STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK---The St. Francis College women’s tennis team fell in a heart-breaking 4-3 setback at the hands of Wagner College on Monday afternoon. The Terriers are still in search of win number one of the season while the Seahawks pick up their first win of the season and stand at 1-1 in conference play.
The Terriers tandem of Colene Alexis and Shakaya Slay defeated Ciavarella/Dileo 8-3 in # 2 Doubles but Wagner edged out St. Francis in # 1 and # Doubles taking both decision by an 8-3 margin.
Arianna Van Sluytman was able to defeated Nikki Arnold, 6-1; 6-1 in # 1 Singles while her teammate Colene Alexis edged out Aurora Brennen 6-1; 6-3. Wagner took # 3 and # 4 Singles while the deciding match came in # 5 Singles as Kaeli Havunen was matched up with Angel Lawerence. Lawerence took the first set 7-5 but Havunen rallied in the second set and ultimately sealed the victory for Wagner with a 6-1 victory.
The Lady Terriers will return to the court on April 9th and will look to avenge their loss as they square off against the same Wagner club at 2:00 pm.
Tennis Match Results
St. Francis College (NY) vs Wagner
04/05/10 at Staten Island, NY
(Wagner Tennis Courts)
Wagner 4, St. Francis College (NY) 3
Singles competition
1. VAN SLUYTMAN,Arianna (SFNYW) def. ARNOLD, Nikki (WAG-W) 6-1, 6-1
2. ALEXIS, Colene (SFNYW) def. BRENNEN, Aurora (WAG-W) 6-1, 6-3
3. CIAVARELLA, Joanna (WAG-W) def. SLAY, Shakaya (SFNYW) 6-1, 6-1
4. DILEO, Sabrina (WAG-W) def. WARNER, Renee (SFNYW) 6-1, 6-4
5. HAVUNEN, Kaeli (WAG-W) def. LAWRENCE, Angel (SFNYW) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
6. DEL ORBE, Ashley (SFNYW) def. No player (WAG-W), by default
Doubles competition
1. ARNOLD, Nikki/BRENNEN, Aurora (WAG-W) def. VAN SLUYTMAN,Arianna/WARNER, Renee (SFNYW) 8-3
2. ALEXIS, Colene/SLAY, Shakaya (SFNYW) def. CIAVARELLA, Joanna/DILEO, Sabrina (WAG-W) 8-3
3. HAVUNEN, Kaeli/SCAVELLI, Catharine (WAG-W) def. DEL ORBE, Ashley/LAWRENCE, Angel (SFNYW) 8-3
Match Notes:
St. Francis College (NY) 0-7; 0-2 NEC
Wagner 1-5; 1-1 NEC
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