MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team fell to Temple, 6-1, at the SJU Tennis Complex on Tuesday afternoon.  Freshman Fabiana Tort-Umpierre earned a singles point for the Hawks in the match.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The teams played singles matches first, and Temple (6-1) got the upper hand with wins in all but the third flight.  Tort-Umpierre came away with a win at number three, coming back from a set down for a 1-6, 7-5, 10-7 win in a supertiebreaker.

• The Owls claimed the doubles point, but Saint Joseph's (3-3) earned a win in the top flight, as Amanda Nava and Stow Weiss notched a 7-5 victory.

HAWK TALK
"Excellent wins by Fabiana and our number-one doubles pairing," head coach Ian Crookenden said.  "Overall, a very strong performance against a very talented squad.  There were positive improvements in every position."

UP NEXT
The Hawks will visit Drexel on Wednesday afternoon.

RESULTS

Temple 6, Saint Joseph's 1

Doubles
1. Amanda Nava / Stow Weiss (SJU) def. Oleksandra Doroshenko / Rine Nozaki (TU), 7-5
2. Sena Takebe / Ling Hsuan Weu (TU) def. Ireland Amato / Iswarya Vel (SJU), 6-0
3. Oyku Boz / Vineetha Mummadi (TU) def. Sophia Amato / Fabiana Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1

Singles
1. Mummadi (TU) def. Nava (SJU), 6-2, 6-3
2. Doroshenko (TU) def. Weiss (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
3. Tort-Umpierre (SJU) def. Nozaki (TU), 1-6, 7-5, 10-7 (STB)
4. Wei (TU) def. Anna Kirk (SJU), 6-1, 6-3
5. Takebe (TU) def. I. Amato (SJU), 6-2, 6-2
6. Cecilia Castelli (TU) def. S. Amato (SJU), 6-3, 6-1

Game Scores
Singles: Temple 71, Saint Joseph's 28
Doubles: Temple 17, Saint Joseph's 9
Total: Temple 88, Saint Joseph's 37