WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Wagner women's tennis traveled to Monmouth on Wednesday and defeated the Hawks 6-1 in its first win of the fall campaign.
The Seahawks got off to a fast start in the doubles round. Sophomores
Alexia Estrada and Hannah Fitzgerald cruised to a 6-0 victory on court 2, then senior
Dariana Vera and junior Claudia Linsdey clinched the doubles point for Wagner with a 6-2 victory on court 3.
In the singles round, FitzGerald extended Wagner's team lead with a quick 6-0, 6-0 win on court 6, which became the first of four consecutive straight-set victories for the Seahawks. Vera and junior
Liepa Sataite each won their matches in straight sets, which gave Wagner a 4-0 lead, clinching a team victory.
With the two teams playing the match through, Estrada and junior
Victoria Madail collected wins on courts 4 and 1 respectively, and Wagner took down Monmouth 6-1.
The complete results are listed below.
Doubles:
1. Pavitra Parikh/Faith Sadgrove def.
Victoria Madail/
Liepa Sataite (6-4)
2.
Alexia Estrada/
Claudia Lindsey def. Emilia Julin/Elle Catanzarite (6-0)
3.
Hannah FitzGerald/
Dariana Vera def. Jillian Gray/Brielle Quaye (6-2)
Singles:
1.
Victoria Madail def. Pavitra Parikh (7-5, 6-1)
2.
Liepa Sataite def. Faith Sadgrove (6-1, 6-1)
3. Emilia Julin def.
Claudia Lindsey (6-4, 3-6, 10-6)
4.
Alexia Estrada def. Elle Catanzarite (3-6, 6-0, 10-2)
5.
Dariana Vera def. Brielle Quaye (6-0, 6-3)
6.
Hannah FitzGerald def. Jillian Gray (6-0, 6-0)
The Seahawks return to the courts on Thursday, Oct. 15, when they travel to Princeton, N.J. to compete in the ITA Regionals.
