St. John's University Athletics
Saturday, February 1
Queens, N.Y. / USTA National Tennis Center
6:30 P.M. ET
St. John's University
6
vs
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Morgan State
St. John’s Bounces Morgan State in Saturday Night Showcase, 6-1
2/1/2020 11:55:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Red Storm earns its second win of the season with five singles and three doubles victories
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y. (Feb. 1, 2020) – In the first-ever meeting between the two programs, the St. John's women's tennis team captured its second home victory of the season Saturday night, trouncing Morgan State at the USTA National Tennis Center, 6-1.
Kajsa Stegrell and Camila Ordonez opened the doubles round with a 6-0 sweep over Morgan State's Ana-Lei Kalawe and Stefania Moyisadi in the No. 3 match. Jessica Livianu and Milka Genkova clinched the first point of the night for the Johnnies as they bounced Asmara Rose and Averiana Mitchell on the No. 1 court, 6-1. Najah Dawson and Oceane Garibal secured the third doubles victory for the Red Storm, defeating Dana Santiago and Jourdan Wallace in the No. 2 slot, 6-2.
Livianu took care of her No. 1 singles bout against Morgan State's Asmara Rose, 6-1, 6-o, to give St. John's a 2-0 lead. Garibal and Dawson followed with straight-set victories in the No. 3 and 4 contests, respectively, blanking Stefania Moyisadi (6-0, 6-0) and Ana-Lei Kalawe (6-0, 6-0).
Willa Bay Breunich picked up her first singles win of the season as the Port St. Lucie, Fla., native swept Guntra Upeniece in the No. 6 match, 6-0, 6-0. Ordonez secured the Red Storm's sixth and final point of the evening with a 4-6, 6-2, 10-5 triumph in the No. 5 slot over Anabel Torrente.
Morgan State's lone point of the contest came in the No. 2 bout as Averiana Mitchell sealed a dramatic three-set victory over St. John's Genkova, 2-6, 6-4, 11-9.
The Johnnies will travel to Syracuse, N.Y., on Friday, Feb. 7, to battle former BIG EAST rival Syracuse at 2 p.m. The Johnnies will then return to Queens to host state foes, Siena and Wagner, for a doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Queens College Tennis Center.
Kajsa Stegrell and Camila Ordonez opened the doubles round with a 6-0 sweep over Morgan State's Ana-Lei Kalawe and Stefania Moyisadi in the No. 3 match. Jessica Livianu and Milka Genkova clinched the first point of the night for the Johnnies as they bounced Asmara Rose and Averiana Mitchell on the No. 1 court, 6-1. Najah Dawson and Oceane Garibal secured the third doubles victory for the Red Storm, defeating Dana Santiago and Jourdan Wallace in the No. 2 slot, 6-2.
Livianu took care of her No. 1 singles bout against Morgan State's Asmara Rose, 6-1, 6-o, to give St. John's a 2-0 lead. Garibal and Dawson followed with straight-set victories in the No. 3 and 4 contests, respectively, blanking Stefania Moyisadi (6-0, 6-0) and Ana-Lei Kalawe (6-0, 6-0).
Willa Bay Breunich picked up her first singles win of the season as the Port St. Lucie, Fla., native swept Guntra Upeniece in the No. 6 match, 6-0, 6-0. Ordonez secured the Red Storm's sixth and final point of the evening with a 4-6, 6-2, 10-5 triumph in the No. 5 slot over Anabel Torrente.
Morgan State's lone point of the contest came in the No. 2 bout as Averiana Mitchell sealed a dramatic three-set victory over St. John's Genkova, 2-6, 6-4, 11-9.
The Johnnies will travel to Syracuse, N.Y., on Friday, Feb. 7, to battle former BIG EAST rival Syracuse at 2 p.m. The Johnnies will then return to Queens to host state foes, Siena and Wagner, for a doubleheader on Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Queens College Tennis Center.
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