MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team nabbed a win in its first intra-conference match of the season, topping George Mason, 4-1, at the SJU Tennis Complex on Friday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Hawks started off on the front foot, sweeping all three doubles matches.  Ireland Amato and Sophia Amato cruised to a 6-1 win in the second flight before Fabiana Tort-Umpierre and Victoria Tracey were 6-4 winners in the first to clinch the point.  Charlotte Kordonowy and Brooke Tackett polished off the sweep with a 6-2 win in the third flight.
 
• Tracey got things started in singles play with a 6-3, 6-4 win in the first flight.  After George Mason got on the board in the third flight, Ireland Amato won in the sixth after a retirement.
 
• Kordonowy clinched the victory with a 7-5, 7-5 result in the fourth flight.
 
HAWK TALK
"It was a much needed and great team win for the team today," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "We got started strong with the doubles point and another great performance from Victoria at #1.  The team handled the conditions well, and now another Atlantic 10 foe awaits on Sunday."
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks host St. Bonaventure on Sunday morning.
 
RESULTS
 
Saint Joseph's 4, George Mason 1
 
Doubles
1. Fabiana Tort-Umpierre / Victoria Tracey (SJU) def. Jenin Alasadi / Emily Wirt (GMU), 6-4
2. Ireland Amato / Sophia Amato (SJU) def. Brooklyn Siegel / Lauren Splett (GMU), 6-1
3. Charlotte Kordonowy / Brooke Tackett (SJU) def. Dana Edson / Cenan Liu (GMU), 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
 
Singles
1. Tracey (SJU) def. Wirt (GMU), 6-3, 6-4
2. Ruju Chauhan (GMU) led Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 6-2, 4-6, 3-2 (unfinished)
3. Liu (GMU) def. S. Amato (SJU), 6-2, 6-1
4. Kordonowy (SJU) def. Maitree Diksha Rout (GMU), 7-5, 7-5
5. Tackett (SJU) led Splett (GMU), 4-3 (unfinished)
6. I. Amato (SJU) def. Siegel (GMU), 3-0, retired
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 6, 4