Pirates Deliver 4-3 Victory at Villanova

Saturday, April 14

Villanova, Pa.

3 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Villanova

4/14/2018 11:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Villanova, Pa. – The Seton Hall women's tennis team rebounded from a setback during doubles play with four singles wins to secure a 4-3 BIG EAST victory at Villanova on Saturday night.

Senior Luize Strike (Riga, Latvia) and junior Anicka Fajnorova (Bratislava, Slovakia) registered a 6-3 win at the top doubles flight, but the Pirates were edged 6-4 at the No. 2 spot and 7-5 at No. 3.

However, Seton Hall responded with a resilient effort during singles play. Fajnorova picked up a 6-2, 7-5 win over Lexi DeNucci at the No. 1 flight to set the tone for The Hall.

Junior Thandy Kangwa (Ft. Myers, Fla.) delivered a huge win at No. 3 with set scores of 6-4 and 7-5. Sophomore Michal Matson (St. Albans, New Zealand) won at the No. 4 spot, and senior Katie Kim came through with a clutch 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 victory in the No. 5 spot as Seton Hall secured the win.

Up next, the Pirates travel to Cincinnati to take on Xavier on Friday, April 20 at 3 p.m. before heading to Butler for a 10:30 a.m. match on April 21.

Doubles
1. Anicka Fajnorova/Luize Strike (HALL) def. Evans/Martinez (NOVA), 6-3
2. DeNucci/Rotman (NOVA) def. Thandy Kangwa/Katie Kim (HALL), 6-4
3. Althans/Bajet (NOVA) def. Melody Taal/Michal Matson (HALL0, 7-5

Singles
1. Anicka Fajnorova (HALL) def. NeNucci (NOVA) 6-2, 7-5
2. Althans (NOVA) def. Melody Taal (HALL) 6-1, 7-6 (5)
3. Thandy Kangwa (HALL) def. Evans (NOVA) 6-4, 7-5
4. Michal Matson (HALL) def. Rotman (NOVA) 6-4, 6-3
5. Katie Kim (HALL) def. Martinez (NOVA) 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1
6. Krogius (NOVA) def. Anniek Jansen (HALL) 7-6 (5), 6-4