MEDIA, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team took on its first Atlantic 10 opponent of the season on Saturday night, falling to Rhode Island, 5-2, and the Springton Tennis Club.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Rhode Island took the early lead with a clean sweep of the doubles matches, but a default in the sixth singles flight gave the Hawks a point to tie things up.

• The Rams would go on to clinch the match with four singles wins, but Paige Conrad would secure another point for the Hawks along the way, winning her fifth-flight tilt, 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 in a supertiebreaker.

HAWK TALK
"It was a very solid match against a more experienced squad," head coach Ian Crookenden said.  "An excellent match from Paige, who came through in the clutch.  Our doubles play looked solid, especially at number one and number three, and is getting more balanced.  A lot has been gained, and every match we are putting more of the pieces together for this squad to succeed."

UP NEXT
The Hawks return to action at Springton next Saturday when they host Lafayette at 6:00 p.m.

RESULTS

Rhode Island 5, Saint Joseph's 2

Doubles
1. Erin Chratian / Nadia Rajan (URI) def. Paige Conrad / Amanda Nava (SJU), 7-5
2. Mihaela Codreanu / Tiara Higuchi (URI) def. Anna Kirk / Stow Weiss (SJU), 6-1
3. Sydney Chratian / Paulina Loredo  (URI) def. Ireland Amato / Sophia Amato (SJU), 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

Singles
1. E. Chratian (URI) def. Nava (SJU), 6-4, 6-2
2. Higuchi (URI) def. Weiss (SJU), 6-2, 6-2
3. Rajan (URI) def. I. Amato (SJU), 7-5, 6-0
4. S. Chratian (URI) def. Alex Kramer (SJU), 6-1, 6-0
5. Conrad (SJU) def. Loredo (URI), 6-4, 2-6, 10-8 (STB)
6. S. Amato (SJU) def. Codreanu (URI), default
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 3, 1, 5

Game Scores
Singles: Rhode Island 59, Saint Joseph's 25
Doubles: Rhode Island 19, Saint Joseph's 8
Total: Rhode Island 78, Saint Joseph's 33