April 23, 2010

Box Score

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The 11th-seeded Saint Joseph's women's tennis team put up a strong fight, but eventually fell to the sixth-seeded Massachusetts Minutewomen, 4-1, Friday afternoon in the opening round of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Championship at the Dwight Davis Tennis Center.

The Hawks got a victory from the pair of junior Maggie Mullaney and sophomore Sally Kalani Stainier at No. 2 doubles to start the match. The SJU pair posted an 8-5 victory, but Massachusetts gained the doubles point with an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles and and 8-3 win at No. 3 doubles.

Needing four wins in singles competition, Mullaney got Saint Joseph's on the board with a 6-1, 1-6 victory over Candyce Boney as the Minutewomen's no. 2 player had to retire.

Unfortunately for the Hawks, the higher-seeded Massachusetts squad proved to be too much on the day, earning wins at No. 1, No. 3 and No. 6 singles to advance.

Saint Joseph's will now face La Salle in the 11th-place match on Saturday morning at 8 a.m. The Hawks have previously beaten the Explorers 7-0 earlier this season.

Singles
1. Julia Comas (UMASS) def. Jhennifer Kedzierski (SJU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Maggie Mullaney (SJU) def. Candynce Boney (UMASS) 6-1, 1-6, retired
3. Tanisha Hodgson (UMASS) def. Laura Matz (SJU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Maude Lecluyse (UMASS) vs. Sally Kalani Stainier (SJU) 5-7, 6-2, unfinished
5. Kaitlyn Carpenter (UMASS) vs. Nicole Esposito (SJU) 6-1, 5-2, unfinished
6. Jocelyn Providence (UMASS) def. Tara Walsh (SJU) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Candynce Boney/Maude Lecluyse (UMASS) def. Jhennifer Kedzierski/Laura Matz (SJU) 8-6
2. Maggie Mullaney/Sally Kalani Stainier (SJU) def. Julia Comas/Tanisha Hodgson (UMASS) 8-5
3. Jocelyn Providence/Kaitlyn Carpenter (UMASS) def. Tara Walsh/Kate Dowd (SJU) 8-3