St. John’s Falls at Brown, 5-2

Sunday, February 23

Providence, R.I.

3 P.M. ET

St. John's University

Brown

2/23/2020 7:45:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Match Results

Livianu secures her 10th singles win of the season in Sunday’s loss to the Bears

By: Nicholas Diamantis

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Feb. 23, 2020) – After capturing victories in its last two matches against UMass and NJIT, the St. John's women's tennis team dropped its fourth contest of the season on Sunday to Brown, 5-2, at the Pizzitola Sports Center.

The Red Storm (6-4) clinched the first point of the afternoon with two doubles wins on the No. 1 and 3 courts. Milka Genkova and Kajsa Stegrell knocked off Brown's Gabriella Dellacono and Devon Jack in the No. 3 slot, 6-1. St. John's claimed the second doubles triumph in the No. 1 tilt as Jessica Livianu and Gabriela Tenorio topped Julia Newman and Ryan Peus, 6-3.

In singles play, The Johnnies lost the first two bouts and quickly fell behind to the Bears, 2-1. Genkova dropped her singles tilt in the No. 3 slot, falling to Britany Lau in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0. Najah Dawson was forced to retire her match against Julia Newman on the No. 4 court due to an injury she suffered late in the first set.

No. 51 Livianu evened the contest at two points apiece, bouncing Courtney Kowalsky for her 10^th singles win of the year, 6-2, 6-1.

The Johnnies faltered down the stretch as Brown secured the next three matches to clinch a 5-2 win on the road. The Bears would capture all three of their singles victories in straight sets in the No. 2, 5, and 6 slots as St. John's Oceane Garibal, Tenorio, and Camila Ordonez, lost to Devon Jack (6-4, 6-3), Ryan Peus (6-3, 6-1), and Gabriella Dellacono (6-1, 7-6), respectively.

The Red Storm will square off with Columbia on Friday, Feb. 28, at 11:30 a.m. The Johnnies will wrap up the weekend on Sunday, Mar. 1, with the first of two contests in South Carolina when they face Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C., at noon.