Oct. 6, 2008

Box Score

Bronx, N.Y. - Saint Joseph's women's tennis team got wins from sophomore Maggie Mullaney and senior Krysta Contino Sunday versus Manhattan, but it wasn't enough as the Hawks fell to the Jaspers, 5-2, at the Bronx International Junior Tennis Center.

Saint Joseph's (1-5) came out fighting with an 8-0 win behind the No.1 doubles team of from junior Jennifer Kedzierski and freshman Laura Matz. Unfortunately for the Hawks, Manhattan squeezed out 8-6 and 9-7 wins at No.2 and No. 3 doubles, respectively, to earn the first point of the match.

Switching to singles competition, Mullaney posted the Hawks' first point of the match with a straight-set 6-0, 6-0 win over Morgan MacTaggart at No. 2 singles. Contino added SJU's second point with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Christine Krasinski at No. 5 singles, but Manhattan (4-2) claimed the other four singles flights for the victory.

The Hawks return to action this Tuesday at Towson at 3 p.m.

Singles
1. Lindsey Keeler (MAN) def. Jennifer Kedzierski (SJU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Maggie Mullaney (SJU) def. Morgan MacTaggart (MAN) 6-0, 6-0
3. Hilary Valenzuela (MAN) def. Laura Matz (SJU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Casey Conklin (MAN) def. Katy Borden (SJU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Krysta Contino (SJU) def. Christine Karsinski (MAN) 6-1, 6-1
6. Christina Ton (MAN) def. Melissa Glick (SJU) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles
1. Kedzierski/Matz (SJU) def. Krasinski/MacTaggart (MAN) 8-0
2. Conklin/Valenzuela (MAN) def. Contino/Mullaney (SJU) 8-6
3. Keeler/Ton (MAN) def. Borden/ Tristin Reppert (SJU) 9-7