PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team met its first conference foe of the season, falling to Dayton by a 5-1 score on Saturday night.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Dayton claimed the doubles point, taking both the first and second flights.  Charlotte Kordonowy and Brooke Tackett were level at 5-5 in the fifth flight when play was halted.
 
• The visitors took four of the five completed singles flights to secure the match victory.  Victoria Tracey was a winner for the Hawks, taking the first flight via a 7-5, 6-4 score.
 
HAWK TALK
"Tonight we had our first A-10 match against a solid Dayton team," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  I'm really proud of Victoria's singles performance at number one.  She's embracing the changes and seeing the results."
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks return to action against another conference foe, George Mason, on Friday, March 29, at the SJU Tennis Complex.
 
RESULTS
 
Dayton 5, Saint Joseph's 1
 
Doubles
1. Neena Katauskas / Natalie Osiecki (UD) def. Fabiana Tort-Umpierre / Victoria Tracey (SJU), 6-3
2. Marra Bruce / Elizabeth Hamilton (UD) def. Ireland Amato / Sophia Amato (SJU), 6-3
3. Charlotte Kordonowy / Brooke Tackett (SJU) vs. Laura Greb / Erica Wojcikiewicz (UD), 5-5 (unfinished)
 
Singles
1. Tracey (SJU) def. Bruce (UD), 7-5, 6-4
2. Osiecki (UD) def. Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 6-1, 6-4
3. Katauskas (UD) def. S. Amato (SJU), 6-3, 6-0
4. Hamilton (UD) def. Kordonowy (SJU), 6-3, 6-3
5. Wojcikiewicz (UD) def. Tackett (SJU), 6-2, 6-1
6. Greb (UD) led I. Amato (SJU), 6-4, 5-5 (unfinished)