St. John's University Athletics
Friday, February 14
Queens, N.Y. / USTA National Tennis Center
12 P.M. ET
St. John's University
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St. John’s Falls to Villanova in BIG EAST Opener, 4-3
2/14/2020 4:30:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Johnnies drops its first BIG EAST contest of the season, fall to 4-3 on the year
QUEENS, N.Y. (Feb. 14, 2020) – After sealing last weekend's slate of matches with a doubleheader sweep over Siena and Wagner last Sunday, the St. John's women's tennis team fell in its first BIG EAST bout of the season in a tight 4-3 contest against Villanova at the USTA National Tennis Center.
The Red Storm clinched the first point of the afternoon with two doubles wins on the No. 2 and 3 courts. Oceane Garibal and Najah Dawson knocked off Lexi DeNucci and Kaylan Rotman in the No. 2 slot, 6-2. St. John's claimed the second doubles triumph on the No. 3 court as Kajsa Stegrell and Gabriela Tenorio topped Olivia Kapp and Carina Burdick, 6-3.
In singles play, The Johnnies took an early 3-0 lead, securing the first two singles victories in the No. 4 and 1 contests. Dawson and Jessica Livianu bounced Kaylan Rotman and Lindsey Zimmerman in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, and 6-4, 7-5, respectively.
The Johnnies faltered down the stretch as Villanova would secure the next four matches and clinch a 4-3 win on the road. The Wildcats would capture all four of their singles victories in straight sets in the No. 2, 3, 5, and 6 slots as St. John's Milka Genkova, Garibal, and Camila Ordonez, and Willa Bay Breunich lost to Claudia Althans, Lexi DeNucci, Carina Burdick, and Caitlin Fisher, respectively.
The Red Storm returns to the court on Sunday, Feb. 15, as Head Coach Lauren Leo's squad will battle UMass on the road at 1 p.m. ET.
Match Results
Doubles: (Order of finish: 2,3)
Livianu/Genkova vs. Althans/Zimmerman, UNF
Garibal/Dawson def. DeNucci/Rotman, 6-2
Stegrell/Tenorio def. Burdick/Kapp, 6-3
Singles: (Order of finish: 4,1,6,3,2,5)
Livianu def. Zimmerman (6-3, 7-5)
Genkova lost to Althans (6-2, 6-3)
Garibal lost to DeNucci (7-5, 6-3)
Dawson def. Rotman (6-1, 6-1)
Ordonez lost to Burdick (6-2, 6-3)
Breunich lost to Fisher (6-2, 6-0)
The Red Storm clinched the first point of the afternoon with two doubles wins on the No. 2 and 3 courts. Oceane Garibal and Najah Dawson knocked off Lexi DeNucci and Kaylan Rotman in the No. 2 slot, 6-2. St. John's claimed the second doubles triumph on the No. 3 court as Kajsa Stegrell and Gabriela Tenorio topped Olivia Kapp and Carina Burdick, 6-3.
In singles play, The Johnnies took an early 3-0 lead, securing the first two singles victories in the No. 4 and 1 contests. Dawson and Jessica Livianu bounced Kaylan Rotman and Lindsey Zimmerman in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, and 6-4, 7-5, respectively.
The Johnnies faltered down the stretch as Villanova would secure the next four matches and clinch a 4-3 win on the road. The Wildcats would capture all four of their singles victories in straight sets in the No. 2, 3, 5, and 6 slots as St. John's Milka Genkova, Garibal, and Camila Ordonez, and Willa Bay Breunich lost to Claudia Althans, Lexi DeNucci, Carina Burdick, and Caitlin Fisher, respectively.
The Red Storm returns to the court on Sunday, Feb. 15, as Head Coach Lauren Leo's squad will battle UMass on the road at 1 p.m. ET.
Match Results
Doubles: (Order of finish: 2,3)
Livianu/Genkova vs. Althans/Zimmerman, UNF
Garibal/Dawson def. DeNucci/Rotman, 6-2
Stegrell/Tenorio def. Burdick/Kapp, 6-3
Singles: (Order of finish: 4,1,6,3,2,5)
Livianu def. Zimmerman (6-3, 7-5)
Genkova lost to Althans (6-2, 6-3)
Garibal lost to DeNucci (7-5, 6-3)
Dawson def. Rotman (6-1, 6-1)
Ordonez lost to Burdick (6-2, 6-3)
Breunich lost to Fisher (6-2, 6-0)
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