PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team opened its spring slate on Friday afternoon, falling to Penn by a 4-0 score.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Penn (5-0) claimed straight-sets wins in the first, second, fifth, and sixth singles sets to earn the points on the afternoon.  No doubles matches were played.

• Charlotte Kordonowy was level in the second set of her match in the fourth flight when play was stopped.

HAWK TALK
"It was a tough one today against a highly-ranked program," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "We will learn and grow from this.  Now it's time to work harder to prepare for Navy next weekend."

UP NEXT
The Hawks will visit Navy on February 3.

RESULTS

Penn 4, Saint Joseph's 0

Singles
1. Gavriella Smith (Penn) def. Victoria Tracey (Saint Joseph's), 6-1, 6-0
2. Eileen Wang (UP) def. Fabiana Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 6-2, 6-1
3. Liza Tkachenko (UP) led Sophia Amato (SJU), 6-2, 5-0
4. Sasha Motlag (UP) led Charlotte Kordonowy (SJU), 6-2, 3-3
5. Saige Roshkoff (UP) def. Brooke Tackett (SJU), 6-1, 6-0
6. Maya Urata (UP) def. Ireland Amato (SJU), 6-1, 6-0