STILLWATER, Okla. – The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team split a pair of matches against Oral Roberts on Friday, rallying to come from behind and take the first before falling in the second.
 
MATCH 1: Saint Joseph's 4, Oral Roberts 3
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Hawks got off to a string start by claiming the doubles point with wins in the second and third flights.  Elena Fleming and June Tronhus rolled in the second, while Valeria Casusol teamed with Amari O'Brien for her first win in the Crimson and Gray in the third.
 
• The Golden Eagles took the first two completed singles matches to grab the lead.  Wiktoria Czerny then finished off her top-flight opponent in straight sets to level the score.
 
• Oral Roberts nosed back in front and to the brink of the overall victory, but Casusol finished off her opponent in the second flight to once again tie the score.
 
• O'Brien won the first set of her sixth-flight tilt before falling in the second to set up a winner-take-all third set; she then took control and eased to a 6-2 win to claim the comeback victory for the Hawks.
 
HAWK TALK
"I'm really proud of the girls today," head coach Jeff Puhan said.  "We took the doubles point and Amari O'Brien clinched the win in the third set.  Congratulations to freshman Valeria Casusol on picking up her first two wins as a Hawk!" 
 
MATCH 2: Oral Roberts 4, Saint Joseph's 1
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Golden Eagles claimed the doubles point this time and then took the first two completed singles matches to take a commanding lead.
 
• Czerny got the Hawks on the board in the second match, winning once again in straight sets in the top flight, but Oral Roberts put things away with one more singles victory.
 
HAWK TALK
"Another great match for the team; we fought until the end," Puhan said.  "That's all we can ask for.  We came up short in doubles and pushed multiple matches to three sets.  Congrats to WIktoria Czerny for picking up two singles win this weekend.  We now get ready for Penn on Monday."
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks visit Penn on Monday.
 
RESULTS
 
Saint Joseph's 4, Oral Roberts 3
 
Doubles
1. Cecilia Franzin / Ava Goodell (ORU) led Wiktoria Czerny / Victoria Tracey (SJU), 5-3, unfinished
2. Elena Fleming / June Tronhus (SJU) def. Miranda Noor / Natalie Perez (ORU), 6-2
3. Valeria Casusol / Amari O'Brien (SJU) def. Cassie Cervantes / Annelise Deet (ORU), 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2
 
Singles
1. Czerny (SJU) def. Noor (ORU), 7-5, 6-1
2. Casusol (SJU) def. Franzin (ORU), 7-6 (5), 6-4
3. Goodell (ORU) def. Tracey (SJU), 6-0, 6-3
4. Cervantes (ORU) Tronhus (SJU), 6-2, 6-1
5. Perez (ORU) def. Fleming (SJU), 6-4, 6-3
6. O'Brien (SJU) def. Abby Wise (ORU), 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 1, 3, 2, 6
 
Oral Roberts 4, Saint Joseph's 1
 
Doubles
1. Noor / Wise (ORU) def. Czerny / Tracey (SJU), 6-4
2. Franzin / Goodell (ORU) def. Fleming / Tronhus (SJU), 7-6 (0)
3. Claudia Perez-Garcia / Brooke Tackett (SJU) vs. Cervantes / Perez (ORU), 5-5, unfinished
Order of Finish: 1, 2
 
Singles
1. Czerny (SJU) def. Franzin (ORU), 7-5, 6-2
2. Noor (ORU) def. Casusol (SJU), 6-0, 6-3
3. Goodell (ORU) def. Tronhus (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
4. Cervantes (ORU) def. Fleming (SJU), 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
5. Tackett (SJU) led Perez (ORU), 6-7 (5), 6-2, 1-0, unfinished
6. Milana Bozhko (ORU) led Perez-Garcia (SJU), 4-6, 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1, 4