PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team fell to Duquesne, 6-1, at the Alpha Tennis Club on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's (3-5 overall, 0-3 Atlantic 10) won the first doubles match of the day as
Amanda Nava and
Stow Weiss earned a 6-2 first-flight win, but the hosts took the other two flights for the doubles point.
• Nava was able to get a singles point for the Hawks with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win in the top flight, but Duquesne (5-4 overall, 3-3 Atlantic 10) claimed the other five flights to secure the victory.
HAWK TALK
"Another match where the score belies the competitive nature of the contest," head coach
Ian Crookenden said. "Amanda is displaying the consistency of performance expected with her seniority and the youthfulness of the majority of the squad is reflected in the cyclical nature of our team performance. A learning experience that will prove its value as we get further into the season."
UP NEXT
The Hawks visit Delaware on Tuesday afternoon.
RESULTS
Duquesne 6, Saint Joseph's 1
Doubles
1.
Amanda Nava /
Stow Weiss (SJU) def. Meredith Lee / Margot Pessy (DUQ), 6-2
2. Daniela Latoni / Ellen Shanahan (DUQ) def.
Ireland Amato /
Anna Kirk (SJU), 6-1
3. Priyanka Mitta / Natasha Novak (DUQ) def.
Sophia Amato /
Fabiana Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles
1. Nava (SJU) def. Novak (DUQ), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
2. Shanahan (DUQ) def. Weiss (SJU), 6-2, 6-3
3. Latoni (DUQ) def. Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 6-3, 6-0
4. Amulika Gottiparthy (DUQ) def. Kirk (SJU), 6-4, 6-1
5. Ana Utrilla Benito (DUQ) def. I. Amato (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Mitta (DUQ) def. S. Amato (SJU), 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6
Game Scores
Singles: Duquesne 72, Saint Joseph's 33
Doubles: Duquesne 14, Saint Joseph's 10
Total: Duquesne 86, Saint Joseph's 43
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