PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team earned its first victory of the spring on Saturday night, rolling past Mount St. Mary's, 6-1, at the Legacy Indoor Tennis Center.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Hawks grabbed the early lead via a three-match sweep in doubles play.
 
• Amanda Nava was a winner in the top singles flight to add another point to the tally.  After the Mountaineers took a point in the second flight, the Hawks swept the remaining matches to finish off the night.
 
• Emily Elliott outlasted her third-flight opponent, while Fabiana Tort-Umpierre was a winner in the fourth.  Sophia and Ireland Amato were straight-sets winners in the fifth and sixth flights, respectively.
 
HAWK TALK
"Today's win was the result of a solid team performance from the entire squad," volunteer assistant coach Tim Stierle said.  "All three doubles teams started off with the needed focus and energy to get the doubles point against a crafty Mount St. Mary's team.  This momentum transitioned into the singles matchups; the Hawks were able to stay on top of their game and brought home the wins.  Today's challenge was to stay focused from start to finish and keep the intensity up; all of them were able to master it, which ultimately resulted in the first win of the spring season."
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will host Chestnut Hill at Legacy on February 19.
 
RESULTS
 
Saint Joseph's 6, Mount St. Mary's 1
 
Doubles
1. Anna Kirk / Amanda Nava (SJU) def. Riya Mathur / Amber Policare (MSM), 6-3
2. Emily Elliott / Stow Weiss (SJU) def. Adriana Barney / Shirley Liang (MSM), 6-3
3. Ana Ocasio / Fabiana Tort-Umpierre (SJU) def. Ryan McCarthy / Hannah Ward (MSM), 6-2
 
Singles
1. Nava (SJU) def. Policare (MSM), 6-1, 6-3
2. Liang (MSM) def. Kirk (SJU), 7-6 (2), 6-4
3. Elliott (SJU) def. Mathur (MSM), 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
4. Tort-Umpierre (SJU) def. Barney (MSM), 6-2, 6-1
5. Sophia Amato (SJU) def. McCarthy (MSM), 6-3, 6-0
6. Ireland Amato (SJU) def. Ward (MSM), 6-3, 6-0
 
Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 74, Mount St. Mary's 38
Doubles: Saint Joseph's 18, Mount St. Mary's 8
Total: Saint Joseph's 92, Mount St. Mary's 46