MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team suffered its first defeat of 2021 as Davidson topped the Hawks, 6-1, at the SJU Tennis Complex on Saturday.
Stow Weiss scored the lone point for the Hawks, coming away with a win in the second singles flight.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Davidson (4-6 overall, 1-1 Atlantic 10) grabbed the early lead by virtue of sweeping all three doubles matches.
• The Wildcats would then go on to win the first five singles matches to be completed before Weiss snagged a point for Saint Joseph's (3-1 overall, 0-1 Atlantic 10) with a 1-6, 7-6 (5), 14-12 win in a supertiebreaker.
HAWK TALK
"It was a competitive match against one of the more evenly balanced squads in the conference," head coach
Ian Crookenden said. "It was our first match outdoors, and obviously Amanda did not have a good day, but Stow had a great day. Another excellent performance by our freshman, Fabiana, and the first competitive singles match for Anna in over a year.
"I am very pleased with the improvement over our 0-7 score last year that ended our spring season, and any other match play, until the spring of 2021. We will continue to grow and learn and improve. I have a very talented and dedicated squad, which is a pleasure to work with."
UP NEXT
The Hawks will hit the road for the first time as they head to Rider on Wednesday.
RESULTS
Davidson 6, Saint Joseph's 1
Doubles
1. Nicole Krykanov / Josie Schaeffer (DAV) def.
Amanda Nava /
Stow Weiss (SJU), 7-5
2. Mira Gladstone / Franny Shea (DAV) def.
Ireland Amato /
Anna Kirk (SJU), 6-4
3. Alyssa Hahn / Elizabeth Truluck (DAV) def.
Sophia Amato /
Fabiana Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. Schaeffer (DAV) def. Nava (SJU), 6-2, 6-0
2. Weiss (SJU) def. Krykanov (DAV), 1-6, 7-6 (5), 14-12 (STB)
3. Gladstone (DAV) def. Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 6-2, 1-6, 10-4 (STB)
4. Shea (DAV) def. Kirk (SJU), 6-1, 6-0
5. Hahn (DAV) def. I. Amato (SJU), 6-2, 6-0
6. Charlotte James (DAV) def. S. Amato (SJU), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1, 3, 6, 2
Game Scores
Singles: Davidson 69, Saint Joseph's 32
Doubles: Davidson 19, Saint Joseph's 10
Total: Davidson 88, Saint Joseph's 42
