LYNCHBURG, Va. - Saint Joseph's Isis Gill-Reid and Amanda Nava opened play at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Women's Atlantic Regional with doubles play on Friday at Liberty University's Cook Tennis Center.

Playing Pittsburgh's Natsumi Okamoto and Gabriela Rezende, the SJU pair of Nava and Gill-Reid battled back from a 7-5 deficit to force a super breaker. Trading points back and forth, the Hawks put forth a strong effort but eventually fell, 8-7 (5).

Nava will continue play in the singles bracket on Saturday as she will face Shannon Hanley of Penn State at 9 a.m.

Results
Natsumi Okamoto/Gabriela Rezende (Pittsburgh) def. Amanda Nava / Isis Gill-Reid (SJU) 8-7 (5)

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