11
4. Emma Brook (DU) def. Tara Walsh 6-4, 6-3
5. Elise Leizerovich (DU) def. Kate Dowd 6-4, 6-0
6. Alex Bell (DU) def. Jenna Procyk 6-0, 6-0