St. John's University Athletics
Friday, January 24
Queens, N.Y. / USTA National Tennis Center
12 P.M. ET
St. John's University
6
vs
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Fairfield
St. John’s Topples Fairfield in Home Opener, 6-1
1/24/2020 4:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Red Storm earns its first win of the spring season with five singles and three doubles victories
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. (Jan. 24, 2020) – In its first home match of the spring season, the St. John's women's tennis team soundly defeated Fairfield, 6 -1, at the USTA National Tennis Center.
The Red Storm's win over the Stags marked the sixth-consecutive season that Head Coach Lauren Leo's team commenced its home schedule with a win over the MAAC opponent.
Najah Dawson and Oceane Garibal opened the doubles round with a 6-0 sweep over Fairfield's Emily Lombardi and Aina March in the No. 2 match. Jessica Livianu and Milka Genkova secured the first point of the afternoon for the Johnnies as they knocked off Amanda Nowak and Diana Prinos on the No. 1 court, 6-3. Kajsa Stegrell earned her first triumph of the season as she paired up with freshman Camila Ordonez to bounce Francesca Karman and Sophia Prinos in the No. 3 doubles slot, 6-3.
Livianu took care of her No. 1 singles bout against Fairfield's Amanda Nowak, 6-0, 6-1, to give her side a 2-0 advantage. Garibal and Genkova followed with straight-set victories in the No. 3 and 2 contests, respectively, defeating Aina March (6-1, 6-4) and Diana Prinos (6-2, 6-2).
Dawson picked up her first singles win of the season as the Brooklyn, N.Y., native toppled Jessica Pil in the No. 6 match, 6-0, 6-1. Ordonez secured the Red Storm's sixth and final point of the afternoon with a 6-2, 6-2 victory in the No. 5 slot over Sophia Prinos.
Fairfield avoided the sweep with a dramatic 2-6, 6-1, 10-6 win in the No. 4 singles contest over St. John's Gabriela Tenorio.
The Johnnies will welcome Morgan State for a second-straight home match at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET.
The Red Storm's win over the Stags marked the sixth-consecutive season that Head Coach Lauren Leo's team commenced its home schedule with a win over the MAAC opponent.
Najah Dawson and Oceane Garibal opened the doubles round with a 6-0 sweep over Fairfield's Emily Lombardi and Aina March in the No. 2 match. Jessica Livianu and Milka Genkova secured the first point of the afternoon for the Johnnies as they knocked off Amanda Nowak and Diana Prinos on the No. 1 court, 6-3. Kajsa Stegrell earned her first triumph of the season as she paired up with freshman Camila Ordonez to bounce Francesca Karman and Sophia Prinos in the No. 3 doubles slot, 6-3.
Livianu took care of her No. 1 singles bout against Fairfield's Amanda Nowak, 6-0, 6-1, to give her side a 2-0 advantage. Garibal and Genkova followed with straight-set victories in the No. 3 and 2 contests, respectively, defeating Aina March (6-1, 6-4) and Diana Prinos (6-2, 6-2).
Dawson picked up her first singles win of the season as the Brooklyn, N.Y., native toppled Jessica Pil in the No. 6 match, 6-0, 6-1. Ordonez secured the Red Storm's sixth and final point of the afternoon with a 6-2, 6-2 victory in the No. 5 slot over Sophia Prinos.
Fairfield avoided the sweep with a dramatic 2-6, 6-1, 10-6 win in the No. 4 singles contest over St. John's Gabriela Tenorio.
The Johnnies will welcome Morgan State for a second-straight home match at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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