Two Doubles Tandems Win at Harvard

Friday, October 13

Cambridge, Mass.

9 a.m.

Seton Hall University

Harvard Fall Scramble

10/14/2017 10:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Cambridge, Mass. – The Seton Hall women's tennis team concluded its weekend at the Harvard Fall Scramble with four singles wins and a pair of doubles victories against Rhode Island on Sunday afternoon.

Sophomores Melody Taal (Ede, Netherlands) and Michal Matson (St. Albans, New Zealand) paired for an exciting 7-6 (9) win at No. 2 doubles. Sophomores Anniek Jansen (Naardens, Netherlands) and Krista Cerpina (Riga, Latvia) registered a 6-0 sweep at No. 3 doubles

Junior Thandy Kangwa (Fort Myers, Fla.), Taal, Cerpina and Jansen all tallied singles wins.

Up next, the Pirates will compete in the ITA Regional from Wednesday, Oct. 15 - Monday, Oct. 23.

Singles
1. Codreanu (RI) def. Luize Strike (HALL) 6-2, 5-2 (DNF)
2. Thandy Kangwa (HALL) def. Haber (RI) 5-7, 6-4, 10-3
3. Smilansky (RI) def. Michal Matson, 6-2, 6-4
4. Melody Taal (HALL) def. Alshon (RI) 6-1, 6-0
5. Krista Cerpina (HALL) def. Davis (RI) 6-3, 5-7, 10-5
6. Anniek Jansen (HALL) def. Legler (RI) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles
1. Codreanu/Smilansky (RI) def. Strike/Kangwa (HALL) 6-4
2. Taal/Matson (HALL) def. Haber/Davis (RI) 7-6 (9)
3. Jansen/Cerpina (HALL) def. Legler/Alshon (RI) 6-0

Saturday Results:

Singles
1. Oosterhout (HARV) def. Luize Strike (HALL) 6-3, 6-2
2. Milunovich (HARV) def. Michal Matson (HALL) 6-1, 6-3
3. Lu (HARV) def. Thandy Kangwa (HALL) 6-0, 6-3
4. Gonzalez (HARV) def. Krista Cerpina (HALL) 6-2, 6-2
5. Gupta (HARV) def. Katie Kim (HALL) 6-1, 6-1
6. Anna Li (HARV) def. Anniek Jansen (HALL) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
1. Strike/Kangwa (HALL) def. Oosterhaut/Gonzalez (HARV) 6-3
2. Lu/Milunovich (HARV) def. Matson/Taal (HALL) 6-3
3. Kim/Cerpina (HALL) def. Guptz/Li (HARV) 6-2

Friday Results:

Singles
1. Luize Strike (HALL) def. Katherine Hughes (MIDD) 6-1, 6-3
2. Heather Boehm (MIDD) def. Melody Taal (HALL) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
3. Michal Matson (HALL) def. Skylar Schossberger (MIDD) 6-1, 6-1
4. Thandy Kangwa (HALL) def. Molly Paradies (MIDD) 6-3, 6-4
5. Maddi Stow (MIDD) def. Anniek Jansen (HALL) 6-1, 6-0
6. Emily Bian (MIDD) def. Krista Cerpina (HALL) 6-4, 2-6, 3-0

Doubles
1. Strike/Kangwa (HALL) def. Hughes/Schossberger (MIDD) 6-0
2. Matson/Taal (HALL) def. Stow/Skelly (MIDD) 6-4
3. Boehm/Paradies (MIDD) def. Jansen/Cerpina (HALL) 6-1