April 18, 2013

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Fighting to the final point, the 11th seed Saint Joseph's women's tennis team battled sixth seed George Washington in the opening round of the 2013 Atlantic 10 Championship Thursday evening at the Boar's Head Sports Club. The Hawks would ultimately fall to the Colonials, 4-3, to cap the season with a program-best 13 wins.

Looking to avenge a 6-1 loss to George Washington earlier this season, the Hawks rallied after falling behind the Colonials early. Down 2-0, Saint Joseph's rallied to make it 2-1 as sophomore Aurora Davis posted her 25th singles win of the year with a 6-0, 0-6, 6-4 victory over Lana Robins.

George Washington upped its lead to 3-1 with a win at No. 6 singles, but Casey Robinson and Kelly Mulquin rallied the Hawks with wins at the first and fourth flights to tie the match at 3-3. Robinson added her 25th win of the year with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 win over Leah Pascarella, while Mulquin was a 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 winner over Egle Jakuciunaite.

Unfortunately for the Hawks, the higher seeded Colonials won the final match to win the matchup.

Despite the loss, Saint Joseph's caps the 2012-13 season having set program records. Davis and Robinson set new single season records for singles wins with 25 apiece, while Robinson pushed her all-time singles wins to 66, also a team record. Additionally, Mulquin won a career-high 17 singles matches this year, while as a team, the Hawks set a program record for wins (13) and posted their first winning season since 2006-07.

Singles
1. Casey Robinson (SJU) def. Leah Pascarella (GW) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
2. Aurora Davis (SJU) def. Lana Robins (GW) 6-0, 0-6, 6-4
3. Stephanie Wei (GW) def. Kristina Eisenbrand (SJU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Mimi Hamling (GW) def. Devi Jadeja (SJU) 6-4, 7-5
5. Kelly Mulquin (SJU) def. Egle Jakuciunaite (GW) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
6. Christie Carpenter (GW) def. Lauren Roy (SJU) 6-3, 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 6, 1, 5, 4

Doubles
1. Leah Pascarella/Lana Robins (GW) vs. Casey Robinson / Aurora Davis (SJU) 8-8 (4-2), DNF
2. Stephanie Wei/Mimi Hamling (GW) def. Kristina Eisenbrand / Lauren Roy (SJU) 8-2
3. Egle Jakuciunaite/Christie Carpenter (GW) def. Kelly Mulquin / Devi Jadeja (SJU) 8-6
Order of Finish: 2, 3