University of Delaware Athletics
Trio of Blue Hens Wrap Saint Joseph?s Invite With Winning Singles Records
9/30/2012 4:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Safron entered the Flight 1 Singles with a bye and then cruised to two straight victories over Villanova's Tori Smyth (6-0, 6-1) and Pittsburgh's Molly Wickman (6-4, 6-0).
Jonjic' also competed in the Singles Flight 1 and finished the afternoon with three wins. Jonjic' opened the competition with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Temple's Maame Ama Osei and followed with a 6-3, 6-2 win against Villanova's Mikelle Mancini. She finished the day with a 6-4, 6-1 triumph of SJU's Casey Robinson.
In her first match in the Flight 3 Singles, Milla fell to Bucknell's Lydia Colvin by a score of 6-2, 6-2 before sailing through the consolation bracket. Milla defeated three straight Saint Joseph's competitors in Nicole Esposito (6-1, 6-2), Kelly Mulquin (6-3, 6-2) and Lauren Roy (6-3, 6-1).
Freshmen Carmen Lai and Nataliya Naumova also picked up wins on the day, each competing in the Singles Flight 2. Lai opened with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Lafayette's Lucy Bass before falling to Bucknell's Maria Cioffi in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 10-7. Naumova defeated Lafayette's Amanda Kusnierz by a score of 6-3, 6-3 and then lost to Saint Joseph's Kristina Eisenbrand with a match of 6-4, 6-2.
In doubles action, Lai and Safron teamed up for a 4-0 record to win the Flight 1 title. The duo defeated Villanova (8-1), Drexel (8-2), Bucknell (8-3) and Saint Joseph's (8-4) to wrap up weekend play.
Milla joined junior Olivia Heim in Flight 2 Doubles play and finished 1-1 with a win against Saint Francis (8-0) before losing to Drexel (8-3).
The Blue Hens next compete in the Women's Collegiate Invitational, held in Flushing Meadow, N.Y. October 6-8.
AGATE:
No team scoring
Flight 1 Singles:
Danea Jonjic' (UD) def. Maame Ama Osea (TU), 6-3 6-4
Jonjic' (UD) def. Mikelle Mancini (VU), 6-3; 6-2
Jonjic' (UD) def. Casey Robinson (SJU), 6-4; 6-1
Dorothy Safron (UD) first round bye
Safron (UD) def. Tori Smyth (VU), 6-0; 6-1
Safron (UD) def. Molly Wickman (Pittsburgh), 6-4, 6-0
Flight 2 Singles:
Carmen Lai (UD) def. Lucy Bass (Lafayette), 6-0; 6-1
Maria Cioffi (Bucknell) def. Lai (UD), 6-4; 3-6; 10-7
Nataliya Naumova (UD) def. Amanda Kusnierz (Lafayette), 6-3; 6-3
Kristina Eisenbrand (SJU) def. Naumova (UD), 6-4; 6-2
Flight 3 Singles
Lydia Colvin (Bucknell) def. Kim Milla (UD), 6-2; 6-2
Olivia Heim (UD) def. Danielle Gryckiewicz (SF), 7-5; 6-0
Amanda Wickmann (Pittsburgh) def. Heim (UD), 6-4; 6-3
Consolation
Milla (UD) def. Nicole Esposito (SJU), 6-1; 6-2
Milla (UD) def. Kelly Mulquin (SJU), 6-3; 6-2
Milla (UD) def. Lauren Roy (SJU), 6-3; 6-1
Flight 1 Doubles
Lai-Safron (UD) def. Kuse-Smyth (VU), 8-1
Lai-Safron (UD) def. Breland-Osei (Drexel), 8-2
Lai-Safron (UD) def. Cioffi-Vidrascu (Bucknell), 8-3
Lai-Safron (UD) def. Eisenbrand-Robinson (SJU), 8-4
Flight 2 Doubles
Heim-Milla (UD) def. Falo-Husband (SF), 8-0
Bowsher-Pivonka (Drexel) def. Heim-Milla (UD), 8-3
