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Villanova
St. John's Downs Villanova, 6-1
3/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's women's tennis team defeated Villanova, 6-1, in a BIG EAST conference matchup on Tuesday afternoon at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The win puts the Red Storm at 9-5 on the season and 3-0 in conference play.
After earning the early doubles point thanks to the duos of Anna Morozova and Natalie Vavulina and Zofia Stanisz and Jaide Collins, the Red Storm won five out of the six singles matches to earn the win.
Freshman Irina Preotescu clinched the match for St. John's in the fifth singles slot, 6-3, 6-0.
Sophomore Anna Morozova continued her hot streak and tallied her eleventh singles victory on the season with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 win in the second singles slot.
The Red Storm return back to action on Saturday, March 28 as it takes on Old Dominion in Virginia. To stay up with everything St. John's women's tennis, be sure to like the team's Facebook page and join the conversation on Twitter by using the hashtag #SJUWT.
St. John's 6, Iowa State 1
Singles competition
1. Polyakova, Anastasia (SJU) def. Smyth, Tori (VU) 7-5, 7-5
2. Morozova, Anna (SJU) def. Martinez, Victoria (VU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
3. Vavulina, Natalie (SJU) def. Schafer, Samantha (VU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Krogius, Alexandra (VU) def. Elgegren, Stephanie (SJU) 6-1, 6-7, 4-10
5. Preotescu, Irina (SJU) def. Baget, Paulina (VU) 6-3, 6-0
6. Collins, Jaide (SJU) def. Pettee, Kate (VU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Morozova, Anna/Vavulina, Natalie (SJU) def. Smyth, Tori/Martinez, Victoria (VU) 8-2
2. Elegegren, Stephanie/Polyakova, Anastasia (SJU) vs. Schafer, Samantha/Pettee, Kate (VU) Unfinished
3. Stanisz, Zofia/Collins, Jaide (SJU) def. Baget, Paulina/Busby, Linely (VU) 8-0
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