Seton Hall Downs Sacred Heart on Senior Night

Sunday, March 31

New Providence, N.J.

5 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Sacred Heart

3/31/2019 8:44:00 PM | Women's Tennis

New Providence, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's tennis team emerged with a 6-1 victory over Sacred Heart on Sunday in its final non-conference match of the season on Senior Night at the Murray Hill Tennis & Fitness Center. Prior to the match, the Pirates honored seniors Anicka Fajnorova (Bratislava, Slovakia) and Thandy Kangwa (Ft. Myers, Fla.).

The Pirates (13-5, 5-1 BIG EAST) got off to a quick start with 6-2 wins at the No. 2 and No. 3 flights behind Kangwa and junior Minja Gligic (Belgrade, Serbia), and the duo of juniors Mekeila Erspamer (Long Beach, Calif.) and Melody Taal (Ede, Netherlands).

During singles play, Fajnorova registered a 6-1, 6-2 win over Sacred Heart's Olivia Podsiebierski at the No. 1 flight. From there, the Pirates cruised to victory.

Up next, the Pirates tentatively host BIG EAST foe Villanova on Monday, April 1 at 3 p.m. on campus at the Ivy Hill Tennis Courts. Stay tuned to the team schedule page on SHUathletics.com and Twitter @SHU_Tennis for updates.

Doubles
1. Anicka Fajnorova/Regina Pitts (HALL) DNF Lauria/Santarsiero (SHU), 4-3
2. Thandy Kangwa/Minja Gligic (HALL) def. Podsiebieski/Navarro (SHU), 6-2
3. Mekeila Erspamer/Melody Taal (HALL) def. Tobia/Crivei (SHU), 6-2

Singles
1. Anicka Fajnorova (HALL) def. Podsiebieski (SHU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Regina Pitts (HALL) def. Lauria (SHU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Melody Taal (HALL) def. Tobia (SHU) 6-4, 6-0
4. Minja Gligic (HALL) def. Santarsiero (SHU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Mekeila Erspamer (HALL) def. Navarro (SHU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Crivei (SHU) def. Anniek Jansen (HALL) 6-7, 6-4, 10-6