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Women's Tennis Wins Third Straight Match, Takes Down Rivals Albertus Magnus, 9-0
Posted: Sep 20, 2023

Women's Tennis Wins Third Straight Match, Takes Down Rivals Albertus Magnus, 9-0

Match Program Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Kathleen Gilland / Liliana Garcia def. JuJu Oliver / Emily Perez 8-0
  • Ananya Srivatsav / Jillian Milo def. Giana Cagna / Tori Walsh 8-1
  • Gia Alvarez / Nina Gardella def. Naomi Allen / Bailey Mitchell-Warr 8-2
Singles
  • Kathleen Gilland def. JuJu Oliver 6-3, 6-1
  • Liliana Garcia def. Giana Cagna 6-0, 6-0
  • Ananya Srivatsav def. Tori Walsh 6-3, 6-3
  • Gia Alvarez def. Naomi Allen 6-0, 6-1
  • Daynah Echevarria def. Bailey Mitchell-Warr 6-2, 6-0
  • Jenna Griffith def. Nicoletta Pellegrino 6-4, 7-5

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The University of Saint Joseph (USJ) women's tennis team extended its winning streak to 28 matches over rivals Albertus Magnus College (AMC), defeating the Falcons in dominating fashion, 9-0, during Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play Wednesday afternoon at the Elizabeth Ferry Speer Tennis Complex in West Hartford, Conn. The victory sees the Blue Jays clinch a spot in the GNAC playoffs. With the result, the Blue Jays improve to 3-3 overall and 2-0 in GNAC play while the Falcons drop to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in conference action.

KEY MOMENTS

  • The Blue Jays opened the match strong at No. 2 doubles as the team of senior Ananya Srivatsav (South Windsor, Conn.) and freshman Jillian Milo (Southington, Conn.) defeated the Falcons duo of Giana Cagna and Tori Walsh, 8-1.
  • Senior Kathleen Gilland (Wethersfield, Conn.) and sophomore Liliana Garcia (Wethersfield, Conn.) kept the momentum rolling at No. 1 doubles, defeating JuJu Oliver and Emily Perez, 8-0, extending the USJ lead to 2-0.
  • The No. 3 doubles team of sophomore Gia Alvarez (Meriden, Conn.) and freshman Nina Gardella (Lebanon, Conn.). made it a doubles sweep for the Blue Jays, taking down AMC's Naomi Allen and Bailey Mitchell-Warren, 8-2 to extend the gap to 3-0.
  • Garcia carried USJ's winning ways into the singles matches, making quick work of Cagna at No. 2 singles, 6-0, 6-0.
  • Alvarez ensured the Blue Jays of victory at No. 4 singles, taking down Allen in straight sets, 6-0, 6-1, extending the USJ lead to 5-0 to clinch the match.
  • Freshman Daynah Echevarria (New Britain, Conn.) continued the Blue Jays dominance at No. 5 singles, defeating Mitchell-Warren in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0.
  • Gilland also secured a victory at No. 1 singles, besting Oliver in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1, to increase the USJ edge to 8-0.
  • Junior Jenna Griffith (Higganum, Conn.) completed the sweep for USJ at No. 6 singles, besting Nicoletta Pellegrino in a hard-fought contest, 6-4, 7-5, to give USJ the 9-0 victory.

UP NEXT

The Blue Jays begin a three-match road trip, starting with a visit to Colby-Sawyer on Saturday, September 23. First serve against the Chargers at the Kelsey Courts in New London, N.H., is set for noon.

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