PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team kicked off its weekend of home matches with a 4-0 defeat to George Washington on Friday in a match that was moved to the Legacy Indoor Tennis Facility due to weather.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Charlotte Kordonowy and Brooke Tackett were 6-3 winners in the third doubles flight, but the visitors took wins in flights one and two to secure the first point of the match.
 
• GW took wins in the top three flights to clinch the match.  Kordonowy led in the fourth flight, 6-4, 3-3, while Tackett was ahead 6-4, 3-5, in the fifth and Ireland Amato was on top 6-3, 2-1, in the sixth when play was halted.
 
HAWK TALK
"We were in a lot of battles today," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "The team played with good energy and effort; we have to bring the same tomorrow against Richmond."
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will host Richmond on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
 
RESULTS
 
George Washington 4, Saint Joseph's 0
 
Doubles
1. Gabriela Giraldo / Stella Wiesemann (GW) def. Fabiana Tort-Umpierre / Victoria Tracey (SJU), 6-3
2. Alejandra Ramirez / Victoria Sasinka (GW) def. Ireland Amato / Sophia Amato (SJU), 6-3
3. Charlotte Kordonowy / Brooke Tackett (SJU) def. Charlotte Bell / Lindsay Thompson (GW), 6-3
 
Singles
1. Wiesemann (GW) def. Tracey (SJU), 6-2, 6-0
2. G. Giraldo (GW) def. Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 6-3, 6-1
3. Sasinka (GW) def. S. Amato (SJU), 6-3, 6-0
4. Kordonowy (SJU) led Ramirez (GW), 6-4, 3-3 (unfinished)
5. Tackett (SJU) led Thompson (GW), 6-4, 3-5 (unfinished)
6. I. Amato (SJU) led Isabella Giraldo (GW), 6-3, 2-1 (unfinished)