STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Wagner women's tennis team fell to Sacred Heart 5-2 in its season opener on Friday.

The Seahawks lost the doubles point to start the match, but not without a fight. Sophomore Victoria Madail and junior Dariana Vera came just short of winning on court 1, ultimately dropping the set 4-6.

In the singles round, Madail and Vera made up for their doubles loss and won each of their singles matches. After dropping her first set 4-6, Madail went the distance in set two with a 7-6 victory, then finished the job in set three with a 6-3 win.

Vera also dropped the first set of her match 4-6 on court 5, but she too would come back with a 7-5 win in set two, and a 10-8 win in set three. However, the Seahawks would lose the remaining singles matches, resulting in a 5-2 team victory for the Pioneers.

The final results are shown below.

Doubles:
- Ola Bartyzel/Olivia Zuba def. Victoria Madail/Dariana Vera (6-4)
- Liepa Sataite/Alexia Estrada vs. Kiah James/Malena del Olmo (unfinished)
- Ava Nelson/Brooke Tuffs def. Samantha Bentsianov/Claudia Lindsey (6-1)

Singles: 
- Victoria Madail def. Ola Bartyzel (4-6, 7(3)-6, 6-3)
- Ava Nelson def. Liepa Sataite (6-4, 6-4)
- Savita Bagivathan def. Aleixa Estrada (6-3, 6-4)
- Olivia Zuba def. Samantha Bentsianov (3-6, 6-1, 6-0)
- Dariana Vera def. Kailin Gochna (4-6, 7-5, 10-8)
- Kiah James def. Claudia Lindsey (8-5)

Wagner will return to the courts on Friday, Feb 20, when they host the Colgate Raiders at the CSI Tennis Courts at 12:30 p.m.