ORLANDO, Fla. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team fell to Seton Hall on Wednesday, dropping a close match by a 4-3 score.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Seton Hall claimed victories in the first and third doubles flights to take the first point of the match.  Ireland Amato and Sophia Amato were winners in the second flight, taking a 6-4 result.
 
• Saint Joseph's found more success in singles play, as Victoria Tracey earned a three-set win in the second flight, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.  Charlotte Kordonowy came from behind for a 2-6, 6-4, 10-6 tiebreaker win in the fourth, while Ireland Amato rallied for a 3-6, 6-2, 10-3 win in the sixth.
 
• Unfortunately for the Hawks, the Pirates claimed wins in the other three flights to secure the match victory.

HAWK TALK
"We took a step forward today against another solid team," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "We were a couple points away from winning the match.  I'm proud of the way the team is progressing; step by step, we are getting there.  We will be ready for tomorrow!"
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks wrap up their Spring Break trip with a match against Creighton on Thursday.
 
RESULTS
 
Seton Hall 4, Saint Joseph's 3
 
Doubles
1. Aina Plana Ventosa / Anastasia Sereda (SHU) def. Fabiana Tort-Umpierre / Victoria Tracey (SJU), 6-4
2. Ireland Amato / Sophia Amato (SJU) def. Alli Hietala / Arabella Moen (SHU), 6-4
3. Imogen Brooker / Niamh Campbell (SHU) def. Charlotte Kordonowy / Brooke Tackett (SJU), 6-0
 
Singles
1. Sereda (SHU) def. Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 6-1, 7-5
2. Tracey (SJU) def. Brooker (SHU), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
3. Plana Ventosa (SHU) def. S. Amato (SJU), 6-1, 6-0
4. Kordonowy (SJU) def. Campbell (SHU), 2-6, 6-4, 10-6 (STB)
5. Moen (SHU) def. Tackett (SJU), 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 (STB)
6. I. Amato (SJU) def. Hietala (SHU) 3-6, 6-2, 10-3 (STB)