JERSEY CITY, N.J.- The Saint Peter's University women's tennis team was defeated 7-0 by the visiting Univeristy of Rhode Island Rams this afternoon.
The only Peacock to not fall in straight sets was junior Ivana Grbelja Kelowna (Canada/Immaculata Regional), who fell in three at #4 singles against URI's Karolina Wojciak. Grbelja defeated Wojciak easily in set one by a score of 6-1, but went on to lose the three-set battle by scores of 6-4 and 10-6, respectively.
Saint Peter's also dropped all three doubles matches.
The Peacocks return to action on March 25th, as they take on Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y. at 4pm.
Rhode Island 7, Saint Peter's 0
Singles competition
1. Chernykh, Galina (URI) def. Livingston, Alexandr (SP) 6-2, 6-4
2. Uy, Kathleen (URI) def. Ungurean-Halagian, A (SP) 6-3, 6-2
3. Asokaraj, Nithila (URI) def. Williams, Joniesa (SP) 6-3, 6-2
4. Wojciak, Karolina (URI) def. Grbelja, Ivana (SP) 1-6, 6-4, 10-6
5. Sadovnikova, Elizave (URI) def. Vogel, Vanessa (SP) 6-4, 6-0
6. Bertsch, Kristin (URI) def. Nowodgrodzki, Jessic (SP) 6-3, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Chernykh, Galina/Uy, Kathleen (URI) def. Livingston, Alexandr/Williams, Joniesa (SP) 8-1
2. Asokaraj, Nithila/Wojciak, Karolina (URI) def. Ungurean-Halagian, A/Grbelja, Ivana (SP) 8-6
3. Bertsch, Kristin/Benoit, Lauren (URI) def. Vogel, Vanessa/Nowodgrodzki, Jessic (SP) 8-0
