MERION STATION, Pa. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team kicked off its fall slate on Friday afternoon, collecting nine wins across singles and doubles play as the SJU Invitational got underway at the SJU Tennis Complex.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The day began with doubles action, which saw Amari O'Brien team with Brooke Tackett for a 6-1 win over a duo from Rider.  Evelyn Mejia and Gisele Tang also topped a pair from Rider, winning 6-4.  The victories were the first in Crimson and Gray for Mejia and O'Brien.
 
• On the singles side, the Hawks grabbed seven wins in eight matches.  O'Brien, Tackett, and Tang earned their second wins of the day, all in straight sets, while Wiktoria Czerny and Victoria Tracey won in straight sets as well.
 
• Elena Fleming and June Tronhus earned their first collegiate wins on the singles courts, also taking their matches in straight sets.
 
UP NEXT
Play continues on Saturday morning.
 
RESULTS
 
Doubles
Amari O'Brien / Brooke Tackett (SJU) def. Samantha Killin / Daniela Naves (Rider), 6-1
Evelyn Mejia / Gisele Tang (SJU) def. Sofia Gutierrez / Chloe Monachelli (Rider), 6-4
Lisa Dierick / Kashish Kant (Rider) def. Wiktoria Czerny / Victoria Tracey (SJU), 6-2
Christine Furie / Olivia Chowgule (Drexel) def. Elena Fleming / June Tronhus (SJU), 6-4
 
Singles
Czerny (SJU) def. Dierick (Rider), 7-5, 6-4
Tracey (SJU) def. Kant (Rider), 6-1, 6-4
Tronhus (SJU) def. Rebecca Fiedler (Drexel), 7-5, 6-2
O'Brien (SJU) def. Killin (Rider), 7-5, 7-5
Fleming (SJU) def. Monachelli (Rider), 7-6 (3), 6-4
Tackett (SJU) def. Chowgule (Drexel), 6-4, 6-1
Tang (SJU) def. Elle Catanzarite (Rider), 6-0, 7-5
Gutierrez (Rider) def. Mejia (SJU), 2-6, 6-2, 10-3 (STB)