Oct. 6, 2009

Newark, Del. - The Saint Joseph's women's tennis team dropped a hard-fought match at Delaware Tuesday afternoon, 6-1. Saint Joseph's freshman Casey Robinson tallied SJU's lone point with a victory at No. 2 singles.

The Fightin' Blue Hens earned the first point of the match, winning all three doubles matches.

In singles competition, Robinson earned a two-set victory over Ivana Petrich, 7-6, 6-1, to give Saint Joseph's its lone point of the day.

With the loss, SJU falls to 1-2 on the season. The Hawks host Delaware State this Thursday at 3 p.m.

Singles
No. 1: Megan Doran DEL def. Jhennifer Kedzierski SJU, 6-2, 6-2
No. 2: Casey Robinson SJU def. Ivana Petrich DEL, 7-6 (4), 6-1
No. 3: Montse Ripoll DEL def. Laura Matz SJU, 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Samantha Carnall DEL def. Sally Kalani Stainier SJU, 6-1, 6-1
No. 5: Amanda Halstrom DEL def. Nicole Esposito SJU, 6-0, 6-1
No. 6: Kristen Mueller DEL def. Tara Walsh SJU, 6-3, 6-0.

Doubles
No. 1: Ivana Petrich/Montse Ripoll DEL def. Jhennifer Kedzierski/Laura Matz SJU, 8-4
No. 2: Samantha Carnall/Amanda Halstrom DEL def. Casey Robinson/Nicole Esposito SJU, 8-3
No. 3: Megan Doran/Kristen Mueller DEL def. Tara Walsh/Kate Dowd SJU, 8-2.