PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team spent the weekend competing in the Cissie Leary Invitational at Penn.
Freshmen
Elena Fleming and
June Tronhus both earned singles wins, as Fleming outlasted Julia Viesi of William and Mary and Tronhus held off Maria Martinez of Temple, both in three sets.
The pair also earned a victory in doubles play, teaming up to beat W&M's Parker Debnam and Yaelle Vaissaud.
The Hawks return to action on Thursday, also at Penn, when they take part in the ITA Northeast Regionals.
SAINT JOSEPH'S RESULTS
Doubles
Day 1
Dylan Gelber / Martina Marica (Cornell) def.
Wiktoria Czerny /
Victoria Tracey (SJU), 8-7 (0)
Nina Andreoni / Maria Martinez (Temple) def.
Elena Fleming /
June Tronhus (SJU), 8-3
Yasmin Costa / Aditi Vaidya (TEM) def.
Amari O'Brien /
Brooke Tackett (SJU), 8-2
Day 2
Emma Pell / Julia Viesi (William & Mary) def. Czerny / Tracey (SJU), 8-6
Fleming / Tronhus (SJU) def. Parker Debnam / Yaelle Vaissaud (WM), 8-6
Sia Chaudry / Rebeka Svabikova (WM) def. O'Brien / Tackett (SJU), 8-1
Day 3
Chaudry / Svabikova (WM) def. Fleming / Tronhus (SJU), 8-2
Debnam / Vaissaud (WM) def. O'Brien / Tackett (SJU), 8-4
Singles
Day 1
Michelle Ryndin (COR) def. Czerny (SJU), 6-3, 6-1
Sage Loudon (COR) def. Tracey (SJU), 6-3, 6-2
Victoria Zhao (COR) def.
June Tronhus (SJU), 6-0, 6-1
Andrea Martinez De Los Rios (COR) def.
Gisele Tang (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
Gelber (COR) def. Fleming (SJU), 6-2, 6-0
Marica (COR) def.
Evelyn Mejia (SJU), 6-0, 6-1
Christine Mari Fourie (Drexel) def. O'Brien (SJU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Martinez (TEM) def. Tackett (SJU), 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
Day 2
Fourie (DREX) def. Czerny (SJU), 7-5, 7-5
Tilda Larsson (WM) def. Tracey, 7-5, 7-5
Pell (WM) def. Tronhus (SJU), 6-4, 6-2
Fleming (SJU) def. Viesi (WM), 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
Vaissaud (WM) def. Tackett (SJU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Mira Kernagis (WM) def. O'Brien (SJU), 5-7, 6-0, 6-0
Debnam (WM) def. Tang (SJU), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
Day 3
Viesi (WM) def. Tang (SJU), 6-2, 6-2
Fourie (DREX) def. Tracey (SJU), 6-2, 6-2
Andreoni (TEM) def. Czerny (SJU), 6-3, 6-3
Tronhus (SJU) def. Vaidya (TEM), 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (3)
Martinez (TEM) def. Fleming (SJU), 6-2, 0-6, 6-4