PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team continued its weekend at the Cissie Leary Invitational, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.
 
The Hawks took on players from the host Penn Quakers in both singles and doubles action while facing Villanova in doubles matches as well.
 
Freshman Gisele Tang turned in a strong effort on Saturday, forcing her singles match to a second-set tiebreak while also reaching a tiebreak with fellow freshman Addison Melfi in doubles play.
 
Tournament play wraps up on Sunday at Penn.
 
Saint Joseph's Results
 
Singles
Sabine Rutlauka (Penn) def. Gisele Tang (SJU), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Lara Stojanovski (Penn) def. Addison Melfi (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
Sasha Motlagh (Penn) def. Brooke Tackett (SJU), 6-0, 6-4
Saige Roshkoff (Penn) def. Ana Ocasio (SJU), 6-1, 6-2
 
Doubles
Motlagh / Gavriella Smith (Penn) def. Claudia Perez-Garcia / Victoria Tracey (SJU), 8-2
Rutlauka / Sarah Wang (Penn) def. Melfi / Tang (SJU), 8-5
Roshkoff / Stojanovski (Penn) def. Ocasio / Tackett (SJU), 8-1
Valieriia Kornieva / Lauren Monti (Villanova) def. Perez-Garcia / Tracey (SJU), 8-4
Maddie Hills / Savie Seebald (VU) def. Melfi / Tang (SJU), 8-7 (3)
Olivia Corcoran / Chloe Floyd (VU) def. Ocasio / Tackett (SJU), 8-5