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Saint Joseph's Invitational
Blue Hens Continue to Shine at SJU Invitational
9/12/2015 11:49:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Complete Results
MERION STATION, Pa. – The University of Delaware women's tennis team went a combined 3-1 in doubles action and 9-5 in singles play Saturday at the Saint Joseph's University Invitational.
In doubles action, the Blue Hens will face off in an all-UD Flight 1 championship final Sunday. Sophomore Arielle Shuren (Montebello, N.Y./Suffern) and freshman Sara Komer (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) picked up an 8-3 victory over Norfolk State's Marta Gomar and Andrea Macchiavello in the first semifinal.
Sophomore Amanda Studnicki (Normal, Ill./Normal West) and freshman Annie Jaskulski (Wilmington, Del./Wilmington Friends) followed in the second semifinal with an 8-6 decision versus Bucknell's Maria Cioffi and Melissa Parks.
Delaware just missed an all-UD Flight 2 championship final as the Blue Hens went 1-1 in the bracket.
Junior Denny LaMachia (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton) paired with freshman Sarah Hall (West Orange, N.J./Mount Saint Dominic Academy) to defeat Loyola's Julie Clark and Nicole Eberle, 8-1, to advance to Sunday's final.
Senior Danea Jonjić (Split, Croatia/Croatia Natural Sciences & Technical) and freshman Draga Sabotic (Okemos, Mich./Okemos) were unable to advance as they fell, 8-4 to Loyola.
In singles flight 2, Studnicki advanced to the Sunday's semifinal with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over SJU's Alex Zachem.
Also making a trip to Sunday's semifinal will be LaMachia, who collected wins against Anne Marie Devlin (SJU; 6-0, 6-0) and Parks (6-1, 6-3) in the third flight.
The Hens could feature another all-UD final in singles flight 4 as Hall and Sabotic each picked up two wins en route to Sunday's semifinals. Hall defeated Emilie Bush (Bucknell; 6-0, 7-6 (5) and Egle Jakuciunaite (George Washington; 1-6, 6-4, 10-7) while Sabotic tallied victories against Ana Popovic (Norfolk State; 6-0, 6-2) and Allie Lane (Bucknell; 6-1, 6-4).
“Everybody left everything on the court and it's a good measuring stick to see where things are. We still have a lot to play tomorrow and it will be great to see teammates face off against each other in the doubles flight 1 final.”
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
· Sunday, September 13 – Saint Joseph's Invitational – 9:30 a.m. – SJU Tennis Complex (Merion Station, Pa.)
· Saturday, September 26 – UMBC Fall Invitational – tba – Retriever Tennis Complex (Baltimore, Md.)
· Sunday, September 27 – UMBC Fall Invitational – tba – Retriever Tennis Complex (Baltimore, Md.)
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Maggie Hayon | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 920-912-6635
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