VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team fell at Villanova, 5-2, under summer-like conditions on Thursday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Villanova took the early lead via the doubles point.
Emily Elliott and
Fabiana Tort-Umpierre gave the Hawks a chance with a win in the second flight, but the Wildcats took the top flight in a tiebreaker to win the point.
• The hosts went out to a 3-0 lead with wins in the third and fifth singles flights, but
Charlotte Kordonowy won in straight sets in the second to get the Hawks on the board.
• The Wildcats would clinch with a win in the fourth, but
Ireland Amato would go on to rally from a set down to win her sixth-flight match before Villanova won in the first flight in a supertiebreaker to set the final margin.
HAWK TALK
"A tough, difficult match, as the scores indicate," head coach
Ian Crookenden said. "We lost the doubles point in a 7-5 tiebreaker and then played some really good singles under hot conditions. Kudos to Charlotte and Ireland for their wins, and it was a heartbreaking loss for Stow. We're getting better and the momentum is building."
UP NEXT
The Hawks head to Fordham on Saturday.
RESULTS
Villanova 5, Saint Joseph's 2
Doubles
1. Emi Callahan / Maggie Gehrig (VU) def.
Anna Kirk /
Stow Weiss (SJU), 7-6 (5)
2.
Emily Elliott /
Fabiana Tort-Umpierre (SJU) def. Emma Brogan / Bella Steffen (VU), 7-6 (5)
3. Valieriia Kornieva / Amanda Rivera-Gonzalez (VU) def.
Ana Ocasio /
Kirsten Wijnsema (SJU), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. Gehrig (VU) def. Weiss (SJU), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 14-12 (STB)
2.
Charlotte Kordonowy (SJU) def. Callahan (VU), 7-6 (0), 6-4
3. Kornieva (VU) def. Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 6-3, 6-4
4. Steffen (VU) def. Elliott (SJU), 7-6 (5), 2-3, retired
5. Caitlin Fisher (VU) def.
Sophia Amato (SJU), 6-3, 6-2
6.
Ireland Amato (SJU) def. Rivera-Gonzalez (VU), 3-6, 6-3, 3-0, retired
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 1
Game Scores
Singles: Villanova 66, Saint Joseph's 59
Doubles: Villanova 19, Saint Joseph's 15
Total: Villanova 85, Saint Joseph's 74
