Women's Tennis Defeats St. Francis, 6-1

Sunday, March 1

Aquatic Fitness Center

6:00 p.m.

Temple University

St. Francis (Pa.)

Photo by: Ed Davis

Women's Tennis Defeats St. Francis, 6-1

3.1.15 | Women's Tennis

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA – A week after a loss to Cincinnati, the women's tennis team defeated St. Francis (Pa.), 6-1.

The Owls swept doubles play, starting with Dina Karina and Rebecca Breland taking a third flight victory against Camila Diaz and Brittini Jentz, 6-3. Monet Stuckey-Willis and Anais Nussaume followed right behind to clinch the point at with a 6-1 victory at the second flight over Alex Sachs and Danielle Gryckiewicz. Alina Abdurakhimova and Yana Khon picked up a 7-5 victory at the first flight.

Singles was all Temple again, with straight-set victories at five flights. Karina made the score 2-0 for the Owls, with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at the fourth flight over Jentz. Minami Okajima was able to secure the 3-0 score, taking down Diaz at the sixth flight, 6-1, 6-1. Stuckey-Willis wrapped up the match for the Owls by defeating Sachs at the third flight, 6-4, 6-1.

Khon and Aburakhimova both picked up victories at the second and first flights, respectively. After missing from the singles lineup at Cincinnati, Abdurakhimova picked up her ninth consecutive straight-set victory, defeating Rafaela Panizza, 6-4, 6-3.

The Owls (9-3, 0-1) will travel to Greenville, N.C. on March 4 to take on American Athletic Conference member East Carolina.

Temple 6, St. Francis 1
Doubles:
1) Abdurakhimova/Khon (TU) def. Patel/Panizza (SFU), 7-5
2) Stuckey-Willis/Nussaume (TU) def. Sachs/Gryckiewicz (SFU), 6-1
3) Karina/Breland (TU) def. Diaz/Jentz (SFU), 6-3

Singles:
1) Abdurakhimova (TU) def. Panizza (SFU), 6-4, 6-3
2) Khon (TU) def. Patel (SFU), 6-3, 6-2
3) Stuckey-Willis (TU) def. Sachs (SFU), 6-4, 6-4
4) Karina (TU) def. Jentz (SFU), 6-3, 6-1
5) Gryckiewicz (SFU) def. Bedon (TU), 7-6(5), 0-6, 10-8
6) Okajima (TU) def. Diaz (SFU), 6-1, 6-1

Order of Finish
Doubles: 2, 3, 1
Singles: 4, 6, 3, 2, 1, 5