MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team dominated singles play on Monday en route to a 5-2 win over Coppin State at the SJU Tennis Complex.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Coppin State opened the scoring early after winning the final two doubles flights.  Amanda Nava and Stow Weiss were winners in the first flight for the Hawks.

• Saint Joseph's took control once singles play got underway.  Sophia Amato won her third-flight match to level the score before Nava and Emily Elliott won in the first and second, respectively, to push the Hawks to the brink of victory.

• The visitors claimed a win in the fifth flight, but Paige Conrad rolled in her sixth flight match to clinch the victory before Ireland Amato win her fifth-flight tilt to finish the day.

HAWK TALK
"A very satisfying victory, as the squad all participated and pulled the win out together," head coach Ian Crookenden said.  "I'm very proud of the fight and grit from our singles lineup, which battled a talented but erratic team.  It was the mental fortitude of our Hawks that gutted out this result to get us back in the win column."

UP NEXT
The Hawks will hit the road and face Towson on Friday.

RESULTS

Saint Joseph's 5, Coppin State 2

Doubles
1. Amanda Nava / Stow Weiss (SJU) def. Megan Etienne / Iva Jankovic (CSU), 6-2
2. Kristina Georgieva / Lucia Placidi (CSU) def. Emily Elliott / Anna Kirk (SJU), 6-3
3. Mackenzie Jones / Christy Turner (CSU) def. Fabiana Tort-Umpierre / Ana Ocasio (SJU), 6-1
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles
1. Nava (SJU) def. Jankovic (CSU) 7-6 (2), 6-3
2. Elliott (SJU) def. Georgieva (CSU), 5-7. 6-4. 6-1
3. Sophia Amato (SJU) def. Placidi (CSU), 6-4, 6-1
4. Ireland Amato (SJU) def. Turner (CSU), 6-4, 6-2
5. Etienne (CSU) def. Alex Kramer (SJU), 6-2, 6-2
6. Paige Conrad (SJU) def. Jones (CSU), 6-1, 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2, 6, 3, 4

Game Scores
Singles: Saint Joseph's 70, Coppin State 45
Doubles: Coppin State 14, Saint Joseph's 10
Total: Saint Joseph's 80, Coppin State 59