MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team wrapped up its regular season on Sunday, cruising to a 6-1 win over Jefferson at the SJU Tennis Complex on Senior Day.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Saint Joseph's won the doubles point via a sweep of all three matches.  Ireland Amato and Sophia Amato were 6-2 winners in the second flight before Ana Ocasio and Kirsten Wijnsema clinched the point with a 6-4 win in the third.  Fabiana Tort-Umpierre and Victoria Tracey sealed the sweep with a 7-6 (5) win in the top flight.
 
• Wijnsema put forth an inspired Senior Day effort, earning the Hawks their first singles point with a 6-0, 6-1 romp in the fifth flight.  Brooke Tackett rolled to a 6-2, 6-1 win in the fourth to put the Hawks on the cusp of victory.
 
• Sophia Amato locked up the win with a 7-6 (7), 6-1 win in the third flight before Tracey and Ocasio outlasted their opponents in the first and sixth flights, respectively, in three sets.  Tracey rallied for a 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-2 win while Ocasio took a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 result.
 
HAWK TALK
"Today we honored our two seniors, Fabiana and Kirsten, and sent them out with a team win," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "Kirsten came out on fire in picking up doubles and singles wins, while Fabiana secured a doubles win at number one.  This was great as we head to A-10s."
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will open the Atlantic 10 Championship at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday.
 
RESULTS
 
Saint Joseph's 6, Jefferson 1
 
Doubles
1. Fabiana Tort-Umpierre / Victoria Tracey (SJU) def. Zenia Barretto / Charly Egger (JEFF), 7-6 (5)
2. Ireland Amato / Sophia Amato (SJU) def. Noelle Frenzel / Manni Zhang (JEFF), 6-2
3. Ana Ocasio / Kirsten Wijnsema (SJU) def. Emily Frost / Nicole Hrbkova (JEFF), 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
 
Singles
1. Tracey (SJU) def. Hrbkova (JEFF), 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-2
2. Egger (JEFF) def. Tort-Umpierre (SJU), 7-5, 6-1
3. S. Amato (SJU) def. Frenzel (JEFF), 7-6 (7), 6-1
4. Brooke Tackett (SJU) def. Stanislava Norets (JEFF), 6-2, 6-1
5. Wijnsema (SJU) def. Barretto (JEFF), 6-0, 6-1
6. Ocasio (SJU) def. Frost (JEFF), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2, 3, 1, 6