PHILADELPHIA – Members of the Saint Joseph's women's tennis team kicked off play at Penn's Cissie Leary Invitational on Friday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Victoria Tracey took a win for the Hawks in singles play, as she outlasted Drexel's Christine Fourie, 6-4, 5-7, 10-6, in a supertiebreaker.
 
• In addition to matches against the Dragons, the Hawks also competed against the host Quakers in both singles and doubles matches.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks continue play on Saturday.
 
RESULTS
 
Singles
Victoria Tracey (SJU) def. Christine Fourie (Drexel), 6-4, 5-7, 10-6 (STB)
Esha Velaga (Penn) def. Tracey (SJU), 6-0, 6-1
Athina Schlepphorst (Penn) def. Valeria Casusol (SJU), 6-2, 6-1
Lara Stojanovski (Penn) def. Amari O'Brien (SJU), 6-4, 6-3
Joleen Saw (Penn) def. Elena Fleming (SJU), 6-1, 6-1
Anastasia Kavounov (Drexel) def. Casusol (SJU), 6-1, 6-2
Alyna Sogomonyan (Drexel) def. O'Brien (SJU), 6-1, 6-0
Hannah Ganchi (Drexel) def. Fleming (SJU), 6-4, 6-2
 
Doubles
Velaga / Schlepphorst (Penn) def. Fleming / Tracey (SJU), 6-1
Saw / Stojanovski (Penn) def. Casusol / O'Brien (SJU), 6-1